§ 132.024. DISTURBING THE PEACE.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb the public peace and quiet by loud, boisterous or vulgar conduct.
    (A) Disturbance of the peace. No person shall disturb, tend to disturb or aid in disturbing the peace of others by violent, tumultuous, offensive or obstreperous conduct, and no person shall permit any conduct in any house or upon any premise owned or possessed by him or her or under his or her control or management when, within his or her power to prevent, so that others in the vicinity are or may be disturbed thereby.
    (B) Lights. No person shall use light(s), the installation of light(s), light(s) emitting device or other similar device to annoy another. Nor shall any illuminating device, structure or otherwise be so used or maintained or directed so as to shine unto or illuminate property or premises other than that owned, rented, leased or under the control of the person(s) not using, maintaining or directing the illuminating device structure of or otherwise.
    (C) Exceptions. The above shall not apply to illuminating devices such as streetlights erected by a bona-fide governmental agency or designee thereof, nor shall the above section apply in the event of common use or agreement between adjoining property owners for joint illumination.
    (Ord. 27, passed 12-14-1981; Ord. 113, passed 8-13-2012) Penalty, see § 132.999