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juveniles orminors, fights, disturbances of the peace, urinating or defecating in public, setting off fireworks, vandalism, littering on public property or private property not belonging to the host of the gathering, the observed presence of persons on rooftop areas not designed for occupancy, and throwing bottles or other objects or substances at law enforcement or any other person. Article 3 Unruly gatherings prohibited. 4-18-300Causing or allowing unruly gatherings. It shall be unlawful and constitute a public nuisance for any responsible person(s) to cause or allow an unruly gathering to occur on any private property within the City. An unruly gathering may be abated by the City by all reasonable means including, but not limited to, an order requiring the unruly gathering to be disbanded, the issuance of citations, and/or the arrests of any law violators under any applicable local laws and state statutes. 4-18-400Participating inunruly gatherings. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to attend or participate in an unruly gathering in a manner that contributes to the unruly gathering by engaging in conduct that causes a substantial disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of private or public property in a significant segment of a neighborhood, or presents a threat to the health and safety of those in attendance, responding enforcement personnel, or occupants of immediately adjacent properties, as defined in Section 4-18-200(e)of this Chapter. 4-18-500Notice of unruly gathering -Mailing to property owner. When a police officer or other duly authorized city employee determinesthat an unruly gathering is occurring or has occurred, and either the unruly gathering was hosted by a person or persons other than the owner,or responding personnel are unable to determine whether the owner was the host, the police department shall mail a notice to the owner of the property where the unruly gathering occurred. Notice to the property owner(s) will be issued pursuant to Section 1-12-410 of this Code. 4-18-600Persons liable for a response to an unruly gathering. If the City is required to respond to an unruly gathering, the following persons shall be jointly and severally liable for civil penalties as set forth in Section 4-18-700of this Chapter, in addition toliability for any injuries to City personnel or damage to City property: (a)The person or persons who own the property where the unruly gathering took place; provided, that notice has been mailed to the owner of the property as set forth herein. (b)The responsible person or persons; provided, however, that if the responsible person is a juvenile, then the parents or guardians of the juvenile will be jointly and severally liable for penalties and liabilities herein. (c)Any persons in attendance at and engaging in conduct contributing to the unruly gathering as set forth in Section4-18-200(e)of this Chapter.