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(a) The playing, using, operating or permitting to be used or operated any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, juke box, sound-amplifying device or other sound-producing transmitting or amplifying instrument or device, by whatever name known or designated, in such manner as to cast, emit or propel sound upon the public streets, avenues or highways of the city of the purposes of advertising or attracting the attention of the public to any business, enterprise, person, building or structure, is declared a public nuisance, and the same shall be prohibited.
(b) The playing, using operating or permitting to be played, used or operated, any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, jukebox, sound-amplifying device or other sound-producing, transmitting or amplifying instrument or device, by whatever name known or designated, in such manner as to cast, emit or propel sound upon the public streets, avenues or highways of the city, in pitch, volume or degree greater than is normally acceptable to the human ear or persons of normal hearing ability in the room, enclosure or near the vicinity of such instrument or device from which such sound is being produced or broadcast, is declared a public nuisance, and the same shall be prohibited.
(c) It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated within the city any mechanical exhaust device (designed to aid in the excessive, loud or unusual or explosive) noise from the vehicle, also known as “engine braking”.
(d) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding $100 or be imprisoned not to exceed 30 days, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(Ord. 1948, passed 10-14-2010)
(a) Any person who shall, after the hour of 8:00 p.m. of any day and before the hour of 5:00 a.m. of any day, loiter on the public streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, school grounds and/or buildings and other public places within the city, unless such person is for the time being engaged in some lawful business demanding his or her presence upon such street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, school ground and/or building or other public place, or who shall habitually lurk in public place without being engaged in some lawful business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to disrupt the normal activity, disturb the peace or to remain or loiter at any time on or about the premises or grounds of any public or private school and/or assembly of students for any school activities or athletic events conducted by such public or private school. Any student or any person who is not enrolled in the public or private school or who has been suspended or dismissed from such public or private school or persists in staying or remaining on or about the premises or grounds without any lawful purpose, shall be guilty of the offense of loitering.
(Ord. 1949, passed 10-14-2010)
(a) It is unlawful for any person to commit vagrancy. Any person, violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned not to exceed 30 days, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
VAGRANCY.
(A) Engaging in an unlawful occupation;
(B) Being of the age of 18 years or over and able to work and without lawful means of support and failing or refusing to seek employment;
(C) Loitering in any community without visible means of support;
(D) Loitering on the streets or in a place open to the public with intent to solicit for immoral purposes; or
(E) Deriving support in whole or in part from begging.
(Ord. 1950, passed 10-14-2010)
(a) No sign, poster, banner or advertisement of any kind or type shall be allowed or displayed on the northeast corner of the intersection of Main Street and Avenue D without the prior expressed, written authorization of the city. This prohibition shall extend on the north side of Avenue D to the east of said intersection for 150 feet and on the east side of Main Street to the north of said intersection for 150 feet.
(B) Violations of this section shall be considered a Class C misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1941, passed 7-8-2010)
It shall be unlawful for any participant in any parade in the city, at any time during a parade in the city:
(a) To throw, toss, deposit, deposit or in any way, place or permit to be thrown, tossed, dropped, deposited or placed in or on the path of floats, vehicles or other units of any kind, whatsoever, or any other object of value that would be likely to entice children into the path of a float, vehicle or other units or entries in the parade; or
(b) To throw, toss or permit to be thrown or tossed into the crowd of spectators, assembled along the route of the parade anything or object which might be reasonably anticipated to cause personal injury if such thing or object struck a person. Violators of this section may be forthwith removed from the parade.
(2010 Code, § 11-301) (Ord. 1768, passed - -)
(a) No person shall engage in, participate in form or start any parade, run, walk or other organized activity on the public streets, hereinafter referred to as such a parade unless a parade permit shall be obtained from the City Manager. A person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application with the City Manager on forms provided by the City Clerk at least two weeks, 14 days, in advance of the date of the proposed parade. The City Manager may, in his or her discretion, consider any application for a permit to conduct a parade which is filed less than two weeks prior to the date of such parade. The application for such permit shall be made in writing.
(b) In order that adequate arrangements may be made for the proper policing of the parade, the application shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the person seeking such parade. If he or she is not a resident of the city, then there shall be listed the name, address and telephone of a local representative who shall be included along with the name, address and telephone number of the sponsoring organization and its chief officer;
(2) If the parade is proposed to be conducted for, or on behalf of, or by an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters of the organization and the authorized and responsible heads of the organization;
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the person who would be the parade marshal and who will be responsible for its conduct; and
(4) The route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point and state the location of any reviewing stand.
(2010 Code, § 11-303) (Ord. 1768, passed - -)
The City Manager shall authorize a parade permit to be issued, as provided under this article, when, from consideration of the application and from such other information as may be provided to the City Manager, he or she finds that the standards and requirements set forth in the application are complied with and it would be in the best interests of the city to approve it.
(2010 Code, § 11-304) (Ord. 1768, passed - -)
(a) An event permit shall be required in the following instances:
(1) An event will require the temporary closure of any city street, alley, sidewalk, or other public passageway, or
(2) An event will utilize any city-owned property, including but not limited to, parks, cemetery, buildings, or airport, or
(3) An event will require connections to city utilities, or
(4) An event will be held in conjunction with another city-sponsored event.
(b) Event permit applications should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event date. Applications not meeting this time deadline are subject to denial.
(Ord. 2126, passed 4-11-2024)
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