[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Hyattsville 12-1-1969. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any lot or square of ground
in the City or the agent of any such owner letting such lot or square
of ground for any circus, carnival or other exhibition to fail, within
24 hours after the circus, carnival or other exhibition shall have
left, to clear and remove from the lot or square of ground in question
all wastepaper, sawdust, shavings, vegetable matter, paper, rubbish,
litter or any dead animal, offal, garbage, putrescible matter of any
sort or any other matter or deposits of any kind or thing injurious
to public health.
[Deleted 4-5-2004 by HO-2004-07]
[Amended 4-5-2004 by
HO-2004-07]
It shall be unlawful at any amusement or place of recreation
or entertainment, including bowling alleys, dance halls, ice cream
parlors and like places for any person or persons, to disturb the
peace or quiet of a neighborhood at any time. This provision also
applies to parking lots attached to the premises.
[Amended 4-5-2004 by
HO-2004-07]
No person in charge of or in control of any place where a public
dance, entertainment or amusement shall be given shall refuse admission
thereto to any City police officer or Code Enforcement Officer who
visits such place for the purpose of inspection or supervision when
such place is open for such dance, entertainment or amusement, nor
shall be or any other person hinder or obstruct such officer in so
doing.
[Amended 4-5-2004 by
HO-2004-07]
No transient, theatrical or any other form of amusement to attend
to which a price of admission is charged will be permitted in the
City unless a permit therefor has been issued by the City Clerk upon
the order of the Mayor which permit may be denied or revoked for good
cause, such as reoccurring conduct connected with the event that is
or was unlawful or disturbing the peace, or against the common good.
[Amended 4-5-2004 by
HO-2004-07]
The fee for a permit required by § 40-5 shall be $50 for each day during which the transient, theatrical or other form of amusement is conducted and continued.
[Deleted 4-5-2004 by HO-2004-07]
[Deleted 4-5-2004 by HO-2004-07]
[Added 3-3-1980 by HB
No. 8-80; amended 8-2-1982 by
HB No. 16-82, 6-1-1998 by HB 98-03, 4-5-2004 by HO-2004-07]
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as a municipal infraction as provided in Chapter 20 of this Code. The fine for any single initial violation shall be $250 and the fine for each repeat of that offense shall be $500.
