Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
words and phrases shall be construed according to the definitions
set forth below:
CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
Services rendered by the code enforcement personnel of the
Borough of Springdale in connection with inspections, violations of
Borough ordinances, or violations of the Property Maintenance Code.
DISORDERLY HOUSE
Any place within the Borough where persons gather or abide
and where the owner, lessee, or person in charge permits, encourages,
or tends to permit or encourage drunkenness, illegal consumption of
alcohol or drugs, boisterous conduct, unseemly noise, fighting or
other conduct which disturbs the public peace or decorum, or promotes
disorder and lessens the dignity of the community. Said definition
shall apply whether the place is public or private, a building, parking
area, or any lot of land in the Borough. All such places within the
Borough of Springdale are hereby declared a public nuisance.
GATHERING
A party or other event involving a group of persons who have
assembled or are assembling for a social occasion or activity on private
property.
HOST
The person who is in possession or control of the private
property where a gathering takes place by virtue of owning the property,
having a lease on the property, or otherwise being in possession of
the property, and/or who organized, sponsored, conducted, hosted,
or permitted such gathering, invited persons to attend such gathering,
or was otherwise in charge of such gathering.
KEEPER OF A DISORDERLY HOUSE
Any person who is the owner, lessor, lessee, or other person
in charge of any disorderly house at the time when any of the acts
defined above are permitted, encouraged, or committed.
OCCUPANT OF A DISORDERLY HOUSE
Any person not the keeper of a disorderly house, who lives
and abides in such disorderly house or is employed at, visits or attends
a gathering in a disorderly house, lot, parking area or other place,
knowing that such house is a disorderly house as defined herein.
OWNER
Any natural person, partnership, corporation, or other entity
that holds record title to private property.
POLICE SERVICE
Police service rendered in responding to a call at a disorderly
gathering, disorderly house, or otherwise to maintain order, the public
peace or public safety, as well as stopping a public disturbance at
a disorderly gathering or a disorderly house.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Any land, building, or other structure not owned by a public
entity.
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE
Any act by a host or a person attending a gathering, including, but not limited to, public drunkenness, violation of §
329-1 hereof and any other open container ordinance, underage drinking, possession or use of illegal drugs, public urination or defecation, unlawful deposit of trash or litter on public or private property, damage to or destruction of public or private property, obstruction of public roads, highways, or sidewalks, interfering with emergency or police services, violation of §
329-3 or §
329-4 hereof, indecent exposure, fighting, or violations of any other Borough ordinance. As used in this article, a public disturbance shall also include violations of the Property Maintenance Code caused by any act by a host or a person attending a gathering, including, but not limited to, those acts referred to herein.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
ROLLING YEAR
A 365-day period of time from the most recent police call
to a private property within the Borough.
[Added 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1297]