(A) This is a substitution for the borough’s curfew Ord. 91-11 of November 4, 1991, as previously amended and revised, prescribing, in accordance with prevailing community standards, regulations for the conduct of minors on streets at night, for the protection of younger children in the borough from each other and from other persons on the streets during nighttime hours, for the enforcement of parental control and responsibility for their children, for the protection of the public from nocturnal criminal mischief by minors and for the reduction of the incident of juvenile criminal activity, all for the good of minors, for the furtherance of family responsibility and for the public good, safety and welfare.
(B) The Borough Council finds that the minors curfew meets a very real local need, has been over the years a significant factor in minimizing juvenile delinquency and should be updated and amplified in the light of the borough’s local situation and facts.
(C) The community sense of the proper time for cessation of outdoor activities by minors on the streets is reflected in the curfew hours declared by this chapter which takes into consideration also the danger hours for nocturnal crime and for accumulations of minors with potential risks incident to immaturity.
(D) Adequate indoor living space in the borough permits minors to healthfully occupy their time.
(E) Commercial recreational facilities are almost nonexistent, and there is little or nothing for minors to do outdoors but roam the streets after the curfew hours.
(F) The borough is a stable family community. Parental responsibility for the whereabouts of children is the norm, legal sanctions to enforce such responsibility have had a demonstrated effectiveness over the years, as parental control increases likelihood of juvenile delinquency decreases, and there is a continuing need for the nocturnal curfew for minors which has achieved and will continue to achieve under local conditions the purposes hereinbefore stated.
(2006 Code, § 6-202) (Ord. 2008-4, passed 5-5-2008)