Chapter 106 — Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 106-2. Solicitation of defense of prisoners or legal business.

It shall be unlawful for any person to idle and loiter around the station house, municipal judge's courtroom or the entrance thereto for the purpose of soliciting the defense of prisoners in the municipal court or in any way soliciting legal practice from these prisoners, in person or as agent for another, whereby money is attempted to be secured or is secured from these prisoners. However, this shall not prohibit prisoners from summoning attorneys or from conferring with attorneys who have been employed by them or by their relatives for them, and the turnkey and other officers shall promptly telephone for attorneys desired by these prisoners. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the solicitation of legal business or representation either by these persons or their agents or employees in the manner stated in this section. (Code 1977, § 3-1085)

Sec. 106-3. Gathering near detention facility, jail or courthouse; furnishing items to incarcerated persons.

Sec. 106-4. Impersonating or wearing uniform of police officer.

State law reference—Impersonating a public officer or employee, O.C.G.A. § 16-10-23.

Sec. 106-5. Furnishing identification containing reference to age.

It shall be unlawful for any person to furnish to any other person any identification material which contains or makes reference to age, with the intent that such material be used by any person for the purpose of falsely representing the age of such person, so as to violate or foster the violation of an ordinance of the city. (Code 1977, § 17-11001)

State law reference—False identification documents, O.C.G.A. § 16-9-4.

Sec. 106-6. Registering under assumed name.

No person shall register at any hotel, motel or other place of lodging requiring registration in the city under an assumed name, or any name other than that by which such person is commonly known. (Code 1977, § 17-11002)

Sec. 106-7. Passenger stations.

Any person entering any railroad, bus or rapid rail passenger station and violating its rules or obstructing the business of the authorities in charge thereof may be ordered out by the police officer in charge, and upon refusal to leave shall be arrested and tried for a violation of this section; however, those rules shall be reasonable and approved by the council. (Code 1977, § 17-3005)

State law reference—Criminal trespass, O.C.G.A. § 167-21.

Sec. 106-8. Smoking and drinking prohibited on MARTA buses, trains, rail cars.

It shall be unlawful for occupants on Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) buses, trains or rail cars to smoke tobacco or consume alcoholic beverages while such buses, trains or rail cars are transporting passengers within the corporate limits of the city. Charter bus service is excluded from these restrictions. (Code 1977, § 17-11003)

Cross reference—Indoor air, § 86-31 et seq.

Sec. 106-9. Smoking in certain areas within city buildings and facilities.

Smoking means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying a lighted tobacco product including cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco.

Vapor product means any noncombustible product containing nicotine that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or other form. The term 'vapor product' shall include any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and any vapor cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. (See OCGA § 16-12-170)

Cross references—Smoking at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, § 22-68; indoor air, § 86-31 et seq.

Sec. 106-10. Distribution of free tobacco products in public places prohibited.

Sec. 106-11. Use of drinking water reservoir prohibited.

Sec. 106-12. Urban camping and improper use of public places.

"Bridge" means a structure, including the approaches thereto, erected in order to afford passage over any obstruction in any public road, railroad, or other right-of-way; or to afford passage under or over existing public roads, railroads, or other rights-of-way. As used in this section the definition of "Bridge" shall include a controlled access highway overpass as defined herein.

"Camp" or "camping" means the use of a street, sidewalk, other right-of-way, and/or any area underneath a bridge, within the City of Atlanta for living accommodation purposes such as sleeping activities, or making preparations to sleep (including the laying down of bedding for the purpose of sleeping), or storing personal belongings, or making a fire, or carrying on cooking activities, or using a tent or other structure for habitation. These activities constitute camping if, in light of all the circumstances, it reasonably appears that in conducting one or more of these activities, the participant is in fact using the area as a living accommodation, regardless of the intent of the participant or the nature of any other activities in which s/he may also be engaging. For purposes of this section 106-12(a), the terms "camp" and "camping" do not include activity that occurs solely within city-owned parks.

"City" means the City of Atlanta.

"Controlled access highway overpass" means a crossing of two controlled access highways or of a controlled access highway and other public road, pedestrian path, railroad or public right-of-way at different levels where clearance to traffic on the lower level is obtained by elevating the higher level.

