[R.O. 2009 §215.330; CC 1976 §18-25; Ord. No. 219 §1, 3-6-1961]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit wide loading of trees or brush, or permit the dragging of brush, trees, logs or tree stumps upon the streets or alleys of the City without the permission of the Street Commissioner.
[R.O. 2009 §215.380; CC 1976 §18-41; R.O. 1954 §500]
Whoever shall, within this City, wantonly or mischievously throw or project any stone, brick, metal or other hard substance, in, upon, over, or across any street, alley, thoroughfare or other public place, or in, upon or across any private property without lawful permission, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.385; Ord. No. 1937 §1, 7-16-2001]
A. 
Generally.
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or otherwise propel firecrackers, explosives, eggs, water balloons, or any other substance against any person, automobile or occupant thereof from an automobile, whether the same is stationary or moving, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive an automobile from which such objects or substances are thrown.
2. 
The fact that such person is driving an automobile from which firecrackers, explosives, eggs, water balloons, or other substances are thrown at another automobile or pedestrian, shall be prima facie evidence that the driver of such automobile has violated this Section.
B. 
Responsibility Of Occupants. Each occupant of an automobile, whether moving or stationary, from which firecrackers, explosives, eggs, water balloons, or other substances have been thrown or propelled against pedestrians or other automobiles upon the public highways in the City, who shall fail to prevent other occupants from hurling such eggs, water balloons, firecrackers, explosives, or other substances, as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and the fact that such objects or substances were hurled or propelled as aforesaid by an occupant of an automobile shall be prima facie evidence against all occupants of such automobile of a violation of the provisions of this Section.
C. 
Duty To Report Violations. Both the driver and any other occupant of any automobile from which firecrackers, explosives, eggs, water balloons, or other substances have been thrown against pedestrians or other automobiles upon the public highways of the City shall be equally guilty of an ordinance violation, unless the driver or other occupant of such automobile shall immediately stop such automobile, or cause the same to be stopped, and report such action to the police, and the failure of such driver and other occupant to stop such automobile, or cause the same to be stopped, and to report such violation shall be prima facie proof of a violation of the provisions of this Section.
[R.O. 2009 §215.390; CC 1976 §24-3; R.O. 1954 §492]
Whoever shall keep or leave open any cellar door or grating of any vault, on any street, highway, or sidewalk, or shall suffer any such grating or door belonging to the premises occupied by him/her to be in an insecure or unsafe condition, or whoever shall suffer any well, cistern, or other excavation on premises owned or occupied by him/her to remain uncovered, or in an unsafe condition, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.450; CC 1976 §12-31; Ord. No. 1428 §§1—3, 5-1-1989]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn solid waste unless an approved incinerator is provided or unless a variance has been obtained from the appropriate air pollution control agency; provided however, such burning shall not endanger the life or property of the community.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn materials of any nature whatsoever upon public streets and thoroughfares within the City.
C. 
It shall be at the discretion of the Police Chief, Fire Chief and City Administrator jointly to decide to ban all outside or open burning of any kind whatsoever in emergency or fire hazard situations.
[R.O. 2009 §215.510; CC 1976 §18-39; R.O. 1954 §522]
It shall be unlawful, and it is hereby made an ordinance violation, for any person to engage in the avocation or business of fortune-teller.
[R.O. 2009 §215.520; CC 1976 §18-40; R.O. 1954 §501]
No person shall in this City on any square, street, avenue, alley or public place, except in places designed and set aside for that purpose, play at throwing and catching baseballs, or any game of amusement, or engage in any sport or exercise.
[R.O. 2009 §215.530; CC 1976 §18-42; R.O. 1954 §515]
Every farmer desiring to sell farm products in the City shall place his/her vehicle only at such places designated by the City Chief of Police, and no such vehicle shall be parked or stand on Main Street, or on any side street within fifteen (15) feet of Main Street. The violation of this Section shall constitute an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.540; CC 1976 §18-43; R.O. 1954 §531]
Any person, minor or adult, except an employee or passenger, who shall climb upon, hold to, or in any manner attach himself to any locomotive, or car of any railroad, while the same shall be in motion, or running into or through the City, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 §215.555; Ord. No. 1936 §1, 7-16-2001]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to misuse the emergency telephone service. For the purpose of this Section, "emergency" means any incident involving danger to life or property that calls for an emergency response dispatch of police, fire, EMS or other public safety organization; "misuse the emergency telephone service" includes, but is not limited to, repeatedly calling the "911" for non-emergency situations causing operators or equipment to be in use when emergency situations may need such operators or equipment; and "repeatedly" means three (3) or more times within a one (1) month period.
B. 
Telephone "911" Emergency Lines—Automatic Dialers Prohibited.
1. 
Whenever in this Section the following terms are used, each shall have the meaning respectively ascribed in this Section:
a. 
Phone number "911": The phone number designated and designed by the telephone company for the calling public to use to notify the City's emergency dispatchers of a fire emergency, a medical emergency or a police emergency.
b. 
Automatic dialer: Any device attached to any alarm system so designed or programmed that, when activated, will automatically dial a predetermined or predesigned phone number.
c. 
Alarm: Any device attached by wiring or by any electronic components to any structure that, when activated by any means, will alert by radio wave or telephone wire a predetermined station of an emergency.
2. 
Prohibition. No person, company or corporation shall keep, maintain, design, wire or program any type of alarm system which will activate an automatic dialer to automatically dial the City's "911" emergency telephone service. Each day that any violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
C. 
Telephone "911" Emergency Lines—Non-Emergency Calls Prohibited.
1. 
No person shall complete a call on a "911" emergency line to the City of Higginsville public safety answering point unless such call is for the purpose of summoning ambulance, fire or police response to an emergency situation.
2. 
For the purpose of this Section "emergency situation" is defined as a sudden or unexpected happening that calls for public safety action without delay.
3. 
Any person who completes a non-emergency call on a "911" emergency line may be charged in Lafayette County Circuit Court, Municipal Division.
4. 
The person to whom the telephone number of the instrument (is registered) from which (number) a non-emergency call on a "911" line has been made shall be deemed responsible for said violation. This presumption shall be rebuttable.
5. 
Exception. If a non-emergency call on a "911" line originates from a public pay telephone, the person actually making such a call shall be deemed responsible for said violation.