Yreka Municipal Code Ch. 9.48 Miscellaneous Offenses

Any of the following acts and things as set out in this chapter committed or being within the city are declared to be nuisances.

(Ord. 1 § 86, 1888).

No person shall throw into or deposit upon any public highway, alley, or grounds, or upon any private premises, or anywhere except in such places as may be designated for that purpose by the chief of police, any filth, garbage, broken glass, rubbish, or refuse of any kind. Nor shall any rubbish, garbage, filth, or vegetable matter be allowed to remain on any private premises when the same emit any noxious odor in any way prejudicial to the public health.

(Ord. 1 § 87, 1888).

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7. See Section 6.08.140.

No person or persons shall deposit, or cause to be deposited in any street, alley, or lot within the limits of the city, any dead animal whatever.

(Ord. 1 § 88, 1888).

No person shall suffer or permit any premises belonging to or occupied by him, or any water closet, cesspool, gutter, or private drain therein or thereon, to become foul or offensive, or by reason of defective construction, or want of repair, to be liable to emit any gas or effluvium prejudicial to public health or comfort.

(Ord. 1 § 89, 1888).

(a) No person shall throw any hot ashes into any yard, street, alley, or square, nor shall any person keep hot ashes in any wooden box or receptacle.

(b) No person shall build any open fire in any street, alley, or square without having first obtained the consent of the chief of police therefor.

(c) If any person builds open fires in his own yard, it shall be the duty of such person to carefully and continually watch and guard the same until it is completely extinguished, and such person shall be held strictly accountable for any damage which shall be caused by any fires set out by him or her.

(d) No person shall camp or build campfires in any street, alley, court, square or public place, or in any unenclosed lot.

(e) No person shall camp or build campfires upon the premises of another, without having obtained the permission of the owner or person having control of such premises, and such owner or person having charge of such premises shall be held liable for any damages caused by any fire allowed on his or her premises.

(f) Any person who causes any damage to another by any fire set by him or her, as provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(g) Any violation of the above provisions is a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 882, § 2, 8-5-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.060, which pertained to other offensive acts, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888.

Any person or persons committing, maintaining or permitting any nuisance mentioned in Sections 9.48.020—9.48.040 is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 1 § 92, 1888).

(Ord. No. 824, § 7, 6-2-2011)

No person shall have or keep any gun powder, nitroglycerine, dynamite, fireworks, kerosene oil, or other explosive substances or articles within the limits of the city except upon a written permit from the mayor, chief engineer of the fire department, and clerk, which permit shall specify the place where any such substance may be kept and the amount allowed to be kept. Any person keeping any such substance under such permit in a dangerous or improper manner shall forfeit his permit.

(Ord. 1 § 95, 1888).

Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of Section 9.48.080 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 1 § 96, 1888).

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8. See Chapter 9.20.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.100, which pertained to stacking or piling hay or straw, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.110, which pertained to penalty for violation of § 9.48.100, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888; Ord. 440, 1970.

Any person or persons willfully violating any rule or regulation duly adopted by the board of health shall be punished as provided in Section 6.04.110, according to the class of offense to this section.

(Ord. 1 § 99, 1888).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.130, which pertained to wash houses and laundries, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.140, which pertained to penalty for violation of § 9.48.130, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888; Ord. 440, 1970.

Every person who disturbs the peace and good order of the city by creating or making any loud or boisterous noises, or who engages in quarreling or challenging to fight, or fighting, or in any riotous conduct, or who, upon the public streets, uses any vulgar or obscene language, is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 1 § 102, 1888).

Every person who indecently exposes his or her person on the street, alley, sidewalk, or place in the city, when exposed to the gaze of the public, within the limits of the city, is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. l § 103, 1888).

(a) It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle or skateboard, or to roller skate upon, any sidewalk adjacent to the following streets or to ride a skateboard or roller skate on any of the following streets:

Main Street (State Route 3) from its intersection with Broadway Street (Post Mile L48.847) to North Street (Post Mile L49.328);

Broadway Street from Jefferson Street to North Street;

Fourth Street from Yreka Street to West Miner Street;

Third Street from Miner Street to North Street;

Miner Street from Pine Street to Main Street;

West Center Street from Oregon Street to Main Street;

Lane Street from Oregon Street to Main Street;

Butte Street from Oregon Street to Main Street;

South Street from Oregon Street to Main Street;

Jackson Street from Oregon Street to Broadway;

Jefferson Street from Fourth Street to Broadway;

Fourth Street from Yreka Street to Miner Street;

Oregon Street from Yreka Street to Miner Street;

North Street from Third Street to Main Street.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle or skateboard, or to roller skate upon, any public or private property without the consent of the owner or operator when the property is posted in a conspicuous manner that such skateboarding, bicycling, or roller skating is prohibited pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(c) A violation of this section shall constitute an infraction subject to a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars for the first violation, one hundred dollars for the second violation within one year, and two hundred fifty dollars for each subsequent violation within one year.

