HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #290 Amending city code concerning conduct in parks and public swimming areas ORDINANCE NO. 290
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE III, CHAPTER 22,ARTICLE III,
SECTIONS 22-86 AND 22-99 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING
CONDUCT IN PARKS AND PUBLIC SWIMMING AREAS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title III, Chapter 22, Article III, Section 22-86 is hereby
amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language to the
following definitions:
Obscenities means those slang words currently generally rejected for regular use in mixed
society, that are used to refer to genitals, female breasts, sexual conduct or excretory functions or
products and that either have no other meaning or in context are clearly used for their bodily,
sexual or excretory meaning. an expression that, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest
in sex and depicts or describes in a patently offensive manner sexual conduct and which, taken as
a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic,political, or scientific value.
Threats occur when the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to
commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals.
Fightink words means an expression likely to provoke the average person to
retaliation, and thereby cause a breach of the peace.
SECTION 2. Orono City Code Title III, Chapter 22, Article III, Section 22-99 is hereby
amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows:
Sec. 22-99. Nudity, sexual conduct, obscenities,threats, fighting words.
In a park or swimming beach,Nno person shall engage in nudity or sexual conduct, or
, direct threats at a particular individual
or group of individuals, or utter fighting words likely to provoke an average person to retaliation
and thereby cause a breach of the peace.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 26 day of February, 2024 by the City Council of the City of
Orono, Minnesota.
CITY OF ORONO
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By: ,
Dennis Walsh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Chr'stin n City Jerk
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SUMMARY PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 290
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE CITY CODE CONCERNING
CONDUCT IN PARKS AND PUBLIC SWIMMING AREAS
The City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota approved updates to articles of the city
code of ordinances, Title III, Chapter 22,Article III, Section 22-86 definition of
"obscenity" and adds definitions of"threats", and"fighting word" as they relate to
regulation of conduct in parks and swimming areas; and Section 22-99 to prohibit
utterance of threats and fighting words in a park or swimming beach. The complete text
of this ordinance is available at city hall or www.oronomn.gov.
CITY OF ORONO
/s/Dennis Walsh, Mayor
Attest:
/s/Christine Lusian, City Clerk
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