Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 01 Disorderly Conduct

No person shall recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:

A. Engage in fighting or conduct that results in or is likely to result in serious bodily injury to a person or substantial damage to property;

B. Make or continue to make "loud and raucous noise" after being asked to stop by a police officer. "Loud or raucous noise" shall mean any sound which, because of its volume level, duration, or character, annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, health, peace, or safety of a reasonable person.

C. Disrupt a lawful assembly of persons;

D. Obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or

E. Participate in an assembly of five or more persons with the common intent to commit an unlawful act, or a lawful act by unlawful means.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

No person shall loiter in such a manner to:

A. Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles;

B. Remain upon any business premises after its business hours, without the consent of the owner or legal occupant;

C. Remain upon any private property without the written consent of the owner or legal occupant; or

D. Remain upon any business premises or private property after having been asked to leave by the owner or legal occupant;

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

No person shall take flight upon appearance of a police officer, refuse to identify oneself, or endeavor to conceal himself or herself or any object.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

No person shall block, obstruct, or prevent free access to the entrance to any building open to the public.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to place or set in any aisle or passageway in any building, apartment, hall or room used for public assemblages at any time during any performance, exhibition, concert, play, ball, lecture, service or public assembly, any campstool, benches, chairs, sofas or other obstructions or impediments to passage, along and through the entire width and length of the aisle or passageway during services, assembly, or entertainment.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)

It is unlawful:

A. For any person wantonly or negligently to break, remove, damage, disturb or interfere with any wire, pole, apparatus or appurtenance of any telephone company, cell towers, or other telecommunication apparatus;

B. For any person not in course of service in or for such company to break, remove, damage, disturb, or interfere with any wire, pole, apparatus or appurtenance belonging to or being used by any telephone company, cell tower, or other telecommunication apparatus, the same being lawfully in place, without having first obtained a specific permit to do so from the manager of such company, from the local superintendent, or in case of his absence or refusal, and when such wire, pole, apparatus or appurtenances are in, on or over or across any public street, way or square, from the Mayor;

C. For any person to climb any pole, mast or tower of any cell tower, other telecommunication, telephone, fire alarm or electric light system without the consent of the officer or person having local superintendence of the same, except that in cases of emergency, such permission may be given by the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 1, 2-24-2020)