Whenever the Mayor determines that an emergency exists as a result of any natural disaster or man-made calamity, or clear and present danger thereof, or riot, insurrection, mob action or other civil disturbance causing danger of injury or damage to any person or property, the Mayor shall have the power to impose, by proclamation, any or all of the following regulations necessary to restore peace and order to the City:
(a) Prohibit or limit the number of persons who may gather or congregate upon the public streets, highways, sidewalks or any outdoor place, or in any theater, restaurant, place of public assembly or commercial establishment to which the public has access;
(b) Restrict or prohibit movement within, above or beneath any danger or emergency;
(c) Establish a curfew during such hours of the day or night as he or she deems advisable and prohibit persons from being out-of-doors during such curfew;
(d) Prohibit or restrict the retail sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of gasoline or other flammable liquid or any other flammable or combustible product in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle;
(e) Order the closing of gasoline stations and other establishments engaged in the retail sale, distribution or dispensing or giving away of flammable liquid or any other flammable or combustible product;
(f) Prohibit or restrict the sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of any firearms or ammunition of any character whatsoever;
(g) Order the closing of any and all establishments, or portions thereof, engaged in the sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of firearms and/or ammunition;
(h) Prohibit or restrict the carrying or possessing on the public streets or sidewalks or in any public park or square or any other public place a weapon or object intended to be used as a weapon, including but not limited to firearms, bows and arrows, air rifles, slingshots, knives, razors, broken bottles, fire bombs, missiles of any kind, club, blackjacks, billies, chains or similar items;
(i) Prohibit or restrict the retail sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of acids, caustics or any chemicals or other substances capable of being used singly or in combination to cause injury or damage to persons or property;
(j) Call upon regular and auxiliary law enforcement agencies within the City, upon the Sheriff of Madison County and the Sheriff of any adjoining County, upon the Mayor or other chief executive of any municipal corporation within Madison County or any adjoining County, upon the Chairman of the Board of Township Trustees of any Township within Madison County or any adjoining County, to furnish law enforcement or fire protection personnel, or both, together with appropriate equipment and apparatus, as may be necessary to preserve the public peace and protect persons and property within the City, as provided in Ohio R.C. 737.10; and
(k) Prohibit the sale of beer, wine and intoxicating liquor.
(Ord. 194-01. Passed 11-1-01.)