[Ord. No. 1218-24, eff. June 20, 2024]
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent harm to visitors and residents that is caused by the throwing of projectiles, including water balloons or eggs. At public events in particular, attendees have been struck by such projectiles. The throwing of these projectiles is often done for mischievous and/or malicious purposes and the conduct is often nonconsensual on part of the attendees. Nonconsensual use of projectiles undermines the City’s goals of creating a welcoming community, maintaining public safety and order, and attracting people to the island. Accordingly, the City implements this chapter to prevent such conduct.
[Ord. No. 1218-24, eff. June 20, 2024]
These definitions apply to this chapter:
(a) 
Object: A thing or physical material, including but not limited to, water balloons, eggs, or other solids, liquids, or gases.
(b) 
Projectile: A projectile is an object which is thrown, launched, or caused by a person to be moving through the air.
(c) 
Public events: An event or activity held open for the general public, either authorized by the City or conducted by a private group.
[Ord. No. 1218-24, eff. June 20, 2024]
It shall be unlawful for any person to use an object as a projectile such that it causes harm or offense to a person or group of people or interferes with or disrupts a public event.
[Ord. No. 1218-24, eff. June 20, 2024]
This prohibition shall not apply to:
(a) 
Use of projectiles which occurs wholly on private property, where the projectile does not travel any further than the property line of the private property involved and the projectile is not intended to cause harm or offense. This exception does not apply when the private property is used for a public event.