HomeMy WebLinkAbout6503 ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 0 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
978.010 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO
DISORDERLY CONDUCT '
WHEREAS, the current provisions of City ordinance and state law include
provisions that prohibit Disorderly Conduct, including such things as fighting in public,
engaging in conduct that creates the risk of assault, and other activities that disturb the
peace; and
WHEREAS, it would be valuable for the city and its law enforcement officers to
be able to address other instances where individuals engage in other conduct that is
likely to disturb the peace, in addition to the current methods through which the violation
of Disorderly Conduct can occur.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows>
Section 1. Amendment to Citv Code. Section 9.78.010 of the Auburn
City Code be, and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
9.78:010 Disorderly conduct.
A. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she:
1. Fights or encourages o4hers to fight in any public place within the city;
2. Willfully annoys, molests, bothers, insuits, or offers an affront to another
person and thereby intentionally creates the risk of assault;
3. Willfully breaks, impairs, injures or defaces any building, fence, awning,
window, sign, signboard, tree, shrub, or other thing of value being the property of
another,
4. Intentionally obstructs vehicular orpedestrian travel or traffic without lawful
authority;
5. Removes, interferes with, carries away or destroys the property of
' another, or tears down, destroys or mutilates any notice or handbill lawfully posted in
the city;
6. Intentionally disrupts any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without
lawful authority;
7. Looks into the windows of the residence of another without a lawful right to
� do so;-a�
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8. Urinates or defecates in any place open to the public view, other than in a
restroom or toilet facility: or
9. Intentionallv enqaqes in conduct that tends to, or is reasonablv likelv to,
disturb the aeace, aromote disorder or endanaer the safetv of others.
B. Disorderiy conduct is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 5682§ 1, 2002.)
Section 2. Imalementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation.
Section 3. SeverabiliN. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall not affecf the validity of 1he remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its
application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: APR - 7 2014
PASSED: APR - 7 Z014
APPROVED: APR - 7 2014
CITY OF AUBURN
AlTEST.
C��� NA � BACKUS, MAYOR
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
niel B. , Cit Attomey
Published: O/ /0 �-9
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