The City Council has determined that there is a significant amount of juvenile violence and crime committed by persons under the age of 17 in the city; and that due to their lack of maturity and experience persons under the age of 17 are particularly susceptible during curfew hours to participating in gang-related and other unlawful activities, and to being victims of adult perpetrators of crime; and the city has an obligation to provide for the protection of persons under the age of 17 from each other and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control of and responsibility for their children, for the protection of the general public, and for the reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities; and the City Council has determined that a curfew for those under 17 years-of-age will serve the interest of public health, safety, and general welfare, and will help to attain the foregoing objectives and to diminish the undesirable impacts of such conduct on the citizens of the city.
(Ord. 2007-16, passed 5-1-07; Am. Ord. 2010-09, passed 3-23-10; Am. Ord. 2013-09, passed 3-26-13; Am. Ord. 2016-07, passed 3-22-16; Am. Ord. 2019-09, passed 4-8-19)