[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Heidelberg 3-17-1981 by Ord. No. 359, approved 3-17-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for the owner, proprietor, employee or agent of the same of any commercial establishment, tavern, restaurant or other place of business to permit or allow any door of entry or exit to stand open or ajar during business hours.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DOOR
A door of solid construction capable of diffusing and diminishing noise, either natural or mechanical, loud conversations or profane utterances or disturbing noises produced by a television set, radio, record player, jukebox or other mechanical device on the property or loud or boisterous singing or shouting which disturbs or intrudes the tranquility and peace of the immediate neighborhood and which carries outside of the building and/or which may be offensive to passersby.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 41-3, Alcoholic beverages in public, which immediately followed this definition, was deleted 11-21-2000 by Ord. No. 539. See now Ch. 33, Alcoholic Beverages.
[Amended 11-21-2000 by Ord. No. 539]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article for each violation, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and the cost of prosecution and/or, in default of payment of such fine and cost, be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Further, each violation of this article shall constitute a separate violation and may be punished accordingly.