[Code 1975, § 24-23; Code 1992, § 20-127; 5-23-2022 by Ord. No. 22-002[1]]
No person shall disturb the public peace and quiet by loud,
boisterous or vulgar conduct or by fighting or quarreling in a public
place.
[Code 1975, § 24-24; Code 1992, § 20-128]
No person shall permit or suffer any place occupied or controlled
by him or her to be a resort of noisy, boisterous or disorderly persons.
[Code 1975, § 24-26; Code 1992, § 20-129(a)]
No person shall prowl about any alley or the private premises
of any other person in the nighttime, without authority or the permission
of the owner or occupant of such premises.
[9-10-1990 by Ord. No.
990; Code 1992, § 20-129.1]
(a)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
As defined as in the Controlled Substances Act, MCL 333.7101
et seq.
Any item as defined in § 34-271.
(b)
No person shall knowingly loiter about any building, house, vacant
lot, street, boulevard, alley, yard, apartment, store, automobile,
boat, boathouse, airplane or other place where controlled substances
or drug paraphernalia are illegally sold, used, dispensed, furnished,
given away or stored.
[Code 1975, § 24-27; Code 1992, § 20-130]
No person shall collect or stand in crowds or arrange, encourage
or abet the collection of persons in crowds for illegal or mischievous
purposes in any public place.
[Code 1975, § 24-28; Code 1992, § 20-131]
No person shall jostle or roughly crowd persons in any street,
alley, park or public building.
[Code 1975, § 24-29; Code 1992, § 20-132; 5-23-2022 by Ord. No. 22-002]
No person shall be intoxicated in any public place and endanger
directly the safety of other persons or of property or act in a manner
that causes a public disturbance. For purposes of the section, "intoxicated"
means a person is under the influence of alcoholic liquor, a controlled
substance, or other intoxicating substance or a combination of alcoholic
liquor, a controlled substance, or other intoxicating substance.
[Code 1992, § 20-133; 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1065]
(a)
Purpose. This section regulates areas around all public and private
schools in order to provide students and teachers the peace, quiet,
safety, and good order necessary for a proper educational environment.
(b)
Prohibited activities. Activities prohibited under this section shall
be as follows:
(1)
A person shall not disturb or assist in disturbing the peace,
quiet, safety, and good order of any school. A person who is not a
regularly enrolled student, teacher or other employee of the school
shall not enter and remain in any school building between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. on days when school is in session, without first going
to the school's office, identifying himself or herself to the principal
or a designee, and receiving approval to remain.
(2)
A person shall not remain on school grounds after being requested
to leave by a principal, designee or other competent authority who
finds such person to be creating a disturbance or diversion or on
school premises while school or school activities are in progress.
Such person shall leave immediately upon request.
(3)
A person shall not be on school premises after one-half hour
after sunset unless actively engaged or a spectator in school-sponsored
events or an organized recreational, social or community activity
supervised by a recognized, responsible adult.
[9-25-2006 by Ord. No.
1270]
(a)
Any person who shall enter and/or remain upon the lands or premises
of another without lawful authority, after having been directed not
to enter onto or remain on the property through the conspicuous posting
of informational signs, is trespassing.
(b)
Any person who shall willfully enter upon the lands or premises of
another without lawful authority after having been forbidden so to
do by the owner, occupant, agent or servant of the owner or occupant
or a duly authorized police officer, or any person being upon the
land or premises of another, upon being notified either verbally or
in writing to depart therefrom by the owner, occupant, agent or servant
of the owner or occupant or a duly authorized police officer, who
without lawful authority neglects or refuses to depart therefrom is
trespassing.
(c)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1)
OWNER — The titleholder, land contract purchaser,
lessee, tenant, occupant, agent, employee or trustee thereof. For
a public, private, or parochial school, the term "owner" includes
authorized employees of the school or school district.
(2)
PERSON — Any individual adult or minor, partnership,
firm and corporation.
