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.
PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
Any property in which the person does not have a possessory interest.
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.
A. 
A person commits the offense of peace disturbance if he or she:
1. 
Unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by:
a. 
Loud noise; or
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; or
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; or
d. 
Fighting; or
e. 
Creating a noxious and offensive odor.
2. 
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.
A. 
A person commits the offense of private peace disturbance if he/she is on private property and unreasonably and purposely causes alarm to another person or persons on the same premises by:
1. 
Threatening to commit an offense against any person; or
2. 
Fighting.
B. 
For purposes of this Section, if a building or structure is divided into separately occupied units, such units are separate premises.
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.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, maintains, leases or is otherwise in possession or control of any real property to permit or allow persons thereon to conduct themselves in a loud or unruly manner so as to cause hurt, injury, annoyance, inconvenience or danger to the public or any member thereof, and it shall be the duty of any such person in possession or control to take such steps as are available to disperse such loud or unruly persons.
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.
A. 
Definition. The following term shall be defined as follows:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the general public has access and a right of resort for business, entertainment or other lawful purpose, but does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business and also public grounds, areas or parks.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or remain idle either alone or in consort with others in a public place in such manner so as to:
1. 
Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians;
2. 
Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk, or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress, therein, thereon and thereto;
3. 
Obstruct the entrance to any business establishment, without so doing for some lawful purpose, if contrary to the expressed wish of the owner, lessee, managing agent or person in control or charge of the building or premises.
C. 
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions in this Section, a Police Officer or any Law Enforcement Officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this Section.
A. 
For purposes of this Section, "house of worship" means any church, synagogue, mosque, other building or structure, or public or private place used for religious worship, religious instruction, or other religious purpose.
B. 
A person commits the offense of disrupting a house of worship if such person:
1. 
Intentionally and unreasonably disturbs, interrupts, or disquiets any house of worship by using profane discourse, rude or indecent behavior, or making noise either within the house of worship or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the worship services; or
2. 
Intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising the right of religious freedom in or outside of a house of worship or seeking access to a house of worship, whether by force, threat, or physical obstruction.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 971, 3-20-2017]
A. 
No person shall knowingly picket or engage in other protest activities, nor shall any association or corporation knowingly cause picketing or other protest activities to occur within three hundred (300) feet of any residence, cemetery, funeral home, church, synagogue, or other establishment or location during or within one (1) hour before or one (1) hour after any actual funeral or burial service at that place.
B. 
As used in this Section, "other protest activities" means any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb a funeral or burial service.
C. 
As used in this Section, "funeral" and "burial" services mean the ceremonies and memorial services held in conjunction with the burial or cremation of the dead, but this Section does not apply to processions while they are in transit beyond any 300-foot zone that is established under Subsection (A) above.
[R.O. 1993 § 235.135; Ord. No. 527 § 1, 8-15-1994; Ord. No. 630 § 1, 8-18-1997]
A. 
Other than in the course of special events pursuant to a permit issued as provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or maintain any unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise by or through the play of any radio, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, musical instrument or other device, or to allow or suffer any animal, bird or fowl to make frequent or long continued noise or any unreasonable noise during hours of general repose in such manner or with such volume as to unreasonably annoy or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of persons located outside the structure, vehicle or premises where the noise is generated; provided, further, that any such noise that can be distinctly heard at a distance of more than one hundred (100) feet from its source shall be deemed unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary.
B. 
Any person intending to conduct an outdoor event involving the use of any radio, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, musical instrument or other device which may be likely to be heard more than one hundred (100) feet from its source may apply to the City Clerk for a permit for such purpose. The application shall include information as to the nature of the devices to be employed, the hours during which they are to be used and what steps the applicant will take to minimize any adverse effects on nearby residents. The application shall be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the event for which the permit is sought. The City Clerk may consult with the Building Commissioner, the Chief of the Police Department and other City personnel regarding the application. If the City Clerk believes the event can be conducted without unreasonable and prolonged adverse impact and that the proposed activity is of a character not inconsistent with the existing primary and customary associated uses of the property for which the permit is sought, the permit shall be issued and notification of the issuance thereof shall be forwarded to the Police Department. The permit may be conditioned on such reasonable conditions as may serve to ameliorate deleterious effects in the area, including limitations on the hours during which such devices may be utilized.
[R.O. 1993 § 235.170; Ord. No. 333 Art. XV, 11-24-1980]
A person commits the offense of keeping a disorderly premises if he/she shall permit, allow or encourage any peace disturbance, as defined in Sections 210.670 and 210.680, to occur or continue on premises owned or controlled by him/her.