No person shall:
(A) Create or unlawfully engage in any disturbance, fight or quarrel in any public place, except in reasonable self-defense when attacked without reasonable provocation or in reasonable defense of another who was so attacked;
(B) Disturb the public peace and quiet by loud, boisterous or vulgar conduct or language;
(C) Without proper authority, conduct himself or herself in any public place so as to obstruct the free and uninterrupted passage of the public;
(D) Disturb or unreasonably interfere with any service of worship or any other assembly gathered for lawful purposes;
(E) (1) (a) Discharge, offer for sale, or possess any fireworks except the type and under the conditions permitted by the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (M.C.L.A. §§ 28.451 et seq.);
(b) Ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks, as defined in the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (M.C.L.A. §§ 28.451 et seq.):
1. On any day other than the following days: on December 31, after 11:00 a.m. and until 1:00 a.m. on January 1; on the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day after 11:00 a.m. and until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days; on June 29 to July 4 after 11:00 a.m. and until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days; on July 5, if July 5 is a Friday or Saturday, after 11:00 a.m. and until 11:45 p.m.; and on the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Labor Day, after 11:00 a.m. and until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days;
2. On public or school property, without the express permission of the city or a permit from the city granting such permission to do so; or
3. On church property or the property of another, without express permission from the property owner.
(c) Ignite, discharge, or use consume fireworks, or low-impact fireworks, as defined in the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (M.C.L.A. §§ 28.451 et seq.), while under the influence of alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance, or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, as the terms are defined in the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code (M.C.L.A. §§ 257.1 et seq.); or
(d) Sell consumer fireworks to an individual who is less than 18 years of age.
(2) A person who is guilty of a violation of this division (E) is responsible for a civil infraction punishable by a fine of $1,000. Five hundred dollars of the fine collected under this section shall be remitted to the City Department of Public Safety which is responsible for enforcing the ordinance.
(F) Incite, cause or attempt to incite or cause any assembled group of persons to act in a manner that is likely to or does endanger the safety of another person or of property;
(G) By the use or means of telephone, perform any of the following:
(1) Disturb the peace, quiet or privacy of any other person or family by repeated calls intended to harass or annoy the person or family to whom the calls are made;
(2) Use obscene or offensive language, or suggest any lewd or lascivious act;
(3) Attempt to extort money or anything of value from any person;
(4) Threaten any physical violence or harm to any person;
(5) Repeatedly and continuously ring the telephone of any person with intent to disturb or harass such person;
(6) Knowingly and intentionally make a false report of a crime, fire, traffic crash or medical emergency; or
(7) Repeatedly dial 9-1-1 except to report an emergency condition requiring a police, Fire Department or emergency medical response.
(H) Create any loud noises or use any loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other electrical or mechanical device intended to increase the volume of sound at any place or places within the city in such a manner as to disturb unnecessarily and without reasonable cause the quiet, comfort or repose of any person or persons between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except as allowed by permit issued by the city;
(I) Remain on the premises of any city building unless such person is present for the purposes of conducting business with city officials or attending, participating in or observing any hearing or meeting held in such city building; or
(J) Permit or allow any loud noises, electrical, mechanical, human or animal in origin, to be emitted from any place occupied or controlled by him or her so as to disturb unnecessarily and without reasonable cause the quiet, comfort or repose of any person or persons.
(Ord. effective 11-18-2016; Ord. effective 3-1-2019)