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ORDINANCE NO. 20504 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING UNRULY GATHERINGS; ADDING SECTIONS 4.670 AND 4.672 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; REPEALING SECTION 4.775 OF THAT CODE; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 4.990 AND 4.996 OF THAT CODE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Unruly gatherings, often involving loud noise and unlawful consumption of alcohol by minors, foster a range of criminal conduct. Some of the typical offenses include obstruction of public streets, assault, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief. Unruly gatherings and associated criminal behavior disturb the peace of nearby residents, pose a danger to persons attending the gathering and to other persons in the vicinity, detract from the livability of the neighborhood, and reduce the value of nearby properties. B. Property owners, by themselves or through their agents, have the ability to prevent unruly gatherings and to deter recurrences. Although they may not themselves commit any of the offenses at issue, owners should be held responsible, not only if they organize, host, or facilitate unruly gatherings, but also if they allow or tolerate those offenses on property that they control as owner. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . Sections 4.670 and 4.672 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are added to provide as follows: Morals and Public Conduct 4.670 Unruly Gatherings - Definitions As used in sections 4.672, 4.990(1), and 4.996(5) and (6) of this code, the following words and phrases mean: Alcoholic liquor. An alcoholic beverage containing more than one -half of one percent of alcohol by volume. Host. To invite or to receive persons to a social gathering on property of which one has control as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee. Organize. To encourage attendance (at an unruly gathering). Response costs. The costs associated with responses by law enforcement, fire and other emergency response providers to unruly gatherings, including but not limited to: (a) Salaries and benefits of law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel for the amount of time spent responding to, remaining at, or Ordinance - Page 1 of 5