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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
ORDINANCE NO.19-11-409
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF MILTON'S CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE II - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER AND
MORALS
The Council of the City of Milton hereby ordains, while in regularly called Council meeting on
the 4th day of November at 6:00 p.m., as follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1.12(b)(14) of the City Charter, the City is authorized to
define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is
detrimental to the welfare and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the
enforcement of such standards; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to update its regulations and restrictions applicable to
vehicle parking.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Milton hereby ordains that The Code of
the City of Milton, Georgia, is hereby amended by incorporating the insertions and
deletions and shall read as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference.
ORDAINED this 4th of November 2019.
Attest:
Sudie Gordon, City Cle
Approved:
Joe Lockwood, ayor
EXHIBIT A
ARTICLE II. - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER AND MORALS
DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
Sec. 32-19. - Disorderly conduct.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb or endanger the public peace or decency by
any disorderly conduct.
(b) The following acts, among others, are declared to be disorderly conduct:
(1) Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby any person is placed
in fear of the safety of such person's life limb or health;
(2) Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward another whereby the property of any
person is placed in danger of being damaged or destroyed;
(3) Cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger
the life, limb, health or property of another;
(4) Assemble or congregate with another or others for the purpose of gaming;
(5) Be in or about any place, alone or with others, with the purpose of or intent to engage
in any fraudulent scheme, trick or device to obtain any money or valuable thing or to aid
or abet any person doing so;
(6) Be in or about any place where gaming or the illegal sale or possession of alcoholic
beverages or narcotics or dangerous drugs are practiced, allowed or tolerated, for the
purpose of or intent to engage in gaming or the purchase, use, possession or
consumption of such illegal drugs, narcotics or alcohol;
(7) Direct fighting words toward another, that is, words which by their very nature tend
to incite an immediate breach of the peace;
(8) Interfere, by acts of physical obstruction, with another's pursuit of a lawful
occupation;
(9) Congregate with another or others in or on any public way so as to halt the flow of
vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and to fail to clear that public way after being ordered to
do so by a city police officer or other lawful authority;
(10) Stand or remain in or about any street, sidewalk, overpass, or public way so as to
impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and to fail to clear such street,
sidewalk, overpass or public way after being ordered to do so by a police officer or other
lawful authority;
(11) Disrupt by actions which tend to cause an immediate breach of the peace the
undisturbed activities of any house of worship, hospital or home for the elderly; or
(12) Throw bottles, paper, cans, glass sticks, stones, missiles, or any other debris on
public property.
(13) Enter onto the property of another for a purpose that could reasonably be deemed
to disturb its tranquility or peaceable enjoyment, or cause hurt, inconvenience, or
damage to the property, its owner, or authorized occupants. For purposes of this
subparagraph, a single occurrence is sufficient to cause a violation.
(Ord. No. 06-11-16, § 1(ch.12, art. 1, § 1),11-21-2006)
State Law reference— Reckless conduct, O.C.G.A. § 16-5-60; riot, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-30; fighting,
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-32; loitering, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-36; profanity, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-39.
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