"Interference (or "interfere") with ingress and egress" means standing, sitting, lying down, using personal property, or performing any other activity on public property and/or in a park, where such activity: a) materially interferes with the ingress into and egress from buildings, driveways, streets, alleys, or any other real property that has a limited number of entrances/ exits, regardless of whether the property is owned by the city, a private owner or another public entity; b) reasonably appears, in light of all of the circumstances, to have the purpose of blocking ingress and egress; and c) occurs without the express written permission of the owner of the property at issue. Where written permission has been granted, the individuals interfering with ingress and egress must have possession of the permission at the time of the activity in question.

#Park# or #parks# means any city-owned park.

"Public property" means any street, sidewalk, and/or other right-of-way, within the City of Atlanta.

#Storing (or #store#) personal property# means leaving one's personal effects unattended on public property, in any area underneath a bridge, and/or in a park, such as but not limited to clothing, bedrolls, cookware, sleeping bags, luggage, knapsacks, or backpacks. This term does not include parking a bicycle or other mode of transportation.

Sec. 106-13. Reserved.

Sec. 106-14. Security fencing of construction cranes.

Secs. 106-15—106-50. Reserved.

Sec. 106-51. Theft by shoplifting. (a) Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the offense of theft by shoplifting within the corporate limits of the city when the property which is the subject of the theft is $100.00 or less in value.

Any defendant charged under this section shall be entitled upon request to have the case against such person transferred to the court having general misdemeanor jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged offense occurred. (Code 1977, § 17-11009)

State law reference—Theft by shoplifting, O.C.G.A. § 168-14.

Sec. 106-52. Evading payment of fare for transportation service; conduct on city's streetcar transit system; penalties.

State law reference—Theft of services, O.C.G.A. § 168-5.

Sec. 106-53. Destruction of property.

State law reference—Criminal trespass and damage to property, O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21 et seq.

Sec. 106-54. Defacing buildings.

It shall be unlawful for any person to write, paint or draw upon, to carve any letter, word or design upon or to mutilate or deface in any way any wall, fence, public building, private dwelling, place or institution of learning, place of worship, statue or monument, now or hereafter erected in the city. (Code 1977, § 17-1002)

State law reference—Criminal trespass and damage to property, O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21 et seq.

Sec. 106-55. Injuring or interfering with public service property.

State law reference—Criminal trespass and damage to property, O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21 et seq.

Sec. 106-56. Unauthorized persons entering vacant buildings.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or to remain in a vacant or unoccupied building or on any portion of vacant land upon which such vacant building is located unless with the permission of an authorized agent of such property, provided such building or vacant property is prominently marked by a posted notice, attached to the ordinance from which this section is derived as exhibit A, which is easily seen from a distance of at least 50 feet that informs the public such property is vacant or unoccupied and unauthorized persons are prohibited from entering. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person to be on such property lines that are prominently marked by a fence, chain or other means and by a posted notice that communicates to the public that unauthorized persons are not allowed on such premises. Contemporaneously with the posting of such notice, a sworn authorization, attached to the ordinance from which this section is derived as exhibit B, must be filed with the city police department, stating that persons without written permission on their person are not allowed on the property at a specified address; and any such trespasser will be prosecuted by the police as the property's own agent. (Code 1977, § 17-1006)

State law reference—Criminal trespass, O.C.G.A. § 167-21.

Sec. 106-57. Unauthorized interference or attempted interference with parked vehicles.

State law reference—Criminal trespass, O.C.G.A. § 167-21.

Sec. 106-58. Transportation passes and nontransferable tickets.

It shall be unlawful for any person to buy, sell or otherwise acquire or deal in or solicit the purchase or sale of any pass or other evidence of transportation issued by any railroad, railway, steamship or steamboat line, or the person operating the same, which shows on its face that it was issued for free transportation. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to buy, sell or otherwise acquire or deal in the unused portions of nontransferable railroad, railway, steamship or steamboat passenger tickets whose use is restricted to the original purchasers thereof by the railroad, railway, steamship or steamboat company issuing them, or to act as vendor or broker of those partially used nontransferable passenger tickets, or to solicit personally, or by sign or advertisement, or in any manner to aid the sale or purchase of those partially used nontransferable passenger tickets within the limits of the city. (Code 1977, § 17-11005)

Sec. 106-59. Resale of entertainment tickets restricted.

