A proclamation of a state of public disorder may be issued as follows.
(A) Proclamation issued by Mayor. The Mayor may, after finding a state of public disorder exists, proclaim a state of public disorder emergency. This proclamation shall be in writing, indicate the area affected and the facts upon which it is based, be signed by the Mayor, and be filed with the City Clerk.
(B) Notice of proclamation. Notice of proclamation of a state of public disorder emergency shall be given by the City Clerk by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, by broadcast through radio and television serving the city and by posting signs at conspicuous places within the area affected. The exercise of the special powers by the Mayor under this section shall not be precluded by the lack of giving notice if the giving of notice has been diligently attempted. All orders and rules promulgated under the proclamation shall be given public notice by the Mayor in the affected area.
(C) Disaster. A state of public disorder emergency shall continue for ten days, unless sooner terminated by the Mayor. The City Council may, by resolution, rescind a proclamation of a state of public disorder emergency. Rescission shall be effective upon due passage.
(D) Prohibited acts. The Mayor may, during the existence of a state of public disorder emergency, prohibit:
(1) Any person being in a public place during the hours declared by the Mayor to be a period of curfew if this period does not exceed 12 hours in any one day and if its area of its application is specifically designated;
(2) Public gatherings of a designated number of persons within a designated area;
(3) The manufacture, use, possession or transportation of any device or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion;
(4) The possession of any flammable or explosive liquids or materials in a glass or uncapped container, except in normal operation of motor vehicle or normal home and commercial use;
(5) The possession of firearms or any other deadly weapon by a person other than at that person’s place of residence or business, except by law enforcement officers;
(6) The sale, purchase or dispensing of alcoholic beverages;
(7) The sale, purchase or dispensing of such other commodities as are designated by the Mayor;
(8) The use of certain streets or highways by the public; and
(9) Such other activities as the Mayor reasonably believes should be prohibited to help maintain life, health, property or the public peace.
(2011 Code, § 6.0203)