(Ord. 655 § 1, 1990: Ord. 654 § 1, 1990: Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 23, 1897; Ord. 11, 1891; Ord. 1 § 105 (2), (3), 1888).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.180, which pertained to ball playing and other boisterous games, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888; Ord. 440, 1970.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 839, § 2, adopted Oct. 2, 2014, repealed § 9.48.190, which pertained to opium smoking and derived from Ord. 1, § 110, adopted 1888; and Ord. 440, § 1 (part), adopted 1970.

It is unlawful for any person, not being a public officer or traveler, or not having a permit from the chief of police, to wear or carry concealed, any pistol, dirk or other dangerous or deadly weapons.

(Ord. 1 § 111, 1888).

Any person violating the provisions of Section 9.48.200 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 1 § 112, 1888).

The chief of police may grant written permission to any peaceable person, whose profession or occupation may require him to be out at late hours of the night, or at other times when deemed prudent or necessary, to carry concealed deadly weapons for his protection.

(Ord. 1 § 113, 1888).

No person shall post any show bills, advertisements, or paper of any kind on any public building, private dwelling, fence, or posts surrounding such buildings without the consent of the proprietors thereof.

(Ord. 1 § 117, 1888).

No person shall pull up, break down, or injure any of the trees, shrubbery, or grass, or climb, bend, cut, whittle, break or in any manner injure the seats, benches, posts or fences, or commit any nuisance or mischief whatever, upon any property belonging to the city, or upon the private property of another.

(Ord. 1 § 118, 1888).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 7, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.250, which pertained to bathing, and derived from Ord. 1, 1888.

Every person convicted of violating any of the provisions of Sections 9.48.230 and 9.48.240, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 1 § 120, 1888).

(Ord. No. 824, § 7, 6-2-2011)

No person or persons, corporation or corporations, shall place or cause to be placed, upon any of the streets or alleyways of the city, any pole or poles, from which to suspend any telegraph, telephone, electric light or other wire or wires, across any of such streets or alleyways, without first obtaining permission so to do from the city council. Nor shall any person or persons, corporation or corporations, suspend or cause to be suspended, across any of the streets or alleyways of the city, nor maintain and continue the suspension of, any telegraph, telephone, electric light or other wire or wires across such streets or alleyways, unless such wire or wires at the lowest point or points thereof, be at least twenty feet from the level of such street or streets so crossed thereby. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 12, 1891: Ord. 1 § 117 1/2, 1888).

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to wash spittoons, cuspidors or other receptacles, or to throw slops, dirty water, paper, or any refuse matter on or upon any of the streets, alleys or public places of the city.

(Ord. 57 § 1, 1906).

Any person convicted of the violation of any of the provisions of Section 9.48.280 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 440 § 1 (part), 1970; Ord. 57 § 2, 1906).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 2, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.300, which pertained to prohibiting the standing of teams across any of the sidewalks or crosswalks in the streets of the city, and derived from Ord. 59, 1-9-1907.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 2, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.310, which pertained to penalty for violation of § 9.48.300, and derived from Ord. 59, 1-9-1907; Ord. 440, 1970.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 2, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.320, which pertained to enforcement of §§ 9.48.300 and 9.48.310, and derived from Ord. 59, 1-9-1907.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 3, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.330, which pertained to prohibiting telephone, telegraph and electric light poles on Miner Street from its intersection with East Street to its intersection with Gold Street, and derived from Ord. 85, 6-19-1911.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 824, § 3, adopted June 2, 2011, repealed § 9.48.340, which pertained to removal of telephone, telegraph and electric light poles found on Miner Street from its intersection with East Street to its intersection with Gold Street, and derived from Ord. 85, 6-19-1911; Ord. 91, 1912.

It is unlawful for any person to enter upon any land belonging to or occupied by another for the purpose of discharging any bow or crossbow or similar archery device without having first obtained the written permission from the owner of such lands or his or its agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof. Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 610 § 1, 1986).