As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
ENTER UNLAWFULLY or REMAIN UNLAWFULLY
A person enters or remains in or upon premises when he or
she is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless
of his or her purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which
are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege
unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally
communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other
authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a
building which is only partly open to the public is not a license
or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which
is not open to the public.
TO TAMPER
To interfere with something improperly, to meddle with it,
displace it, make unwarranted alterations in its existing condition,
or to deprive, temporarily, the owner or possessor of that thing.
UTILITY
An enterprise which provides gas, electric, steam, water,
sewage disposal, or communication, video, internet, or voice over
internet protocol services, and any common carrier. It may be either
publicly or privately owned or operated.
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding
if he/she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby
damages or destroys the property of another.
[Ord. No. 1559 §1, 2-20-2007]
A. Definitions. As used in this Section the following terms
shall have the meanings given in this Subsection:
PRE-APPROVAL
The business has issued an identification card to the purchaser
that verifies and records the purchaser's driver's license information.
PRE-PAID
Payment in advance for any quantity of gasoline or diesel
fuel sold at any time by cash, credit card, debit card, check or any
other legal means.
B. Pre-Payment Or Pre-Approval Required. Business establishments
that sell gasoline and/or diesel fuel on a self-service basis, and
their owners and employees, shall require pre-payment or pre-approval
of sales of fuel prior to activation or authorization of any fuel
dispensing unit or fuel pumping device.
C. Violations. The violation of any provision of this Section shall be punished in accordance with Section
100.220 of the Municipal Code of the City of Oak Grove, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1153 §§1 — 4, 6-17-1996; Ord. No. 1781 §1, 9-18-2013]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or agent
of the same to use, occupy or encroach upon the sidewalks, streets,
avenues, alleys, gutters and other public places of the City for the
display of goods, wares or merchandise without first obtaining a permit
from the Board of Aldermen for such use. Any display authorized by
permit shall be placed next to the storefront, shall not exceed seventy-five
percent (75%) of the lineal frontage of the store, shall not impede
emergency access to the store, and shall provide a minimum of four
(4) feet of continuous unobstructed sidewalk along the entire frontage.
B. No merchandise display permit shall be issued without the applicant
providing the City of Oak Grove with proof of liability insurance
in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and proof
that the City of Oak Grove is named as an additional insured.
C. No merchandise display permit shall be issued for a period longer
than one (1) year.
D. Upon application by the Chamber of Commerce or other civic group in the City, the Board of Aldermen may issue a temporary sidewalk sale permit for a period not to exceed three (3) days to allow display and sale of merchandise by licensed businesses in the City in accordance with the standards in Subsection
(A) above and upon such other terms and conditions as determined by the Board of Aldermen. The temporary sidewalk sale permit shall be in lieu of a merchandise display permit.
E. Every such encroachment without a permit shall constitute a separate
offense and likewise each and every day the same are maintained shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 1537 §1, 9-5-2006]
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any tool, instrument
or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing
or facilitating offenses involving forcible entry into premises, with
a purpose to use or knowledge that some person has the purpose of
using the same in making an unlawful forcible entry into a building
or inhabitable structure or a room thereof.