[R.O. 2009 §215.330; CC 1976 §18-25; Ord. No. 219 §1, 3-6-1961]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit wide loading of
trees or brush, or permit the dragging of brush, trees, logs or tree
stumps upon the streets or alleys of the City without the permission
of the Street Commissioner.
[R.O. 2009 §215.380; CC 1976 §18-41; R.O. 1954
§500]
Whoever shall, within this City, wantonly or mischievously throw
or project any stone, brick, metal or other hard substance, in, upon,
over, or across any street, alley, thoroughfare or other public place,
or in, upon or across any private property without lawful permission,
shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.385; Ord. No. 1937 §1, 7-16-2001]
A. Generally.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise propel
firecrackers, explosives, eggs, water balloons, or any other substance
against any person, automobile or occupant thereof from an automobile,
whether the same is stationary or moving, and it shall be unlawful
for any person to drive an automobile from which such objects or substances
are thrown.
2. The fact that such person is driving an automobile from which firecrackers,
explosives, eggs, water balloons, or other substances are thrown at
another automobile or pedestrian, shall be prima facie evidence that
the driver of such automobile has violated this Section.
B. Responsibility Of Occupants. Each occupant of an automobile,
whether moving or stationary, from which firecrackers, explosives,
eggs, water balloons, or other substances have been thrown or propelled
against pedestrians or other automobiles upon the public highways
in the City, who shall fail to prevent other occupants from hurling
such eggs, water balloons, firecrackers, explosives, or other substances,
as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and the fact
that such objects or substances were hurled or propelled as aforesaid
by an occupant of an automobile shall be prima facie evidence against
all occupants of such automobile of a violation of the provisions
of this Section.
C. Duty To Report Violations. Both the driver and any other
occupant of any automobile from which firecrackers, explosives, eggs,
water balloons, or other substances have been thrown against pedestrians
or other automobiles upon the public highways of the City shall be
equally guilty of an ordinance violation, unless the driver or other
occupant of such automobile shall immediately stop such automobile,
or cause the same to be stopped, and report such action to the police,
and the failure of such driver and other occupant to stop such automobile,
or cause the same to be stopped, and to report such violation shall
be prima facie proof of a violation of the provisions of this Section.
[R.O. 2009 §215.390; CC 1976 §24-3; R.O. 1954 §492]
Whoever shall keep or leave open any cellar door or grating
of any vault, on any street, highway, or sidewalk, or shall suffer
any such grating or door belonging to the premises occupied by him/her
to be in an insecure or unsafe condition, or whoever shall suffer
any well, cistern, or other excavation on premises owned or occupied
by him/her to remain uncovered, or in an unsafe condition, shall be
deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.450; CC 1976 §12-31; Ord. No. 1428 §§1—3, 5-1-1989]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to burn solid waste unless an approved
incinerator is provided or unless a variance has been obtained from
the appropriate air pollution control agency; provided however, such
burning shall not endanger the life or property of the community.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any person to burn materials of any nature whatsoever
upon public streets and thoroughfares within the City.
C. It
shall be at the discretion of the Police Chief, Fire Chief and City
Administrator jointly to decide to ban all outside or open burning
of any kind whatsoever in emergency or fire hazard situations.
[R.O. 2009 §215.510; CC 1976 §18-39; R.O. 1954
§522]
It shall be unlawful, and it is hereby made an ordinance violation,
for any person to engage in the avocation or business of fortune-teller.
[R.O. 2009 §215.520; CC 1976 §18-40; R.O. 1954
§501]
No person shall in this City on any square, street, avenue,
alley or public place, except in places designed and set aside for
that purpose, play at throwing and catching baseballs, or any game
of amusement, or engage in any sport or exercise.
[R.O. 2009 §215.530; CC 1976 §18-42; R.O. 1954
§515]
Every farmer desiring to sell farm products in the City shall
place his/her vehicle only at such places designated by the City Chief
of Police, and no such vehicle shall be parked or stand on Main Street,
or on any side street within fifteen (15) feet of Main Street. The
violation of this Section shall constitute an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.540; CC 1976 §18-43; R.O. 1954
§531]
Any person, minor or adult, except an employee or passenger,
who shall climb upon, hold to, or in any manner attach himself to
any locomotive, or car of any railroad, while the same shall be in
motion, or running into or through the City, shall be guilty of an
ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.555; Ord. No. 1936 §1, 7-16-2001]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to misuse the emergency telephone
service. For the purpose of this Section, "emergency" means any incident involving danger to life or property that calls
for an emergency response dispatch of police, fire, EMS or other public
safety organization; "misuse the emergency telephone service" includes, but is not limited to, repeatedly calling the "911" for
non-emergency situations causing operators or equipment to be in use
when emergency situations may need such operators or equipment; and "repeatedly" means three (3) or more times within a one
(1) month period.
B. Telephone "911" Emergency Lines—Automatic Dialers Prohibited.
1. Whenever in this Section the following terms are used, each shall
have the meaning respectively ascribed in this Section:
a. Phone number "911": The phone number designated
and designed by the telephone company for the calling public to use
to notify the City's emergency dispatchers of a fire emergency, a
medical emergency or a police emergency.
b. Automatic dialer: Any device attached to any alarm
system so designed or programmed that, when activated, will automatically
dial a predetermined or predesigned phone number.
c. Alarm: Any device attached by wiring or by any electronic
components to any structure that, when activated by any means, will
alert by radio wave or telephone wire a predetermined station of an
emergency.
2. Prohibition. No person, company or corporation shall
keep, maintain, design, wire or program any type of alarm system which
will activate an automatic dialer to automatically dial the City's
"911" emergency telephone service. Each day that any violation occurs
or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
C. Telephone "911" Emergency Lines—Non-Emergency Calls Prohibited.
1. No person shall complete a call on a "911" emergency line to the
City of Higginsville public safety answering point unless such call
is for the purpose of summoning ambulance, fire or police response
to an emergency situation.
2. For the purpose of this Section "emergency situation" is defined as a sudden or unexpected happening that calls for public
safety action without delay.
3. Any person who completes a non-emergency call on a "911" emergency
line may be charged in Lafayette County Circuit Court, Municipal Division.
4. The person to whom the telephone number of the instrument (is registered)
from which (number) a non-emergency call on a "911" line has been
made shall be deemed responsible for said violation. This presumption
shall be rebuttable.
5. Exception. If a non-emergency call on a "911" line
originates from a public pay telephone, the person actually making
such a call shall be deemed responsible for said violation.