For the purposes of Sections
210.230 and
210.235, the following words shall have the meanings set out herein:
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Any place which at the time is not open to the public. It
includes property which is owned publicly or privately.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place which at the time is open to the public. It includes
property which is owned publicly or privately.
If a building or structure is divided into separately occupied
units, such units are separate premises.
[Ord. No. 2019-18, 12-11-2019]
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 to have committed the offense of disorderly conduct:
1. Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language,
conduct or behavior.
2. Acts in such manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct
or be offensive to others or to any lawful assemblage.
3. Congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on
when ordered by the Police.
4. By his/her actions causes a crowd to collect, except when lawfully
addressing such a crowd.
5. Shouts or makes a noise either outside or inside a building during
the nighttime to the annoyance or disturbance of any considerable
number of persons.
6. Interferes with any person in any place by jostling against such
person or unnecessarily crowding him/her or placing a hand in the
proximity of such person's pocket or handbag.
7. Stations himself/herself on the public streets or follows pedestrians
for the purpose of soliciting alms or who solicits alms on the public
streets unlawfully.
8. Stands on sidewalks or street corners and makes insulting remarks
to or about passing pedestrians or annoys such pedestrians.
9. Looks, peers or peeps into or is found loitering around or within
view of any window not on his/her own property with the intent of
watching or looking through such window.
10. Any person who knowing the same to be false circulates or transmits
to another or others, with intent that it be acted upon, any statement
or rumor, written, printed or by word of mouth concerning the location
of a bomb or other explosive is guilty of a misdemeanor. This Subsection
shall not apply to authorized statements made in connection with any
authorized civil defense test or drill.
[Ord. No. 2020-11, 7-8-2020]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be
made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise
which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose,
health, peace or safety of others within the City.
B. The
following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing
and unnecessary noises in violation of this Section, but such enumeration
shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
1. The sounding of any horn or other signaling device on any automobile,
motorcycle, watercraft or other vehicle on any street, lake or public
place of the City, except as a danger warning; the creation by means
of any such signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound;
and the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable
period of time. The use of any signaling device, except one operated
by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device
operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device
when traffic is for any reason delayed.
2. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated
of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other
machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such
manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring
inhabitants, including but not limited to residential neighbors and
person, on the lake, or at any time with louder volume than is necessary
for convenient hearing for the persons who are in the room, or in
an automobile, motorcycle, watercraft or other vehicle on any street,
lake, private or public place of the City, in which such machine or
device is operated and who are voluntary listeners thereto. The operation
of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between
the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. in such a manner as to be plainly
audible at a distance of hundred (100) feet from the building, structure,
watercraft or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of this Subsection.
3. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated
of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker,
sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing
of sound which is cast upon the streets, lake, private or public places
for the purpose of commercial advertising or attracting the attention
of the public to any building or structure.
4. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on the streets,
lake, private or public place of the City, between the hours of 11:00
P.M. and 7:00 A.M. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb
the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling or other type
of residence or of any persons in the vicinity.
5. The blowing of any siren, except as a warning of fire or danger or
upon request of proper City authorities.
6. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any stationary
internal combustion engine, motorboat or motor vehicle, except through
a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive
noises therefrom.
7. The use of any automobile, motorcycle or vehicle so out of repair,
so loaded or in such manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating,
grinding, rattling or other noise.
8. The creation of a loud and excessive noise in connection with loading
or unloading any vehicle or the opening and destruction of bales,
boxes, crates and containers.
9. The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration or repair
of any building between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., except
in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety.
10. The shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers and vendors which disturbs
the peace and quiet of the neighborhood.
11. The use of any drum or other musical instrument(s) or device for
the purpose of attracting attention by the creation of noise to any
performance or show.
12. The operation between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., except
in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety
of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam
or electric hoist or other appliance, the use of which is attended
by loud or unusual noise is prohibited.
13. The operation of any noise-creating blower or power fan or any internal
combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the
explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless the noise from such
blower or fan is muffled and such engine is equipped with a muffler
device sufficient to deaden such noise.
C. Nothing
in this Section shall be deemed to make lawful an act which is prohibited
by any other ordinance.
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.
[CC 1984 §16.021; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984]
A. No
person operating or occupying a motor vehicle within the City of Weatherby
Lake, Missouri, shall operate or permit the operation of any sound
amplification system from within such vehicle so that the sound emitted
therefrom is audible at a distance of one hundred (100) or more feet
from such vehicle.
B. As
used in this Section, "sound amplification system" means any radio, tape player, compact disc player, speaker, loud
speaker, amplifier or other electronic device used for the amplification
of sound. "Audible" means any sound produced by
a sound amplification system from within a vehicle which can be heard
at a distance of one hundred (100) or more feet. Measurement standards
shall be by the auditory senses, based upon direct line of sight.
Words or phrases need not be discernible and bass reverberations are
included. The motor vehicle may be stopped, standing, parked or moving
on a street, highway, alley, roadside park or common area, parking
lot or driveway.
C. Provided
however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, it shall
not be deemed to apply to any emergency or public safety vehicle,
any construction vehicle engaged in lawful construction, nor to any
vehicle which is being used in an authorized public activity, such
as parades, sports events and other activities which have the approval
of the proper City authority. This Section shall also not apply to
commercial vehicles lawfully engaged in legal activity (i.e., the
ice cream vender, etc.).
D. Any person or entity violating the provisions of this Section shall be punished as set forth in Sections
100.230 et seq., of the City Code.
[Ord. No. 2017-12, 7-12-2017]
A. No
person shall use any machine or mechanical tool or hydraulic tool
for the milling, grinding, scraping, shaping, breaking, surfacing
or finishing of any rock, stone, brick or like material in the City
of Weatherby Lake; same is hereby prohibited.
B. If
operated for less than a total of four (4) hours in a calendar day
between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., the use of hand tools
which can be operated, lifted and carried by a single individual to
mill, grind, scrape, shape, break, surfacing or finishing of any rock,
stone, brick or like material for use in the construction of any structures,
wall, building, steps, accessory building, or retaining wall shall
not be deemed to be in violation of this prohibition.
C. The
use of a machine or mechanical tool or hydraulic tool used to dig
a foundation or footing for the construction of any structures, wall,
building, steps, or retaining wall if operated for less than a total
of eight (8) hours in a calendar day between the hours of 8.00 a.m.
and 5.00 p.m. shall not be deemed to be in violation of this prohibition.
D. Any person engaging in such act(s) or directing another person to engage in such act(s) prohibited herein shall each be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable as set forth in Section
100.230 of these ordinances.