(3)
TRESPASS — The unauthorized use of private property
not open to the public or any public, private, or parochial school
site. The term "trespass" does not include the use of property by
the owner thereof and persons lawfully residing upon the property,
nor shall it include a person accompanied by the owner or a person
lawfully residing upon the property. The term "trespass" does not
include a person in the process of entering or on property for the
purpose of normal ingress to and egress from a residence; a commercial
establishment; any public, private, or parochial school; or other
lawful occupancy of the property.
[Code 1975, § 23-1; Code 1992, § 20-146]
The erection, including excavating therefor, demolition, alteration
or repair of any building and the excavation of streets and highways
at any time on Sundays and on other days, except between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., is hereby prohibited, unless a permit
is first obtained from the City Manager.
[Code 1975, § 23-2; Code 1992, § 20-147]
The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam
engine, stationary internal combustion engine or motor vehicle, except
through a muffler or other device which effectively prevents loud
or explosive noises therefrom, is hereby prohibited.
[Code 1975, § 23-4; Code 1992, § 20-149]
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing or the making
of any other loud noise on the public streets between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or the making of any such noise at any time
so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons
in any school, place of worship or office or in any dwelling, hotel
or other type of residence or of any person in the vicinity, is hereby
prohibited.
[Code 1975, § 23-5; Code 1992, § 20-150]
The hawking of goods, merchandise or newspapers in a loud and
boisterous manner is hereby prohibited.
[Code 1975, § 23-6; Code 1992, § 20-151]
The use of any loudspeaker, amplifier or other similar instrument
or device, whether stationary or mounted on a vehicle, is hereby prohibited.
However, speakers in the course of a public address which is noncommercial
in character may use such an instrument or device, subject to the
following restrictions:
(1)
The only sounds permitted are music or human speech.
(2)
Operations are permitted for four hours each day, except on Sunday
and legal holidays when no operations shall be authorized. The permitted
four hours of operation shall be between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m. and between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
(3)
Sound amplifying equipment mounted on vehicles shall not be operated
unless the sound truck upon which such equipment is mounted is operated
at a speed of at least 10 miles per hour, except when such truck is
stopped or impeded by traffic.
(4)
Sound shall not be issued within 100 yards of hospitals, schools,
churches or courthouses.
(5)
The volume of sound shall be controlled so that it will not be audible
for a distance in excess of 100 feet from the sound amplifying equipment
and so that the volume is not unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring,
disturbing or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility.
(6)
No sound amplifying equipment shall be operated with an excess of
15 watts of power in the last stage of amplification.
[Code 1975, § 23-7; Code 1992, § 20-152]
The playing of any radio, electric or electronic sound-producing
device, television set, phonograph or musical instrument in such a
manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between
11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to annoy or
disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office or in
any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence or of any person in
the vicinity is hereby prohibited.
[Code 1975, § 23-8; Code 1992, § 20-153]
The creation of any loud and excessive noise in connection with
loading or unloading any vehicle or the opening and destruction of
bales, boxes, crates and containers is hereby prohibited.
[Code 1975, § 23-10; Code 1992, § 20-155]
None of the terms or prohibitions of this division shall apply
to or be enforced against the following:
(1)
Any police or fire vehicle or any ambulance, while engaged upon emergency
business.
(2)
Excavations or repairs of bridges, streets or highways by or on behalf
of the City or the state, during the night, when the public safety,
welfare and convenience render it impossible to perform such work
during the day.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 34-208, Loading or unloading vehicles; opening and destruction of bales, boxes, was renumbered as § 34-207 5-23-2022 by Ord. No. 22-002. This ordinance also repealed former § 34-209, Blowing of whistles or sirens (Code 1975, § 23-9; Code 1992, § 20-154) and renumbered former §§ 34-210 and 34-211 as §§ 34-208 and 34-209, respectively.
[Code 1975, § 23-11; Code 1992, § 20-156; 5-23-2022 by Ord. No. 22-002]
(a)
Notwithstanding any other section of this Code with the exception of § 34-208, no person operating or in control of a parked or moving vehicle, including motorcycles and mopeds, shall operate or permit the operation of an electronically amplified sound system in or on the vehicle so as to produce sound that is clearly audible more than 50 feet from the vehicle. A violation of this section shall be a municipal civil infraction.
