ARTICLE 2. LOCAL REGULATIONS
11-201. BARBED WIRE AND ELECTRIC FENCE.
(a) Barbed Wire Fences. No person shall, upon any property owned or possessed by him or her, and contiguous to or along any street, alley, public ground or sidewalk in the city, construct, set up or maintain any barbed wire fence, or enclosure, unless such barbed wire or barbed wire fence is secured, constructed, set up or maintained at least six feet above the ground level.
(b) Electric Fences. No person shall, upon any property owned or possessed by him or her, install, operate, or use an electric fence.
(Ord. 877, Sec. 4)
11-202. PERMITTING DANGEROUS ANIMAL TO BE AT LARGE.
It shall be unlawful to permit a dangerous animal to be at large. Permitting a dangerous animal to be at large is the act or omission of the owner or custodian of an animal of dangerous or vicious propensities who, knowing of such propensities, permits or suffers such animal to go at large or keeps such animal without taking ordinary care to restrain it.
(Code 1987, 13-206)
11-203. REMOVING BARRICADES.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, throw down, run over, or interfere with any barricade or barricades erected by the city or any contractor executing a municipal contract, placed to guard and protect any grading, paving, sidewalk construction or other public work.
(Code 1987, 13-603)
11-204. GIVING A FALSE ALARM.
It shall be unlawful to give a false alarm. Giving a false alarm is:
(a) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an impending bombing, crime, or catastrophe, knowing that the report or warning is baseless and under such circumstances that it is likely to cause public inconvenience, or to cause city officials to take action to investigate such report or warning; or
(b) Transmitting in any manner to the fire department of the city a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists.
(Code 1987, 13-503)
11-205. WINDOW PEEPING.
It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon the property owned or occupied by another in this city for the purpose of looking or peeping into any window, door, skylight, or other opening in a house, room or building, or to loiter in a public street, alley, parking lot or other public place for the purpose of wrongfully observing the actions of the occupants of any such house, room or building. (Code 1987, 13-505)
11-206. CURFEW; CHILDREN.
It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of 16 years to wander, lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about, or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, parking lot, park, playground, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public use, whether on foot or in a vehicle or by any other means after the hour of 10:30 p.m. and before the hour of 6:00 a.m. and it shall further be unlawful for any child under the age of 18 years to wander, loaf, lounge, loiter or play in, about or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, park, playground, public place or any other place normally accessible to the public for public use, whether on foot or in a vehicle or by any other means after the hour of 12:00 midnight and before the hour of 6:00 a.m.; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to those children who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, nor to those who are enroute by the most direct and accessible route from their homes to an authorized place of employment, nor to those who are enroute by the most direct and accessible route from a school or church sponsored activity to their resident. (Ord. 2001-08)
11-207. SAME; PARENTS AND OTHERS.
It shall be unlawful for any parent or legal guardian of any minor to permit or allow such a child to wander, lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, parking lot, park, playground, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public use, during the hours of curfew imposed by section 11-206 and 11-209. (Ord. 839, Sec. 2)
11-208. SAME; SUSPENSION.
The governing body of the city, on specific occasions and in response to written request submitted not less than seven calendar days prior to the occasion, shall have the authority to suspend by official proclamation published in the official city paper, the hours of curfew stated in section 11-206.
(Code 1987, 13-904)
11-209. SAME; HALLOWEEN CURFEW.
On Halloween on each year it shall be unlawful for any minor to wander, lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about, or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, parking lot, park, playground, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public use, whether on foot or in a vehicle or by any other means, after 9:00 p.m. on Halloween until 6:00 a.m., the following morning; provided, whoever, such prohibition shall not apply to minors who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, nor to those who are enroute by the most direct and accessible route from their homes to an authorized place of employment or a public school function, nor to minors returning by the most direct and accessible route from their place of employment or a public school function; provided further, that the term authorized as used in this section shall denote prior written authorization by a parent or legal guardian.
(Ord. 2009-07; Code 2014)
11-210. EXCESSIVE NOISE.
(a) Person. The word person as used herein shall include the singular and the plural and shall also be and include any person, firm, corporation, association, club, co-partnership, society, or any other organization.
(b) Purpose. The governing body of the city recognizes that excess loud noise may disrupt the peaceful environment of its citizens and can present a safety hazard to residents of the city.
(c) Prohibited Conduct.
(1) No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot or driveway, whether public or private property, shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from any vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 or more feet from the vehicle.
(2) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any loudspeaker or sound amplification system on any public property or on private property that is generally accessible to the public in a manner whereby the sound is plainly audible at a distance of more than 50 feet from such loudspeaker or sound amplification system.
(3) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any loudspeaker or sound amplification system in a private building or dwelling unit in a manner whereby the sound is plainly audible outside the buildings structure or outside the dwelling unit.
(d) Definitions.
(1) Sound Amplification System - means any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loudspeaker, or other electronic device used for the amplification of sound.
(2) Plainly Audible - means any sound produced by a sound amplification system from within the vehicle which clearly can be heard at a distance of 50 feet or more. Measurement standards shall be the auditory senses, based on direct line. Words or phrases need not be discernible and base reverberations are included.
(e) Defenses. - It is affirmative defense to a charge under this article that the operator is not otherwise prohibited by law from operating the sound amplification system, and that any of the following exemptions to the prohibited conduct shall apply:
(1) The system was being operated to request medical or vehicular assistance or to warn of a hazardous road condition.
(2) The system was being operated in an emergency vehicle by personnel authorized to operate such vehicle.
(3) The vehicle was owned and operated by a governmental entity or a public utility company; or
(4) The loudspeaker or system or vehicle was used in authorized public activities, such as parades, sporting events, school activities, public auctions and other activities which have the approval of the governing body or an agent of the city authorized to grant such approval.
(Ord. 2000-14, Sec. 1:4)