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ORDINANCE NO. 11,528
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND
MAINTAIN ORDER IN AND AROUND DRIVE -IN
RESTAURANTS.
motor of any car, to suddenly start or stop any car, or to make or
cause to be made, any other loud or unseemly noise. It shall also
be unlawful for any other person parked on the premises of such
restaurant, to blow or cause to be blown any automobile horn or
motorcycle horn at any time while so parked.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any patron or other
person on the premises of a drive -in restaurant, whether in or out
of an automobile, to drink any beer unless purchased on the premises.
It shall be unlawful for a group of three or more persons to
congregate and linger at any location on the premises of a drive -in
restaurant other than in the restaurant building, or in a legally -
parked motor vehicle. Persons so congregating and lingering. shall
be deemed guilty of loitering. No person shall drive a motor vehicle
onto the premises of a drive -in restaurant and then from said
premises without parking such motor vehicle, unless there is no
unoccupied parking space available on said premises.
SECTION 4. It shall also be unlawful for any person to
leave any unoccupied motor vehicle on any drive -in restaurant parking
lot and to leave the premises thereof except with the knowledge and
consent of the operator of the restaurant.
SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of the restaurant operator
to post on the premises in a conspicious location one or more signs
bearing the following legend:
"CRUISING IN OR CONGREGATING AND LINGERING OUTSIDE
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, IS UNLAWFUL. NO UNOCCUPIED
VEHICLE MAY BE LEFT ON THESE PREMISES WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE RESTAURANT OPERATOR." q
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION
1.
A drive -in restaurant, within the meaning of
this ordinance,
shall
be deemed to be any restaurant where meals,
sandwiches, ice
cream,
or other food, is served directly to or is
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permitted to be
consumed by patrons in automobiles, motorcycles or
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other vehicles
parked
on the premises.
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SECTION 2.
It shall be unlawful for any person while on
a)
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or adjacent to
the premises of a drive -in restaurant to race the
motor of any car, to suddenly start or stop any car, or to make or
cause to be made, any other loud or unseemly noise. It shall also
be unlawful for any other person parked on the premises of such
restaurant, to blow or cause to be blown any automobile horn or
motorcycle horn at any time while so parked.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any patron or other
person on the premises of a drive -in restaurant, whether in or out
of an automobile, to drink any beer unless purchased on the premises.
It shall be unlawful for a group of three or more persons to
congregate and linger at any location on the premises of a drive -in
restaurant other than in the restaurant building, or in a legally -
parked motor vehicle. Persons so congregating and lingering. shall
be deemed guilty of loitering. No person shall drive a motor vehicle
onto the premises of a drive -in restaurant and then from said
premises without parking such motor vehicle, unless there is no
unoccupied parking space available on said premises.
SECTION 4. It shall also be unlawful for any person to
leave any unoccupied motor vehicle on any drive -in restaurant parking
lot and to leave the premises thereof except with the knowledge and
consent of the operator of the restaurant.
SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of the restaurant operator
to post on the premises in a conspicious location one or more signs
bearing the following legend:
"CRUISING IN OR CONGREGATING AND LINGERING OUTSIDE
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, IS UNLAWFUL. NO UNOCCUPIED
VEHICLE MAY BE LEFT ON THESE PREMISES WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE RESTAURANT OPERATOR." q
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SECTION 6. Any person found guilty of violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $100.00 or imprisoned
for not more than thirty (30) days, or be given both such fine and
imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 7. It is ascertained and declared that the
safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Little Rock
are endangered by lack of adequate relation of motor vehicular
traffic in and around drive -in restaurants in the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; that adequate traffic regulation is necessary for
the safety and welfare of its inhabitants; and that only by the
passage of this ordinance can such adequate traffic regulation be
provided. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists,
that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of
public peace, health, and safety and that this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its passage. Sections 1
through 6 of this ordinance shall be and become a part of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock and, in particular, shall
constitute a separate article under Chapter 25 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
PASSED: October 5, 1964
ATTEST k—,-p a QL
City Clerk
APPROVED : ",
Mayor