[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bell Acres 2-11-1980 by Ord. No. 95. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, while intoxicated, to be upon any street, lane, alley, public highway or other public place within the limits of the Borough of Bell Acres to the annoyance or disturbance of any of the peaceable inhabitants thereof.
It shall be unlawful for vagrants or any persons who have no fixed place of residence to go about from place to place within the limits of said Borough or to trespass on private property to the annoyance or disturbance of any of the peaceable inhabitants thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully to make or cause to be made any loud, boisterous and unseemly noise or disturbance to the annoyance of the peaceable inhabitants nearby or near to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square or common, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed or the traveling public annoyed.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to create a disturbance of the public order by an act of violence or by any act likely to produce violence or to address abusive language or threats to any person present which creates a clear and present danger of violence, with the willful purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance or with the knowledge that he or she is likely to create such public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, or that could reasonably be expected to create such public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully to fail to obey a lawful order of a police officer to disperse or to leave the area, where two or more persons are committing an act or acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity and where the police have made all reasonable efforts to stop the act or acts of disorderly conduct and where, despite such efforts, there is an imminent threat of violence, should the order of dispersal not be obeyed. If time permits, the police shall state the necessity for dispersal to the person or persons ordered to disperse.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully to damage, befoul or disturb public property or property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition for the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance or with the knowledge that he or she is likely to create such public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully to commit a trespass on private property or on public property for the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance or with the knowledge that he or she is likely to create such public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance. "Trespass," for the purposes of this chapter, shall mean:
A. 
Entering upon or refusing to leave any private property of another, either where such property has been posted with "no trespassing" signs or where immediately prior to such entry, or subsequent thereto, notice is given by the owner or occupant, orally or in writing, that such entry or continued presence is prohibited; or
B. 
Entering upon or refusing to leave any public property in violation of regulations of the Borough of Bell Acres, where such regulations have been conspicuously posted on such property or where immediately prior to such entry, or subsequent thereto, such regulations are made known, orally or in writing, by an official of said Borough, his agent or a police officer.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully to participate in any riot, rout, unlawful assembly or affray or willfully to incite others to riot, to the terror of the peaceable residents nearby.
No person shall, by loud and excessive noise in the course of any activity on private property, unreasonably disturb the peace of others in the neighborhood, and no person shall knowingly permit such conduct upon any premises owned or possessed by him or her or under his or her control. In considering the unreasonableness of any such conduct, nuisance or disturbance so occurring on private property and its effect on disturbing the peace of others, the factors considered shall include the time of day or night at which time such disturbance occurs, the number of people involved, the proximity to others whose peace and tranquility might be disturbed and the nature of the disturbance. The police are empowered to give a warning if, in their judgment, the disturbance is a breach of this section, and, if the disturbance shall not abate, the owner or one in possession or control of the premises on which the disturbance occurs shall be arrested and charged with violation of this section.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, other than a properly constituted police officer in the performance of his or her duties, to display or make use of any knife, hand-billy, artificial knuckles, chemical mace, tear gas or other chemical weapons or agents, gun, revolver or other fire arms or to discharge or fire any gun, revolver or other fire arm or chemical or other weapon within the limits of said Borough of Bell Acres in a threatening manner or for the purpose of intimidating or frightening any of the inhabitants of said Borough or other persons in the Borough, except as may otherwise be permitted by law in the defense of one's property or personal safety.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loiter or assemble with others upon or along the public streets, lanes, highways, sidewalks or public places within the limits of the Borough of Bell Acres in such a manner as to interfere with, impede or annoy any person.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully or maliciously to deface, destroy or injure any tree, shrub, bush or vine on or along any street, lane, alley or highway within the limits of said Borough of Bell Acres.
[Amended 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 158]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof before any District Justice or other public official having jurisdiction in the manner, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus cost of prosecution for each offense, and, in default of the payment of the fine and costs, the person so convicted shall be sentenced and committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 158]
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be the duty of the policemen, constables and peace officers of the Borough of Bell Acres to arrest, upon view and without warrant, and commit to the county jail for hearing any and all persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter who shall fail to or refuse to give bail or make satisfactory deposit for his, her or their appearance for trial, in accordance with the practice in summary conviction of criminal cases.