Disorderly conduct is hereby prohibited within the Borough of
Crafton. Any person who shall willfully make or cause to be made any
loud, boisterous and unseemly noise or disturbance to the annoyance
of the peaceable residents nearby, or near to any public street or
alley, or public ground within the Borough, whereby the public peace
is broken or disturbed, or the traveling public annoyed, shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct.
A.
Disturbance of the peace is hereby prohibited within the Borough
of Crafton. Any person who shall be guilty of any willful act causing
or tending to cause a disturbance of the peace and good order of the
Borough; or causing or tending to cause any danger, discomfort or
annoyance to inhabitants of the Borough or to users of any of the
public streets or alleys in the Borough; or who shall fight or quarrel
or incite others to fight or quarrel; or who shall publicly make use
of obscene or indecent language; or who shall loaf or loiter or congregate
upon any of the public streets or alleys or public grounds in the
Borough, to the annoyance of the peaceable residents nearby or traveling
upon any street or alley or being lawfully upon any of the public
grounds in the Borough, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed
or the traveling public annoyed; or who shall drink any alcoholic
beverage while being in or upon any of the public streets or alleys
or parks or other public grounds in the Borough, shall be guilty of
disturbance of the peace.
B.
Any person who shall have in his possession an open container, bottle
or can containing any alcoholic beverage while being in or upon any
public streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds in the Borough
of Crafton shall be guilty of disturbing the peace.
C.
The Borough Council, by resolution, may establish and revise regulations
to permit the possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage
for a specific community event in public places on such terms, at
such times, and at such locations as are established by regulations.
D.
Any person, group, or establishment desiring to conduct a community
event and obtain a waiver of the provisions of any section hereof
prohibiting public consumption of alcoholic beverages shall submit
an application to the Borough to obtain a license for such waiver;
provided, however, that the Borough is not required to grant such
a waiver.
Any person, group, or establishment that does not conform to
the provisions of this article shall be guilty of disturbing the peace
when a violation of possessing an open container of an alcoholic beverage
on a public place occurs as a result of nonconformance with this article.
Any person, group, or establishment that has been issued a license
but does not abide by this article shall be subject to the penalties
contained in Section 405 and, in addition, may have the license revoked
by the Borough.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall
be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution.
