File #: 24-033-O (A)    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/8/2024 In control: Public Safety
On agenda: 7/15/2024 Final action: 7/29/2024
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 45-1 OF CHAPTER 45 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE FOR BLOCKING PASSAGE ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Attachments: 1. MOTION TO SPLIT ORDINANCE 24-033-O AWAL(Passed unanimously), 2. Motion to Amend (Mayou/Awal) - Failed. 3-6 (Mayou, Durrwachter and Awal: Yes)

Title

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 45-1 OF CHAPTER 45 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE FOR BLOCKING PASSAGE ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.

 

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CITY PROPOSAL:

The city of Duluth does ordain:

                     Section 1.                     That Article I, Section 45-1 of Chapter 45 of the Duluth City Cody is hereby amended as follows:

Sec. 45-1. Assemblages blocking passage of streets and sidewalks prohibited.

                     No group or company of persons shall assemble together on any highway or sidewalk so as to obstruct the free passage thereof without a permit as provided in Article V of this Chapter.

                      A violation of this Section is a misdemeanor offense for which a sentence of not more than 90 days or a $1000 fine, or both, may be imposed.

                     Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication

 

Statement of Purpose

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance amends Article I, Section 45-1 of Chapter 45 to provide for a misdemeanor offense for blocking passage on streets and sidewalks