[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Cortland 8-5-1969 as Ch. 12,
Art. V, of the 1969 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-5-1982]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms used herein
shall have the following meanings:
Any alcoholic beverage as so defined by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Law.
Includes any bottle, can, cup or glass receptacle suitable
for or used to hold any liquid.
A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons
has access, including but not limited to any highway, street, road,
alley, bypass, sidewalk, parking area, shopping area, playground,
park or recreation facility located within the City of Cortland, except
that the definition of a "public place" shall not include those premises
duly licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
on the premises or within and on private property that is not a "public
place" as defined in this section.
[Amended 10-5-1982; 4-19-1983]
A.
No person shall consume alcoholic beverages in any public place in the City of Cortland as that term is defined in § 208-1 of this chapter.
B.
No person shall carry, transport or have in their possession in any
public place, with intent to consume in a public place, any open,
resealed or partly empty container containing an alcoholic beverage.
[Amended 10-16-1979 by Ord. No. 1980-1; 10-5-1982]
A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent
to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating
a risk thereof:
A.
They engage in fighting or in violent tumultuous or threatening behavior;
B.
They make unreasonable noise;
C.
In a public place, they use abusive or obscene language or makes
an obscene gesture;
D.
They disturb any lawful assembly or meeting of persons, without lawful
authority;
E.
They obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
F.
They congregate with other persons in a public place and refuses
to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse;
G.
They alone or in consort with others creates a hazardous or physically
offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose;
or
H.
Pursuant to § 20, Subdivision 37, of the General City Law,
they loiter, remain or wander about in a public place for the purpose
of begging, or loiters or remains in or about a school building or
grounds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of
or responsibility for a pupil or any other specific, legitimate reason
for being there, and not having written permission from the principal
or other person in charge.[1]
[Amended 4-2-2002]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 12-40(I), regarding loitering,
and original Sec. 12-41, Harassment, which immediately followed this
subsection, were deleted 4-2-2002.
[Amended 10-5-1982; 5-4-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010; 10-1-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense, punishable by a fine
of $100 for the first violation; by a fine of $175 for a second violation
occurring within a twenty-four-month period from the date of the first
violation; by a fine of $250 for a third or subsequent violation occurring
within a twenty-four-month period from the date of the first violation
or by imprisonment for a definite term not to exceed 15 days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, and each day on which such violation
continues shall constitute a separate violation.
