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Whoever does any of the following in a public or private place, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know that it will or will tend to alarm, anger, or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of peace, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99:
(A) Engage in brawling or fighting;
(B) Disturbs an assembly or meeting not unlawful in its character; or
(C) Looks, peers, or peeps into the window of any structure not in his or her own property, which structure if occupied or is intended to be occupied as a residence, or loiters around or within view of any window with the intent of watching or looking through said window.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-4) Penalty, see § 130.99
Whoever intentionally obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction or a criminal offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-5) Penalty, see § 130.99
It shall be unlawful for a minor to have in his or her possession any intoxicating liquor or any non-intoxicating malt liquor with intent to consume the same at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian. Possession of such intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating malt liquor at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian shall be prima facie evidence of intent to consume the same at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian. A person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-7) Penalty, see § 130.99
Whoever intentionally and without claim or right takes, uses, transfers, conceals, or retains possession of the property of another where the value of the property is $100 or less without his or her consent, and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-8) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Purpose. The curfew for minors established by this section is maintained for four primary reasons:
(1) To protect the public from illegal acts of minors committed during the curfew hours;
(2) To protect minors from improper influences that prevail during the curfew hours, including involvement with gangs;
(3) To protect minors from criminal activity that occurs during the curfew hours; and
(4) To help parents control their minor children.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
EMERGENCY ERRAND. A task that if not completed promptly threatens the health, safety, or comfort of the minor or a member of the minor’s household. The term shall include, but shall not be limited to, seeking urgent medical treatment, seeking urgent assistance from law enforcement or Fire Department personnel, and seeking shelter from the elements or urgent assistance from a utility company due to a natural or human-made calamity.
OFFICIAL CITY TIME. The time of day as determined by reference to the master clock used by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT OR REFRESHMENT. Those places that include, but are not limited to, movie theaters, pinball arcades, shopping malls, nightclubs catering to minors, restaurants, and pool halls.
PRIMARY CARE or PRIMARY CUSTODY. The person who is responsible for providing food, clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities to the minor. The person providing primary care or custody to the minor shall not be another minor.
SCHOOL ACTIVITY. An event which has been placed on a school calendar by public or parochial school authorities as a school sanctioned event.
(C) Hours.
(1) Minors under the age of 16 years. No minor under the age of 16 years shall be in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings; nor in or upon places of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment; nor in or upon any vacant lot, between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following day, official city time.
(2) Minors ages 16 years to 18 years. No minor of the ages of 16 or 17 years shall be in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings; nor in or upon places of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment; nor in or upon any vacant lot, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. the following day, official city time.
(D) Effect on control by adult responsible for minor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to give a minor the right to stay out until the curfew hours designated in this section if otherwise directed by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor; nor shall this section be construed to diminish or impair the control of the adult person having the primary care or custody of the minor.
(E) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the following situations:
(1) To a minor accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(2) To a minor who is upon an emergency errand at the direction of his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(3) To a minor who is in any of the places described in this section if in connection with or as required by an employer engaged in a lawful business, trade, profession, or occupation; or to a minor traveling directly to or from the location of the business, trade, profession, or occupation and the minor’s residence. Minors who fall within the scope of this exception shall carry written proof of employment and proof of the hours the employer requires the minor’s presence at work;
(4) To a minor who is participating in or traveling directly to or from an event which has been officially designated as a school activity by public or parochial school authorities; or who is participating in or traveling directly to or from an official activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, school, religious institution, or similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor and with the permission of the minor’s parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(5) To a minor who is passing through the city in the course of interstate travel during the hours of curfew;
(6) To a minor who is attending or traveling directly to or from an activity involving the exercise of First Amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly, or freedom of religion;
(7) To minors on the sidewalk abutting their residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor does not complain to the city’s designated law enforcement provider about the minor’s presence; or
(8) To a minor who is married or has been married, or is otherwise legally emancipated.
(F) Duties of person legally responsible for minor. No parent, guardian, or other adult having the primary care or custody of any minor shall permit any violation of the requirements of this section by the minor.
