[R.O. 1996 § 215.510; Ord. No. 836 § 16-193, 2-8-1993]
A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places,
deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another
without the owner's consent.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.515; Ord. No. 836 § 16-194, 2-8-1993]
A.
A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight
container if he or she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to
remain on premises under his or her control, in a place accessible
to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other
airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and
one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50)
square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge,
latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid,
without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing
such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to
be confined therein.
B.
Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
D.
The offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight container
is an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.520; Ord. No. 836 § 16-195, 2-8-1993]
A.
A person commits the offense of impeding
the use of streets, sidewalks, or alleys if he/she shall interfere
with, impede, or obstruct the free use of any street, sidewalk, or
alley by another by:
1.
Coasting, roller skating, ice skating,
or skate boarding on any street, sidewalk, or alley; or
2.
Flying kites on any street, sidewalk,
or alley; or
3.
Playing baseball, football, soccer,
or any other game or sport on any street, sidewalk, or alley; or
4.
Sitting, standing, lying, or loitering
on any street, sidewalk, or alley; or
5.
By any other conduct which impedes
or obstructs the free use of any street, sidewalk, or alley by another;
or
6.
By conduct which causes others to
obstruct streets, sidewalks, or alleys.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.525; Ord. No. 836 § 16-196, 2-8-1993]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
post or cause to be posted any bill, or paint, write, or print, or
cause to be painted, written, or printed, any sign or device on any
sidewalk, street, bridge, viaduct, pole, tree, or on any wall, building,
or structure, or other property of another, unless in the case of
private property, the prior consent of the owner thereof has been
secured.
B.
For the purpose of this Section, the presence
of any bill, sign, device, painting or printing in a location prohibited
by this Section which contains or includes the name of a business
or corporation or the name by which a business or corporation is doing
business, shall be prima facie evidence that both the business or
corporation and its manager(s), officer(s), and director(s) had knowledge
thereof and posted, painted, written, printed such bill, sign, device,
painting, or printing in such location or caused the same to be posted,
painted, written, printed, in such location. Further, for the purpose
of this Section, the presence of any bill, sign, device, painting,
or printing in a location prohibited by this Section which shall contain
or include the name of any person shall be prima facie evidence that
such person had knowledge thereof and had posted, painted, written,
printed such bill, sign, printing, or painting in such location or
caused the same to be posted, painted, written, printed in such location.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.530; Ord. No. 836 § 16-197, 2-8-1993]
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to issue permits allowing the placement of house numbers on curbs on public streets and other public rights-of-way and to promulgate rules and regulations governing the size, style, location and materials to be used in such numbering which will assure that such numbering is easily legible and uniform throughout the City. The Director of Public Works is authorized to issue permits under such conditions and to such persons as the Director deems competent and responsible to see that the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are carried out. The provisions of Section 215.525 shall not apply to the placing of street numbers on curbs which conform to the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder and for which a permit has been issued.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.535; Ord. No. 836 § 16-198, 2-8-1993]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to climb upon, jump off, hold to or in any manner ride upon any locomotive,
engine or car within the corporate limits of said City; provided that
this Section shall not apply to any employee of the railroad company,
nor to any passenger or to any person traveling by permission or under
the rules of the company operating such railroad.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.540; Ord. No. 836 § 16-199, 2-8-1993]
Any person who appears to be incapacitated
or intoxicated may be taken by a Police Officer of the City to the
person's residence, to any available treatment service, or to any
appropriate local facility, which may, if necessary, include the City
Jail. However, if any person is taken into custody, said period of
custody shall not exceed twelve (12) hours.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.545; Ord. No. 836 § 16-200, 2-8-1993]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to enter in or on any public building or public land or private building
or private land open to the public and interfere with or threaten
the health or safety of any occupant or occupants of that property,
or damage the property, or interfere with the normal use or function
of that property or any part thereof, or interfere with the closing
of said property and refuse to quit that property upon the request
of the person or persons lawfully in charge thereof.
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Editor's Note: R.O. 1996 § 215.550, Sale Of Drugs,
Medicines By Unlicensed Pharmacists Prohibited, was repealed by the
City during the 2022 recodification project.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.555; Ord. No. 836 § 16-202, 2-8-1993]
It shall be unlawful to operate motor scooters, motor bikes, motorcycles or any other self-propelled vehicle within any public park of the City or within or upon property owned by the City except upon regular driveways or parkways set aside for vehicle traffic or upon areas in such parks or public places designated specifically for motor scooters, motor bikes, motorcycles or self-propelled vehicle use. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any properly designated emergency vehicle operated in response to any emergency or to City-owned vehicles or maintenance equipment operated by City employees pursuant to their employment duties. Violations of this Section shall be punished in accordance with Section 100.110, of this Code of Ordinances of the City of Grain Valley, Missouri.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.560; Ord. No. 816 § 16.239, 9-28-1992]
No person shall equip any motor vehicle
with any appliance or equipment which may be operated on an ultra-high-frequency
radio receiving set, or with a communications device tuned, fixed
or tunable to receive or transmit messages on any frequency used by
the Police Department, or have or use the same in any motor vehicle
in this City, unless such motor vehicle is used or owned by a Police
Officer, Police agency or other person whose bona fide duty is to
execute, process, make arrests or aid in conserving public peace,
without first securing a permit to do so from the Chief of Police,
upon application made to him/her, upon such form as he/she may prescribe.
[R.O. 1996 § 215.565; Ord. No. 1050 § 1, 10-14-1996; Ord. No. 1404, 6-11-2001]
A.
Smoking is prohibited in the Grain Valley
City Hall, Grain Valley Police Department, Grain Valley Public Works
Department, Grain Valley Community Center and the Grain Valley Swimming
Pool Complex, which includes the gate house and bathhouse facilities.
B.
Signs with the words "NO SMOKING" or words
similar thereto, or the international "NO SMOKING" symbol consisting
of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed within
a circle with a diagonal bar through it, shall be erected prominently
within each building owned by the City of Grain Valley, Missouri.
C.
Any person convicted of violating this
Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars
($100.00).
[R.O. 1996 § 215.567; Ord. No. 2332 § 1, 6-23-2014]
A.
As used in this Section, the term "aerial
luminaire" shall mean and refer to an airborne paper lantern containing
a small candle or other device for fuel that heats air from inside
the lantern causing the lantern to rise into the air and remain airborne
until the candle or other heat source is not sufficient to cause it
to remain airborne at which point it descends until it comes to rest
in a tree, in vegetation, or on the ground or it comes in contact
with other objects which stop its descent. Other common names for
an aerial luminaire are "Chinese sky lantern," "Hawaii sky lantern,"
"sky lantern," "Kongming lantern," "flying lanterns," "floating lanterns,"
"sky candles," or "wish candles," to name a few. They are also described
as a miniature, unmanned air balloon that relies on an open flame
as a heat source to heat the air inside the lantern with the intention
of causing it to lift into the atmosphere and are typically made of
rice paper or flame-resistant paper with a flammable fuel cell or
candle in the opening to heat the inside air.
B.
It shall be unlawful to sell at retail
or otherwise barter, exchange, offer for sale, distribute, give away,
possess, ignite, discharge, light, fly, release into the atmosphere,
otherwise use or bring into the City aerial luminaires, commonly known
as "Chinese sky lantern," "Hawaii sky lantern," "sky lantern," "Kongming
lantern," "flying lanterns," "floating lanterns," "sky candles" or
"wish candles."
