[Adopted 11-13-1957 as Ch. 26 of the General Ordinances, approved 11-15-1957]
No person shall obstruct, hinder or interfere with, or aid or assist in obstructing, hindering or interfering with, any officer of the City in the performance of his duty.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 147, Harassment of Police Officers.
No person shall willfully injure, destroy, damage or deface any property, real or personal, belonging to the City.
A. 
No person shall litter, sweep, throw, cast or lay, or direct any servant, agent, employee or other person under his control to litter, sweep, throw, cast or lay, any rubbish or refuse of any kind, including but not limited to ashes, offal, garbage, cinders, shells, straw, shavings, paper, leaves, dirt, filth, broken glassware, crockery, bottles, tacks, sticks, stones or any fruit or vegetables or any part or portion thereof, in or upon any building, street, gutter, public place, sidewalk, vacant lot or plot, whether privately or municipally owned.
[Amended 12-2-1968, approved 12-3-1968]
B. 
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any building or premises shall keep and cause to be kept free from litter, rubbish, leaves, garbage, refuse, bottles, cans, broken glassware, dirt, filth, obstructions, encumbrances and nuisances of any kind, the sidewalk flagging, curbstone and gutter abutting said building or premises.
[Added 12-2-1968, approved 12-3-1968]
C. 
No person, being the owner or in charge of or in control of any vehicle or any receptacle, shall scatter, drop or spill, or permit to be scattered, dropped or spilled therefrom, any dirt, sand, gravel, clay, loam, stone or building rubbish, hay, straw, sawdust, shavings or other material of any sort, or manufacturing, trade or household waste, refuse, rubbish of any sort, or ashes, manure, garbage or other organic refuse, or permit the same to be blown therefrom, in or upon any street or public place.
D. 
Any person violating any provision of Subsection A, B or C shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter, which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $2,500.
[Added 11-12-1987, approved 11-13-1987; amended 2-9-2005; approved 2-10-2005]
[Amended 6-22-1960, approved 6-23-1960]
A. 
No person shall place upon any street or sidewalk any paper, shavings, excelsior, hay, packing, rubbish, limbs of trees, leaves, grass, weeds, rags, brush or other waste material or substances unless the same be placed in receptacles or bundles for removal in accordance with requirements of § 140-2 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.
B. 
No person shall place or cause to be placed or leave on the sidewalk or street in front of or in the entrance or hallway of any store, commercial building or factory any paper, packing, rubbish, vegetables, garbage or other waste material or substances between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. during weekdays nor at any time during any Sunday or holiday.
C. 
No person shall burn within the limits of any park area any material of any kind.
A. 
No person shall prevent, hinder or interfere with any employee or licensee of the City in the sweeping or cleaning of any street or in the removal therefrom of sweepings, ashes, garbage, trash, snow, ice or refuse material; nor shall any person interfere or tamper with any equipment or signs used in connection therewith.
B. 
No person other than an authorized employee or licensee of the City shall disturb or remove any ashes, garbage, refuse or rubbish placed for removal.
No person shall permit slops, sewage or any kind of filth to run into any street.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
A. 
Sell or offer for sale a beanshooter or other instrument for throwing bullets, stones or beans.
B. 
Use any beanshooter or other such instrument for throwing bullets, stones or other missiles, or carry the same with the intention of so using.
No person shall sell or offer for sale any prize package of merchandise in any form having a value which is uncertain and dependent upon some unknown quantity of money or other property said to be contained therein or therewith.
[Amended 4-13-1960, approved 4-19-1960; 1-25-1984, approved 1-26-1984]
A. 
Unless otherwise permitted by law, all processions and parades over any public streets or places are prohibited unless a prior written permit signed by the Mayor is obtained. Such permit shall designate the street or streets or public places over which processions and parades may move as well as the day and hours thereof.
B. 
Application for such permit shall be made to the City Clerk accompanied by a fee of $100 for such permit and the filing of a certificate of insurance to be approved by the Corporation Counsel in the sum of $500,000, with the City of Mount Vernon as additional insured, conditioned for the payment of any loss, damage or injury resulting to persons or property by reason of carelessness or negligence on the part of the applicant, its servants, agents or employees.
C. 
The provisions of this section as to the filing of a certificate of insurance and the payment of a fee shall not apply to religious or funeral processions, political parades, parades of departments of the government of the City of Mount Vernon, parades sponsored by the Board of Education of the Mount Vernon School District or parades of United States military forces and local posts or chapters of veterans organizations and their auxiliaries designated in § 183 of the Military Law of the State of New York.
D. 
The Memorial Day Parade, the Independence Day Celebration, the Veterans Day Parade and any other regularly scheduled patriotic service or procession dedicated to the memory of American war veterans and sanctioned by the City of Mount Vernon shall not be canceled or adjourned without the prior consent of the Mayor. A parade, procession or service may be canceled or adjourned only when, in the determination of the Mayor, the proposed parade, procession or service will present a danger to the safety and well-being of the participants, observers or citizens of this community or upon such other grounds which in the opinion of the Mayor may be deemed in the best interests of the general public.
[Added 12-9-1964, approved 12-10-1964]
No person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or match, or spit or litter paper, debris or rubbish in and upon any public bus used for the conveyance of passengers over any and all routes, for the operation of which a franchise or terminable permit has been granted by the City of Mount Vernon. A copy of this section shall be conspicuously displayed in each bus operated and used for the transportation of passengers within the City of Mount Vernon.
[Added 7-26-1978, approved 7-27-1978; amended 9-8-1999, approved 9-9-1999]
No person shall drink, or possess any open container of, beer, wine or other intoxicating beverage on any public street, public sidewalk, public alley, public highway, public playground or public parking area.
[Added 6-22-1960, approved 6-23-1960]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Department of Public Works, together with the Department of Public Safety, to enforce the provisions contained in §§ 191-3, 191-4, 191-5 and 191-6 of this article.
B. 
The Department of Public Works shall have the power, through authorized employees designated by the Mayor, to issue summonses and file informations concerning any violation of any such provisions.
[Added 5-26-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993, approved 6-10-1993]
A person is guilty of exposure if he appears in a public place in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his body are unclothed or exposed. For purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below the top of the areola. This section shall not apply to the breastfeeding of infants but shall apply to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.
[Added 5-26-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993, approved 6-10-1993]
A person is guilty of promoting the exposure of a person when he knowingly conducts, maintains, owns, manages, operates or furnishes any public premises or place where a person in a public place appears in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his body are unclothed or exposed. For purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below the top of the areola. This section shall not apply to the breastfeeding of infants but shall apply to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.