For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires different meanings:
AFFRAY.
A public brawl, fight, debate, or dispute.
EMERGENCY.
Any act of violence or a flagrant and substantial defiance of, or resistance to, a lawful exercise of public authority and that, on account thereof, there is reason to believe that there exists a clear and present danger of a riot or other general public disorder, widespread disobedience of the law, and substantial injury to persons or to property, all of which constitute an imminent threat to public peace or order and to the general welfare of the entire city or a part or parts thereof.
LEGISLATIVE ORDER.
An order by the Mayor declaring, extending, or terminating a State of Local Emergency, examples of which are on file at the Office of the City Clerk.
MAYOR.
The Mayor of the City of Palm Bay or, in his/her absence, the Deputy Mayor, the City Manager, or the Chief of Police, as designated.
RIOT.
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three (3) or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent.
ROUT.
A state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat.
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY.
A company of three (3) or more persons gathered to commit a breach of the peace or to do any other unlawful act.
(Ord. 2003-11, passed 3-20-03; Am. Ord. 2011-55, passed 10-20-11)