[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Limerick as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-6-1971 by Ord. No. 43]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any act, work or conduct causing or tending to cause a disturbance
of the peace and good order of the Township or causing or tending to cause
any danger, discomfort or annoyance to the inhabitants of the Township using
the roadways or residing in the Township, and shall include loafing; fighting;
drunkenness; vagrancy; begging; profanity or indecent language or acts; the
making or causing to be made of any unnecessary noises or disturbances, clamor,
din or other sounds tending to disturb the peace and quiet of the community;
and the carrying on of any business, trade, transportation, recreation or
amusement at a time in a place or in a manner which causes any unnecessary
noise or disturbance or danger, and shall include reckless or careless driving
or any other use of vehicles by owners, occupants or users thereof as shall
endanger the safety or interfere with the comfort and convenience of persons
using the roadways or residing in the Township, and all such noises, disturbances
and acts are hereby prohibited. All noises or other sounds shall be considered
to be unnecessary and to constitute disorderly conduct, even though they are
no louder than is customary and are the unavoidable sounds or noises attendant
upon the ordinary use and occupation of premises or attendant upon the ordinary
operation or performance of business, trade, transportation, recreation or
amusement, if they are made during hours other than the usual and customary
hours for such work or activity. Except in cases of emergency, no person shall
carry on any activity at a time or in a manner which causes unnecessary annoyance
or disturbance of the peace and quiet of the immediate neighborhood.
Without in any manner tending to limit or restrict the generality of
the above definition of and prohibition against disorderly conduct, the following
are hereby declared to constitute disorderly conduct:
A.
The unnecessary sounding of automobile horns, sirens,
bells, whistles or other warning devices or the operation of any motor vehicle
which makes unnecessary or unusual noise caused by an improper muffler or
the backfire or racing of such motor in or about the operation of such motor
vehicle. The operators of motor vehicles shall at all times exercise due care
and foresight in the operation and handling and shall not substitute the sounding
or warnings for careful driving and the maintenance of proper control over
their respective vehicles. It is not intended hereby to prohibit the use of
such warning devices in emergencies or at times when, in the exercise of good
judgment, a prudent operator would use such devices.
B.
The keeping or handling of dogs under such conditions
or lack of control or in such a manner that they disturb the peace, safety
and quiet of the immediate neighborhood.
C.
Loafing, loitering or congregating on the street corners
or in front or about any place of business or other public place in the Township.
D.
Acting in and about the streets or other public places
of the Township in a noisy, loud, boisterous and unseemly manner or in such
a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community.
[Amended 4-4-1989 by Ord. No. 109]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution and a fine of not
more than $600 and, in default of the payment thereof, shall be imprisoned
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
