HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19268ORDINANCE NO,~
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONDUCT; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.725
AND 4.994 OF THE EUGENE CODE, I97I; ADDING SECTIONS
4.770 AND 4,945 TO THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Subsection ~2} of Section 4.725 of the Eugene Code, I97I,
is hereby amended by deleting subparagraphs (d) and (g) therefrom and re-
lettering subparagraphs (e), (f), (h), and (i).
4.725 Disorderly Conduct.
~I} No person shall engage in disorderly conduct. d
~ 2} ~-~ person commits the offense of disorderly conduct i f , with
intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly
creating a risk thereaf, that person:
~a} Engages i n fighting or i n vi of ent~, tumultuous and
threatening physical behavior which creates an unreasonable risk of
harm to person or property, or serious public inconvenience or
alarm; or, ~- ..
fib} Directs to another person in hearing or in view of a
public place words or gestures which when directed to the ordinary
citizen are as a matter of common knowledge likely to provoke a
violent reaction, and which do provoke in the recipient considera-
ti on of a violent reaction; or,
~c} Congregates with other persons in a public place:
I. So as tv obstruct a public passage, or
~, In dangerous proximity to afire or other hazard,
and fads to comply with the lawful order of the police to disperse;
or,
~d} Creates or maintains a physically offensive or hazardous
condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the
actor, thereby disrupting a group of persons; or
fie} Spits on, in or against any surface, substance or person
in a public place; or
~f} Jumps or dives from any parking structure, bridge, via-
duct, overpass, walkway or other elevated structure; or
fig} Throws or drops any object or material from any parking
structure, bridge, viaduct, overpass, walkway or other elevated
structure.
~3} For purposes of this section "public place" means premises
which by function, custom, usage, notice or lack thereof, their physical
nature or other circumstances at the time, would cause a reasonable person
to believe that permission to enter or remain is not required.
Sectian 2. There is hereby added to the Eugene Cade, I971, a new sec
tion, to be numbered and provide:
4.774 Urinating o,r Defecating. No person shall urinate or defecate in,
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or in view af, a public place, except in a lavatory.
Section 3. There is hereby added to the Eugene Code, 1971, a new sec-
tion, to be numbered and provide:
4.906 lnterferrin With a Police officer. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, intentionally or with reckless disregard thereof, to irate r
fete with a poi i ce officer i n the officer's 1 awful performance of his or her
duties. Ta interfere with as used in this section shall mean any physical
act, including a refusal to leave a particular area in response to a lawful
order from a police officer, that prevents or could reasonably be expected
to prevent a police officer from performing his or her duties.
Section 4. Subsection (3} of Section 4.994 of the Eugene Code, 1911,
is hereby amended to read and provide:
4.990 Penalties ~- S ecific.
~3} ~liolation of sections 4.045 to 4.085, 4.33x, 4.425, 4.774,
4.195, 4.835 to 4.850, 4.860, 4.895, 4.925, 4.965 to 4.975, and 4.981 to
4.983 is punishable by fine not to exceed $500.
Section 5. That the matters contained herein concern the public health,
welfare and safety and, therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist,
and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by
the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the City Council this
23rd day of July, 1984
~SS~, City ecorder
Approved by the Mayor this
23rd day of July, 1984
Mayor
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