A person shall be guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance or if the conduct is likely to cause public danger, alarm, disorder or nuisance, he or she wilfully does any of the following acts in a public place:
(A) Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another whereby that other is placed in danger of his or her life, limb or health;
(B) Commits an act in a violent and tumultuous manner toward another where by the property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(C) Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, limb, health or property of another;
(D) Interferes with another's pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts of violence;
(E) Obstructs, either singly or together with other persons, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear the public way when ordered to do so by the city police or other lawful authority known to be such;
(F) Is in a public place under the influence of an alcohol or drug in a condition as to be unable to exercise care for his or her own safety or the safety of others;
(G) Resists or obstructs the performance of duties by city police or any other authorized official of the city, when known to be an official;
(H) Incites, attempts to incite, or is involved in attempting to incite a riot;
(I) Addresses abusive language or threats to any member of the City Police Department, any other authorized official of the city who is engaged in the lawful performance of his or her duties, or any other person when the words have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence; (Words merely causing displeasure, annoyance or resentment are not prohibited.)
(J) Damages, befouls or disturbs public property or the property of another so as to create a hazardous, unhealthy or physically offensive condition;
(K) Makes or causes to be made any loud, boisterous and unreasonable noise or disturbance to the annoyance of any other persons nearby, or near to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square or common, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed, or the traveling public annoyed;
(L) Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a police officer, when known to be an official, where one or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and the public health and safety is immanently threatened;
(Prior Code, § 11-323) (Ord. 1526, passed 11-1-94) Penalty, see § 10.99