(G) Duties of other persons. No person operating or in charge of any place of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment shall permit any minor to enter or remain in his or her place of business during the hours prohibited by this section unless the minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having primary care or custody of the minor, or unless one of the exceptions to this section applies.
(H) Defense. It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the owner, operator, or employee of an establishment promptly notified the city’s designated law enforcement provider that a minor was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave. Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Purpose. It is recognized that loud, unpleasant, raucous, or prolonged noise has a harmful, debilitating, and detrimental effect upon human beings, adversely affecting their mental and physical health, safety, and well being. Loud, unpleasant, raucous, or prolonged noise is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. In an endeavor to provide for the mental and physical health, safety, and well being and for peaceful repose of the citizens and neighborhoods of the city, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest that loud, unpleasant, raucous, and unnecessary or prolonged noise be abated.
(B) Prohibited noise. The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public health, safety, peace, or welfare:
(1) Any distinctly and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety, or welfare of any person, or precludes his or her enjoyment of property, or affects his or her property’s value in such a manner as to be plainly audible at the boundary of the real property, building, structure, or residence from which the noise originates, or at a distance of 50 feet from the source of the noise. (This general prohibition is not limited by any specific restrictions provided in this section). PLAINLY AUDIBLE is defined as sound that can be detected by a person using their unaided hearing faculties;
(2) All obnoxious noises, motor vehicle or otherwise, in violation of Minn. Rules. Ch. 7030, as it may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated into this section by reference;
(3) The use of any vehicle so out of repair or so loaded as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noise;
(4) The discharging of the exhaust or permitting the discharge of the exhaust of any stationary internal combustion engine, motor boat, motor vehicle, motorcycle, all terrain vehicle (ATV), snowmobile, or any recreational device, except through a muffler or other device that effectively prevents loud or explosive noises therefrom and complies with all applicable state laws and regulations;
(5) Any loud or excessive noise in the loading, unloading, or unpacking of any vehicle; and
(6) The use or operation, or permitting the use or operation, of any radio receiving set, television set, musical instrument, music device, paging system, machine, or other device for producing or reproduction of sound in a distinctly and loudly manner so as to disturb the peace, quiet, and comfort of any person nearby.
(C) Hourly restriction of certain operations.
(1) Domestic power equipment. No person shall operate a power lawn mower, power hedge clipper, chain saw, mulcher, garden tiller, edger, drill, or other similar domestic power equipment, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Snow removal equipment is exempt from this provision.
(2) Refuse hauling. No person shall collect or remove garbage or refuse in any residential district, except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any weekday or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any weekend or holiday.
(3) Construction activities. No person shall engage in or permit construction activities involving the use of any kind of electric, diesel, or gas-powered machine or other power equipment, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(4) Radios, music devices, paging systems, and the like. The operation of any device referred to in division (B)(6) above between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a manner so as to be plainly audible at the property line of the structure or building in which it is located, or at a distance of 50 feet if the source is located outside a structure or building shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(D) Noise impact statements. The City Council may require any person applying for a change in zoning classification or a permit or license for any structure, operation, process, installation, alteration, or project that may be considered a potential noise source to submit a noise impact statement on a form prescribed by the Council. The Council shall evaluate each statement and take its evaluation into account in approving or disapproving the license or permit applied for or the zoning changes requested.
(E) Enforcement. A peace officer may order all persons present in any group or gathering from which such noise emanates or other than the owners or tenants of a dwelling unit to immediately disperse from the party in lieu of being charged under this section. Refusal to disperse is a violation of the section.
(F) Street noise. No person between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall operate a radio, stereo, tape player, or any other mechanical device other than an automobile engine on the highways, streets, parking lots, alleys, sidewalks, or other public property within the city which is audible at a distance of 25 feet.
(G) Engine brakes and compression brakes unlawful. It shall be unlawful within the city for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated any engine brake, compression brake or mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle which results in the excessive, loud, unusual, or explosive noise from such vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-10) (Ord. 745, passed 8-10-2020; Ord. 745A, passed 8-10-2020) Penalty, see §
130.99
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