HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.4241.06-20-2011 BILL NO. 11-93 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 17-160 TO
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, REGARDING NUISANCE
PARTIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1 . There is hereby added a new Section 17-160 to
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau entitled
"Nuisance Parties" , in words and figures, to read as follows :
Sec . 17-160 . Nuisance parties .
(a) Definitions .
The following definitions shall apply to this Section:
Nuisance Party is a social gathering of ten or more
people on residential property that results in any of
the following occurring at the site of the gathering,
on neighboring property or on an adjacent public
street :
(1) Unlawful sale, furnishing, possession or
consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(2) Violation of any of the provisions of
Section 17-156 to 17-158 of this chapter
(noise) ;
(3) Fighting;
(4 ) Property damage;
(5) Littering;
(6) Outdoor urination or defecation in a place
open to public view;
(7) The standing or parking of vehicles in a
manner that obstructs the free flow of
traffic;
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(8) Conduct that threatens injury to persons or
damage to property;
(9) Unlawful use or possession of marijuana or
any drug or controlled substance;
(10) Trespassing; or
(11) Indecent exposure .
Permit means to give permission to; or to allow by
silent consent, by not prohibiting, or by failing to
exercise control .
(b) Nuisance parties prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person having the right
to possession of any residential premises, whether
individually or jointly with others, to cause or
permit a social gathering on the premises to become a
nuisance party.
(c) Police order to disperse .
Cape Girardeau police officers are authorized to order
those attending a nuisance party to disperse . It
shall be unlawful for any person not domiciled at the
site of the nuisance party to fail or refuse to leave
the premises immediately after being told to leave by
a Cape Girardeau police officer.
Article 2 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect ten days after its passage and approval .
,,,,PASSED AND APPROVED this day of (a ,
r
y E. ediger Mayor
' ATTEST•;-����
Gayle L.61tonrad, City Clerk
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