List all bad Manch ordinences here

[Dave Ridley]

I'm sure there must be more than the three I know of...

[Pat McCotter]

And just so's y'all know where they are:
Manchester NH Code of Ordinances

[Dave Ridley]

off the top of my head:

the oridnance that says you have to keep moving while you are demonstrating
            "                           "               wear a blaze orange vest while jogging
            "                           "               have a license to do a puppet show even if it's *not* for profit (this goes further than the state law)
the oridnance that says you can't be in a park between 11p and 7a, or after 9p if it has playground equip.

If anyone can post the actual ordinance text here and links to it that would be helpful...

[Dave Ridley]

§ 130.05  JOGGERS ON CITY STREETS; VISIBILITY.

     No person shall jog or run on any city street without wearing appropriately colored clothing, such as orange, so as to be clearly visible to motorists during daylight hours. No person shall jog or run on any city street without wearing appropriately luminescent clothing, such as a safety vest, running suit, or reflective tape so as to be clearly visible to motorists during nighttime hours and at dawn or dusk.

('71 Code, § 17-16) (Ord. passed 8-5-86)  Penalty, see § 130.99

[doobie]

Just to name a few....
§ 130.01  PUBLIC LOUNGING OR SLEEPING.

    (A)     No person shall lounge or sleep in or upon any of the commons or squares of the city. ('71 Code, § 17-4)

    (B)     No person or persons shall sit, stand, or lounge in or about the doors or passageways to any store, office, shop, dwelling house, or other tenement except the owners or tenants thereof, after having been requested by the owner or occupant, or any police officer or watchman, to depart therefrom.

§ 130.02  OBSTRUCTING PASSAGEWAYS.

    Three or more persons shall not stand in a group, or near each other, on any foot or sidewalk, so as to obstruct a free passage for foot passengers, and any person or persons obstructing the foot or sidewalks shall move on immediately after a request made by any police officer or watchman.

§ 130.03  CURFEW FOR CHILDREN.

    (A)     Established; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be upon any public street, or in any public place, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, official city time, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian; accompanied by an adult specified by a parent, guardian, or custodian; carrying out an errand or other lawful activity as directed by a parent, guardian, or custodian; or who is participating in, going to, or returning from lawful employment, a lawful athletic, education, entertainment, religious or social event, or interstate travel.

    (B)     Responsibility of parents. It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian, or custodian having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 18 years to knowingly permit such minor to be upon any public street, or in any public place, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day except as provided for under § 130.03(A).

    (C)     Violations. Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense. For the first violation of this section by any child, he shall be taken to his home by the officers, and the parents or guardian shall be notified of the penalty for any subsequent violation.


§ 130.04  ABANDONED ICEBOXES.

    (A)     It shall be unlawful for any person to leave outside of any building, dwelling, dump, vacant land, or in any other place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or any other container of any kind which has a snap-lock or other device thereon, without first removing the said snap-lock or doors from said icebox, refrigerator, or container.

§ 130.05  JOGGERS ON CITY STREETS; VISIBILITY.

    No person shall jog or run on any city street without wearing appropriately colored clothing, such as orange, so as to be clearly visible to motorists during daylight hours. No person shall jog or run on any city street without wearing appropriately luminescent clothing, such as a safety vest, running suit, or reflective tape so as to be clearly visible to motorists during nighttime hours and at dawn or dusk.
§ 130.06  INDECENT EXPOSURE WHILE SWIMMING.

    No person shall, within the view of any dwelling house or of any public road or street, in the daytime, bathe or swim in such a manner whereby he exposes his person indecently.

§ 130.07  OBSCENITY.

    No person shall sing or repeat, or cause to be sung or repeated, any lewd, obscene, or profane song or word; nor write or mark in any manner any obscene or profane word, or obscene or lascivious figure or representation, on any structure.

§ 130.09  RADIO OR TELEVISION INTERFERENCE.

    (A)     No person shall knowingly or wantonly use or operate or cause to be operated, any machine, device, apparatus or instrument of any kind whatsoever within the city between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight, the operation of which shall cause reasonably preventable electrical interference with radio or television reception, within the city limits; provided, however, that x-ray pictures, examinations, or treatments may be made at any time if the machines or apparatus used therefor are properly equipped to avoid all unnecessary or reasonably preventable interference with radio reception and are not negligently operated.

    (B)     This section shall not be held or construed to embrace or cover the regulation of any transmitting, broadcasting, or receiving instrument, apparatus, or device used or useful in interstate commerce or the operation of which instrument, apparatus or device is licensed, or authorized by or under the provisions of any act of the Congress of the United States.

§ 130.11  NUDITY IN PLACES SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
§ 130.12  EXOTIC/UNUSUAL ENTERTAINMENT IN PLACES SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

§ 130.23  DISCHARGING FIREARMS.

         No person shall, within the compact part of the city, fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, or other firearm.

§ 130.24  PUBLIC DRINKING.

    (A)     No person shall drink alcoholic beverages at any time on public streets and sidewalks or public school buildings and grounds.

    (B)     Exemption: This section shall not apply to the area of a sidewalk encumbered in accordance with § 97.34(B) of this code.

§ 130.38  CLIMBING FENCES PROHIBITED.

