This article shall be known and referred to as the "Disorderly House Ordinance."
[Adopted 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 1414 (Ch. 6, Part 8, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
The following words and phrases as used in this article shall have the meaning ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any place within the Borough where persons gather or reside and where the owner, lessee, or person in charge permits, encourages or tends to encourage drunkenness, illegal consumption, boisterous conduct, unseemly noise, fighting or other conduct which disturbs the public peace or decorum, or promotes disorder and lessens the dignity of the community. Said definition shall apply whether the place is public or private, a building or any lot or land in the Borough. All such places within the Borough of Greenville are hereby declared a public nuisance.
Any person who is the owner, lessee, or person in charge of any such house at the time when any of the acts defined above are permitted or encouraged.
Any person, not the keeper of a disorderly house, who lives and resides in such disorderly house or is employed at, or attends a gathering in such a house, lot or other place, knowing that such house is a disorderly house as defined herein.
No person shall permit, keep, maintain, or be an occupant of a disorderly house within the Borough. Violators are subject to the penalties of this article upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction.
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the Borough upon complaint made or upon personal knowledge of any such officers that any house, room, building, lot, or other premises is used or are used for the purposes aforesaid, to arrest the person in whose possession or occupancy place may be, together with all persons found therein, by issuance of citations or otherwise.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 or more than $300 together with costs. Each occurrence of a violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.