As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Any place which at the time of the offense is not open to
the public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place which at the time of the offense is open to the
public. It includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
[Ord. No. 2017-004, 8-8-2017; Ord. No. 2022-012, 12-8-2022]
A. A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if:
1.
He/she unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another
person or persons by:
a.
Loud noise as follows:
(1)
The sounding of any whistle, siren, horn or signal device on
any motor vehicle, except as a danger signal which is not used for
an unnecessary or unreasonable period of time; or
(2)
The shooting of fireworks of any nature and/or the playing of
any device producing amplified sound, such as a radio, megaphone,
speaker, phonograph, television, drum, loud speaker or other similar
device or playing any musical instrument in any manner or with such
volume, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. from Monday to
Friday and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday
and Sunday so as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort
or repose of persons in any dwelling, or residence; and
(3)
Provided that any such noise can be distinctly heard at a distance
of more than one hundred (100) feet from its source shall be deemed
excessive.
(4)
Notwithstanding Subsections
(A)(1)(a)(2 and 3) above, loud noise shall not include such noises that occur within six (6) hours before or one (1) hour after midnight on January 1, July 3, July 4 and December 31.
b.
Offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner to a specific
individual and uttered under circumstances which are likely to produce
an immediate violent response from a reasonable recipient;
c.
Threatening to commit a felonious act against any person under
circumstances which are likely to cause a reasonable person to fear
that such threat may be carried out;
e.
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
2.
He/she is in a public place or on private property of another
without consent and purposely causes inconvenience to another person
or persons by unreasonably and physically obstructing:
a.
Vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
b.
The free ingress or egress to or from a public or private place.
[Ord. No. 2021-010, 8-5-2021]
A. Any
person who, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby
a breach of the peace may be occasioned, commits any of the following
acts shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation:
1. Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language,
conduct or behavior.
2. Acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct
or be offensive to others or to any lawful assembly.
3. Congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on
when ordered by an officer.
4. By his/her actions causes a crowd to collect, except when lawfully
addressing such crowd.
5. Shouts or makes a noise either outside or inside a building to the
annoyance or disturbance of any persons therein.
6. Wanders, prowls or loiters upon the private property of another in
the nighttime and peeks or peers in the door or window of any building
or structure located thereon which is inhabited by human beings without
any visible or lawful business with the owners or occupants thereof.
A person commits the offense of unlawful assembly if he/she
knowingly assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees
with such persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State
or of the United States with force or violence.
A person commits the offense of rioting if he/she knowingly
assembles with six (6) or more other persons and agrees with such
persons to violate any of the criminal laws of this State or of the
United States with force or violence and thereafter, while still so
assembled, does violate any of said laws with force or violence.
A person commits the offense of refusal to disperse if, being
present at the scene of an unlawful assembly or at the scene of a
riot, he/she knowingly fails or refuses to obey the lawful command
of a Law Enforcement Officer to depart from the scene of such unlawful
assembly or riot.