There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating public offenses within the corporate limits of the City of Rose Hill, Kansas; that certain code known as the “Uniform Public Offense Code”, 40th Edition (2024), prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed. No fewer than three (3) copies of said Uniform Public Offense Code shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by Ordinance No. 728,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this article or said ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
(Ord. 652; Code 2017; Ord. 663; Ord. 671; Ord. 677; Ord. 686; Ord. 691; Ord. 700; Ord. 717; Ord. 728)
Article 9 of said Uniform Public Offense Code is hereby supplemented by adding the following sections:
SECTION 9.14:
LOITERING IN STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES.
It is unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle either alone and/or in conso1i with others in such a manner as to:
(a) Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians;
(b) Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninte1rnpted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon and thereto.
SECTION 9.15:
LOUDSPEAKERS AND SOUND AMPLIFIERS.
Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers permits are prerequisite to use for advertising. It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use or operate on the streets, alleys, or public grounds of the city any instrument known as a loudspeaker or sound amplifier, without first procuring a permit from the City Clerk. Such permit shall be granted or refused at the discretion of the City Clerk, Mayor and/or the Chief of Police, and the approval of the City Clerk and either the Mayor or the Chief of Police is required for all permits. Unlawful use of loudspeakers and sound amplifiers is a violation of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 652; Code 2017; Ord. 663; Ord. 671; Ord. 677; Ord. 686; Ord. 691; Ord. 700; Ord. 717; Ord. 728)