Hemet Municipal Code Art. I In General

It is unlawful for any person to drink or consume or attempt to drink or consume any alcoholic beverages while such person is in any public place in the city, except in or upon those public places where the drinking or consuming of alcoholic beverages is expressly permitted by law.

(Ord. No. 188; Code 1984, § 10002)

It is unlawful for any person to drink or consume or attempt to drink or consume any alcoholic beverages while such person is in or upon any vehicle and such vehicle is either standing or parked in or upon, or being driven or propelled over, upon or along, any public park, street, alley, highway or other public place upon or along or over which vehicles may be parked or driven in the city.

(Ord. No. 188; Code 1984, § 10004)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1659, § 3, adopted Jan. 8, 2002, deleted § 46-3. Former § 46-3 pertained to curfew for minors and derived from Ord. No. 326; the Code of 1984; and Ord. No. 1475, adopted May 11, 1993.

It is unlawful for any person to loiter, stand or sit in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk so as to in any manner hinder or obstruct the free passage therein or thereon of persons or vehicles passing or attempting to pass along the highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk, or so as to in any manner annoy or molest persons passing along the highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk.

(Ord. No. 196; Code 1984, § 10600)

Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, ch. 66.

(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, the term "firearm" is defined as any weapon capable of firing any projectile by use of air, gas, gunpowder or any explosion.

(b) Discharge prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any shotgun, revolver, rifle, air rifle, pellet gun or BB gun, or any other firearm, within the city.

(c) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to sworn police officers as defined by Penal Code §§ 830, 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.4, 830.5 and 830.6, federal law enforcement officers, military personnel during duly authorized times of military activity, or on-duty animal control officers.

(d) Violations; penalty. Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction, punishable in accordance with section 1-8.

(Ord. No. 1356; Code 1984, §§ 10800—10803)

(a) Definition. The term "public property," as used in this section, means all property of the United States or the state, or any political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to parks, public grounds, streets, roadways, alleys, parking places, schools and schoolgrounds and fairgrounds.

(b) Restrictions on usage. It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following on any public property without the consent of the agency owning or controlling such property:

(1) Swim, bathe, wade, wash or otherwise use the waters of any fountain, pond, lake or other water areas for any purpose other than that for which the area has been designed, or in any manner so as to pollute any such waters.

(2) Camp, lodge or tarry overnight.

(3) Cook or make any fire other than in or on facilities provided for that purpose.

(c) Public use closures. When a condition exists or is pending that constitutes a threat to the public health, safety or morals by reason of misuse of public properties, the city may close any public property in the city to public use and exclude all persons therefrom until such condition shall have ceased to exist or shall no longer constitute a threat to the public health, safety or morals. Any such action shall be presented to the city council for confirmation at the earliest practicable time. The city council shall have the authority to rescind any such action at any time. Any person who enters upon public property after having been notified of such action of the city, or remains on public property after having been so notified, shall be in violation of this section.

(Ord. No. 605; Code 1984, §§ 10700—10702)

Cross reference— Parks and recreation, ch. 50.

It is unlawful for any person in the city to spit or expectorate on the floor, walls or stairs of any public building, place of worship, place of amusement or public vehicle or upon any public sidewalk within the city.

(Ord. No. 23; Code 1984, § 10703)

Cross reference— Health and sanitation, ch. 34.

It is unlawful for any person to sweep into or throw upon any public street, lane or alley in the city any store sweepings, any house sweepings, trash, rubbish, paper or other like substances.

(Code 1984, § 10704)

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the recovery by the city of its expenses associated with an emergency response necessary to protect the public from the release, escape or burning of hazardous substances.

(b) Hazardous substance defined. "Hazardous substance" shall mean any hazardous substance listed in the Health and Safety Code § 25316 or the Labor Code § 6382.

(c) Reimbursement for emergency response expenses. The expenses of an emergency response necessary to protect the public from a real and imminent threat to health and safety by the city to confine, prevent, or mitigate the release, escape, or burning of hazardous substances, are a charge against any person whose negligence causes the incident.

Expenses reimbursable to the city under this section are a debt of the person or persons liable therefor, and shall be collectible in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under contract, express or implied. The charge created against the person by this section is also a charge against the person's employer if the negligence causing the incident occurs in the course of the person's employment. An action to recover expenses under this section may be joined with any civil action for penalties, fines, injunctive, or other relief brought against the responsible person or persons or employer, or both, arising out of the same incident.

(Ord. No. 1802, § 3, 8-12-08)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1888, § 1, adopted May 27, 2014, repealed § 46-10, which pertained to sex offender location restrictions and derived from Ord. No. 1844, § 1(Exh. A), adopted Dec. 13, 2011.