Sec. 84.05. - [Reserved.]

   Editor’s note—Ord. No. 24-11-20-001, adopted Nov. 11, 2024, repealed § 84.05, which limited the blowing of train whistles and derived from the 1969 Code and Res. No. R03-08-04-001.

Sec. 84.06. - [Reserved.]

Editor's note—Ord. No. 20-12-16-003, adopted Dec. 16, 2020, repealed § 84.06, which pertained to failing to assist an officer and derived from the 1969 Code. 

Sec. 84.07. - [Reserved.]

Editor's note— Ord. No. 14-04-07-001, § 5, adopted Apr. 7, 2014, repealed § 84.07, which pertained to ball-playing in business district and derived from the 1969 Code.

Sec. 84.08. - Discharge of firearms, fireworks, and the like.

   No person shall discharge any firearms, air guns, fireworks, pyrotechnics, or any explosive contrivance within Town limits except as permitted by law. For purposes of this section, a firearm is defined as any gun, rifle, pistol, or other barreled weapon capable of discharging projectiles such as shot, bullets, pellets, BBs, or other missiles at a muzzle velocity of at least 600 feet per second and actually loaded with such a projectile. For purposes of this section, an air gun is defined as any gun, rifle, pistol, or other barreled weapon that uses air to discharge projectiles such as shot, markers, pellets, BBs, or other missiles at a muzzle velocity of at least 350 feet per second and actually loaded with such projectiles. For the purpose of this section, the Town adopts the definition of fireworks and pyrotechnics as found in G.S. Chapter 14, Article 54.

(`69 Code, 10-5; Ord. No. 24-11-20-001, 11-20-24; Ord. No. 24-12-18-001, 12-18-24)

   State law reference—Town's authority to regulate use of firearm, see G.S. 160A-189.

Sec. 84.09. - Loitering.

   (a)   No person shall loiter in or on any street, park, or public place or in any public building, or obstruct the access to any public building or any part thereof, or obstruct passage through or on any public street, park, or public place.

(`69 Code, 10-18)

   (b)   For the purposes of this section, "loiter" shall encompass, but shall not necessarily be limited to, one or more of the following acts:

   (1)   Obstruction of the free unhampered passage of pedestrians or vehicles.

   (2)   Obstructing, molesting, or interfering with any person lawfully on any street, park, or other public place.

   (3)   Refusing to move on when so requested by a police officer provided that the police officer has exercised their discretion reasonably under the circumstances in order to preserve or promote public peace and order.

   (c)   For the purpose of this section, "other public place" shall be deemed to include the quasi-public area in front of or adjacent to any store, shop, restaurant, luncheonette, or other place of business and shall include also any parking lots or other vacant private property not owned or under the dominion of the person charged with a violation of this section.

(`69 Code, 10-18; Ord. No. 24-11-20-001, 11-20-24)

Cross reference— Penalty, see 10.99; regulation of parks generally, see Ch. 96.