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(a) No person by any means and after a request to desist shall continue to make, or cause to be made any unreasonable and unnecessary noise of such a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community or to be detrimental to the life or health of any individual, and no person by word, or act, shall willfully conduct himself or herself in a noisy, boisterous or other disorderly manner which disturbs the good order and quiet of the community.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 142-1979, passed 1-14-1980; Ord. 69-1985, passed 9-9-1985)
(a) For purposes of this section,
FALSE ALARM means an alarm signal which necessitates a response by the Police or Fire Division where an emergency situation does not exist.
(b) Whenever more than one false alarm from any given premises occurs more than one time in a six-month period, the owner of the property shall be fined a fee for the second false alarm within the six-month period as established and set forth in the fee schedule in Part One - Title Eleven, Chapter 205 of these codified ordinances. The amount of the fine shall be as set by ordinance from time to time. The fine for any additional false alarms during the six month period will increase as established and set forth in the fee schedule in Part One - Title Eleven, Chapter 205 of these codified ordinances. The amount of the fine shall be as set by ordinance from time to time.
(Ord. 99-58, passed 4-12-1999)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 205.01
A law enforcement officer or firefighter engaged in suppressing a riot or in protecting persons or property during a riot:
(a) Is justified in using force, other than deadly force, when and to the extent he or she has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters;
(b) Is justified in using force, including deadly force, when and to the extent he or she has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters whose conduct is creating a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons.
(R.C. § 2917.05)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly obstruct any highway, street, sidewalk, or any other public passage in such a manner as to render the highway, street, sidewalk, or passage impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or hazard if both of the following apply:
(1) The obstruction prevents an emergency vehicle from accessing a highway or street, prevents an emergency service responder from responding to an emergency, or prevents an emergency vehicle or an emergency service responder from having access to an exit from an emergency.
(2) Upon receipt of a request or order from an emergency service responder to remove or cease the obstruction, the person refuses to remove or cease the obstruction.
(b) Division (a) of this section does not limit or affect the application of R.C. § 2921.31 or any other section of the Ohio Revised Code. Any conduct that is a violation of division (a) of this section and that also is a violation of R.C. § 2921.31 or any other section of the Ohio Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the other section of the Ohio Revised Code, or both sections.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawfully impeding public passage of an emergency service responder, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(d) As used in this section, EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONDER has the same meaning as in R.C. § 2903.13.
(R.C. § 2917.14)
Editor’s note:
See § 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.