[CC 1991 §235.120; CC 1970 §13-22; Ord. No. 404 §1, 11-16-1970; Ord. No. 888 §I, 2-9-2004]
No person shall loiter in, near or around any park, street,
alley, sidewalk, highway, thoroughfare, corner or in the vicinity
of any other public place or place of public accommodation including,
but not limited to, hotels, motels, public buildings, public facilities,
restaurants and other places of business. No person shall refuse to
cease and desist such loitering, to move on or both when ordered to
do so by any Police Officer of the City. "Loitering" shall be defined to include standing, sitting or otherwise remaining
in a general place or area idly and without apparent or proper purpose.
[Ord. No. 2011-23 §§1
— 2, 6-13-2011]
A.
The
City Administrator or his/her designee is hereby authorized and directed
to place "No Loitering — Limit of 20 People Allowed on Basketball
Court" sign at the southwest corner of Beachwood and Bircher.
B.
Any
person who violates this Section and remains at the basketball court
after the limits have been exceeded shall be subject to a fine of
up to three hundred dollars ($300.00).
A.
A person
commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
1.
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person
or persons by:
a.
Loud noise;
b.
Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific
individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient;
c.
Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under circumstances
which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that such threat
may be carried out;
d.
Fighting; or
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
For the purposes of Sections 215.190 and 215.195, the following words shall have the meanings set out herein:
Any place which at the time is not open to the public. It
includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
Any property in which the actor does not have a possessory
interest.
Any place which at the time is open to the public. It includes
property which is owned publicly or privately.
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied
units, such units are separate premises.
A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he/she
knowingly assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees
with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State
or of the United States with force or violence.
A person commits the offense of rioting if he/she knowingly
assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees with such
persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State or of the
United States with force or violence and thereafter, while still so
assembled, does violate any of said laws with force or violence.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 2008-44 §§1
— 5, 2-11-2008]
A.
Any
person who engages in disruptive behavior at any public meeting of
the City, including any meeting of the Board of Aldermen may be expelled
from said meeting by the Mayor, or the presiding officer, if said
behavior persist after first being warned by the Mayor, presiding
officer or Chief of Police.
B.
Any
person who has been expelled from a meeting for disruptive behavior
and is expelled a second (2nd) time within one hundred eighty (180)
days shall be barred from attending any meetings of the Board of Aldermen
or meetings of any City Boards or Commissions for a period of one
(1) year.
C.
The
Board of Aldermen may provide exception to this Section upon a majority
vote.
D.
Any
person who has been expelled for a year, who returns and continues
to engage in disruptive behavior, shall be permanently expelled from
public meetings of the City.
E.
Any
person who makes physical threats upon any employee or public officials
shall be barred from all public meetings for a period of one (1) year,
without any prior warning.
A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being
present at the scene of an unlawful assembly or at the scene of a
riot, he/she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command
of a Law Enforcement Officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful
assembly or riot.
[CC 1991 §235.110; CC 1970 §13-21; Ord. No. 142 §7, 3-22-1952]
No person shall permit any disorderly conduct in or upon any
house or premises owned or possessed by him/her or under his/her management
or control so that others in the vicinity are disturbed thereby.
[CC 1991 §235.180; CC 1970 §13-31; Ord. No. 144 §1, 3-22-1952; Ord. No. 690 §1, 9-9-1991]
A.
The
following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing
or unnecessary noises in violation of Section 215.190(1)(a):
1.
Horns and signal devices. The sounding of any horn
or signal device on any automobile or other vehicle on a public street
or highway, except as a danger signal or the creation by means of
any such signal device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound or
the sounding of such device for an unnecessary or unreasonable period
of time.
2.
Radios, televisions, phonographs, etc. The playing
of any radio, television, phonograph or musical instrument in such
a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between
1:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., as to tend to annoy or disturb the quiet,
comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel or other type
of residence; provided, that any such noise that can be distinctly
heard at a distance of more than one hundred (100) feet from its source
shall be deemed excessive.
3.
Animals, birds. The keeping of any animal or bird
which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall tend to
disturb the comfort and repose of any person in the vicinity; provided,
that any such noise that can be distinctly heard at a distance of
more than one hundred (100) feet from its source shall be deemed excessive.
4.
Defect in vehicle or load. The use of any automobile,
motorcycle, streetcar or vehicle so out of repair, so loaded or in
such manner as to create any loud and unnecessary grating, grinding,
rattling or other noise.
5.
Blowing whistles — use of steam. The blowing
of any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler or any other
whistle or siren, except to give notice of the time to begin or stop
work or as a warning of danger, or the use of steam under pressure
for cleaning purposes in any establishment between the hours of 10:00
P.M. and 7:00 A.M. when the windows of such establishment are open.
6.
Exhaust discharge — devices using compressed air, etc. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine
or any stationary internal combustion engine or motor vehicle or of
the escape valve from the unloader of any air compressor except through
a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive
noises therefrom.
7.
Schools, hospitals, churches, etc. The creation
of any excessive or unnecessary noise within one hundred fifty (150)
feet of any portion of the grounds and premises of a hospital or other
institution reserved for the sick or any church or any school or other
institution of learning or any court while the same are in session,
which unreasonably interferes with the proper functioning of any such
place; provided, that conspicuous signs are placed in the public highways
indicating the zones within which such noises are prohibited.
8.
Drums, loudspeakers, etc. The use of any drum, loudspeaker
or other instrument or device for the purpose of attracting attention
by the creation of noise or for advertising purposes.
9.
No person shall play, use, operate or permit to be played, used or
operated any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph,
loudspeaker or sound-amplifying devices or other machine or device
for the production or the reproduction of sound with louder volume
than is necessary for convenient hearing of the person so playing,
using or operating such instrument or device and such persons who
are voluntary listeners thereto or in such manner as to disturb the
peace quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants. The use or operation
of any such instrument, radio, phonograph machine or device in such
manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet from
the building, structure, vehicle or place in which it is used or operated
shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Section. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prohibit playing by a band
or orchestra in a hall, building or in the open air at a public concert.
[Ord. No. 2013-031 §§1
— 2, 9-30-2013]
A.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to work on property pursuant to a
permit issued by the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri, before 7:00 A.M.
and after 8:00 P.M. on any day.
B.
Any person who violates this Section shall be subject to a fine of
up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or incarceration of up
to ninety (90) days.