    No person shall, without lawful permission, climb on or over any fence of any garden or yard.

§ 130.39  PLAYGROUNDS; HOURS FOR USE; DAMAGING EQUIPMENT.

    No person shall, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., be permitted to enter on or trespass on that part of any public park, common, school yard, or playground which is equipped with playground equipment and used for playground purposes. No person shall be permitted to use for any purpose whatsoever, playground equipment during the hours hereinbefore stipulated. Any person who shall tamper with or wantonly injure, damage or destroy any playground equipment, shall be liable upon conviction, for the damage caused thereto.

§ 130.99  PENALTY.

    Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be subject to a fine not exceeding the maximum allowed by R.S.A. 47:17 or other law.

[sandm000]

I think this one is the worst:
§ 92.05  ADOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
A certain document, three copies of each which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Manchester, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, including Appendix Chapters B, C, D, F, and G, (see International Fire Code, 2000 Edition § 101.2.1), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Manchester for regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of Manchester and provided for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the City Clerk and hereby referred to, adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in § 2 of the ordinance adopted September 4, 2001.

(Ord. passed 9-4-01)

Why?  Because there are sections in this document that make it illegal to use fireworks inside city limits, but those words don't appear in the city ordinances, so an entire ~300 page book of laws was adopted as a city ordinance in one fell swoop.  (I went ahead with my fireworks anyway, nothing left the ground or went into anyone's yard, and I cleaned up 98% or more of the trash generated.)

[doobie]

I think this one is the worst:
§ 92.05  ADOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
A certain document, three copies of each which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Manchester, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, including Appendix Chapters B, C, D, F, and G, (see International Fire Code, 2000 Edition § 101.2.1), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Manchester for regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the City of Manchester and provided for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2000 Edition, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the City Clerk and hereby referred to, adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in § 2 of the ordinance adopted September 4, 2001.

(Ord. passed 9-4-01)

Why?  Because there are sections in this document that make it illegal to use fireworks inside city limits, but those words don't appear in the city ordinances, so an entire ~300 page book of laws was adopted as a city ordinance in one fell swoop.  (I went ahead with my fireworks anyway, nothing left the ground or went into anyone's yard, and I cleaned up 98% or more of the trash generated.)

Wonder if that also prevents storage of blackpowder/gun powder?

[J’raxis 270145]

All of them?

[sandm000]

§ 92.05  ADOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
International Fire Code, 2000 Edition

Wonder if that also prevents storage of blackpowder/gun powder?

It would be nice if they had it as a searchable database online. Alas, you must go to the Office of the City Clerk and be able to figure out how to find Black Powder in a book about preventing combustion.  I doubt their index is a thorough as a Google keyword database.

[Pat McCotter]

Here is the searchable code of ordinances.
http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/?f=templates&fn=default.htm

But, since the IFC is an adopted code, it is not enumerated there.

[Giggan]

§ 130.38  CLIMBING FENCES PROHIBITED.

     No person shall, without lawful permission, climb on or over any fence of any garden or yard.

That one sounds good! Any fence? It does not specify public property, find someone with a fence who invites climbers.

I also wonder if those little garden fences about knee high are also defined as fences that you climb "on or over". You could just place one in the ground anywhere and step over it for this.

And where would you get lawful permission to climb a fence anyway? Call the Chief of Police and ask if it's okay?

[J’raxis 270145]

§ 130.38  CLIMBING FENCES PROHIBITED.

     No person shall, without lawful permission, climb on or over any fence of any garden or yard.

That one sounds good! Any fence? It does not specify public property, find someone with a fence who invites climbers.

I also wonder if those little garden fences about knee high are also defined as fences that you climb "on or over". You could just place one in the ground anywhere and step over it for this.

And where would you get lawful permission to climb a fence anyway? Call the Chief of Police and ask if it's okay?

I would think "lawful permission" covers private property where you've been invited to climb the fence.

[bigmike]

§ 130.38  CLIMBING FENCES PROHIBITED.

     No person shall, without lawful permission, climb on or over any fence of any garden or yard.

That one sounds good! Any fence? It does not specify public property, find someone with a fence who invites climbers.

If it can get attention, do it at a Free State-friendly business to generate some free advertising for the owner.

[Giggan]

§ 130.38  CLIMBING FENCES PROHIBITED.

     No person shall, without lawful permission, climb on or over any fence of any garden or yard.

That one sounds good! Any fence? It does not specify public property, find someone with a fence who invites climbers.

I also wonder if those little garden fences about knee high are also defined as fences that you climb "on or over". You could just place one in the ground anywhere and step over it for this.

And where would you get lawful permission to climb a fence anyway? Call the Chief of Police and ask if it's okay?

I would think "lawful permission" covers private property where you've been invited to climb the fence.

That may be what they meant, but the wording makes it seem as though it would be naturally illegal to climb a fence without permission. Also, if you own property, you wouldn't ask yourself permission to do whatever you want with it, so to spell out that permission is necessary makes it seem as though climbing a fence is a priviledge granted by the gov't 'with permission' in Manch.

They'd probably concede that the wording is meant to imply property owners need no permission, unless they wanted to tag someone for something and this is all they had on them.