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.
A person commits the offense of possession of burglar's tools
if he/she possesses 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.
[CC 1987 §265.140; Ord. No. 824 §1, 11-25-1975]
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter in or on any public
building or public land 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.
[CC 1987 §265.010; Ord. No. 648 §1, 6-24-1969]
A. It
shall be unlawful to remove any market cart, basket or other device
furnished by merchants for the convenience of customers for use on
the premises of the owner, outside the perimeter of any shopping center
without the express written consent of the merchant.
B. It
shall be unlawful to leave a market cart, basket or other device furnished
by merchants upon a public right-of-way or private premises away from
any shopping center, and the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
C. Any
market cart, basket or other device found unattended upon a public
right-of-way or private premises away from any shopping center shall
be impounded by the City and shall be properly marked to show its
source and the date of its receipt, and the owner, if indicated or
known, shall be notified of such impoundment. Such market carts, baskets
or other devices shall be released to the owner thereof, upon proper
proof of ownership, and upon payment of a fee in the amount of two
dollars ($2.00).
D. Any
such market carts, baskets or other devices which remain unclaimed
for more than thirty (30) days, or for more than thirty (30) days
after notice to the owner, when notified as provided herein, shall
be sold at public auction by the Chief of Police at a suitable place
at City Hall. All monies received from the sale of such property shall
be turned over to the City Treasurer to be deposited in the General
Revenue Fund of the City. All market carts, baskets or other devices
for which no bid is received shall be destroyed by the Chief of Police
in the presence of two (2) or more City employees, and a certificate
of such destruction, signed by those present, shall be filed with
the City Clerk.