Exhibition means, consistent with O.C.G.A. § 43-4B-1(5), a contest where the participants engage in the use of boxing skills and techniques and where the objective is to display such skills and techniques without striving to win.

Person means, consistent with O.C.G.A. § 434B-1(12), any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or combination of individuals of whatever form or character.

Ticket broker means, consistent with O.C.G.A. § 43-4B-1(19), (1) any person who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to athletic contests, concerts, theater performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events held in this state to which the general public is admitted and who charges a premium in excess of the price of the ticket; or (2) any person who has a permanent office or place of business in this state who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to athletic contests, concerts, theater performances, amusements, exhibitions, or other entertainment events held inside or outside this state to which the general public is admitted and who charges a premium in excess of the price of the ticket.

The term ticket broker shall not include the owner, operator, lessee, or tenant of the property in which an athletic contest or entertainment event is being held or the sponsor of such a contest or event or the authorized ticket agent of such persons.

Original purchaser for personal use means a person who buys one or more tickets with the intention of using the ticket or tickets solely for the use of the purchaser or the purchaser's invitees, employees, and agents. An original purchaser who resells more than six tickets to the same athletic contest or entertainment event and who resells tickets to an athletic contest or entertainment event for more than 105 percent of their face value shall be presumed to be engaged in the business of a ticket broker.

State law reference—Resale of athletic or entertainment tickets, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-310.

Secs. 106-60—106-80. Reserved.

Sec. 106-81. Disorderly conduct.

It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the city to engage in any conduct described in the following subsections; provided, however, that no person shall be convicted of any of the following sections upon a showing that the predominant intent of such conduct was to exercise a constitutional right to:

Accosting means approaching or speaking to someone in such a manner as would cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon his/her person, or upon property in his/her immediate possession.

Forcing oneself upon the company of another means continuing to request or solicit any item of value or an individual's company from a person after that person has made a negative response, blocking the passage of the individual addressed or otherwise engaging in conduct which could reasonably be construed as intended to compel or force a person to accede to demands.

State law references—Riot, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-30; affray, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-32; obscene, vulgar or profane language, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-39; obstructing public passages, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-43.

Sec. 106-82. Unauthorized persons entering school buildings.

No person shall enter or remain in any public, private or parochial school building between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on days that school is in session, or until 10:00 p.m. at those schools which have extended sessions, who is not a regularly-enrolled student, teacher or employee at that school, unless the person shall have first and immediately proceeded to the administrative offices and been identified to the principal or the principal's agent and received written permission to remain on the premises. (Code 1977, § 17-3002)

Sec. 106-83. Unauthorized persons not to remain in school buildings when requested to leave.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter and remain in any public, private or parochial school or on surrounding school grounds after being directed to leave by the principal of the school or designated agent. (Code 1977, § 17-3003)

State law reference—Criminal trespass, O.C.G.A. § 167-21.

Sec. 106-84. Creating a disturbance at schools.

It shall be unlawful for any person to create a disturbance in any private, public or parochial school or on the surrounding school grounds or on the fields or grounds lawfully used for school activities while such recreational areas are in use or other activities are in progress thereon. A disturbance shall be defined as any act which may be reasonably expected to substantially interfere with activities within the school or school activities on the school grounds or fields while such activities are in progress thereon. (Code 1977, § 17-3004)

Sec. 106-85. Monetary solicitation.

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW from Courtland Street SE to Peachtree Street SW; Peachtree Street SW from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW to Alabama Street SW; Alabama Street SW from Peachtree Street SW to Forsyth Street SW; Forsyth Street SW from Alabama Street SW to Marietta Street NW; Marietta Street NW from Forsyth Street NW to Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard; Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard from Marietta Street NW to Peachtree Street NE; Peachtree Street NE from Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard to Peachtree Center Avenue NE; Peachtree Center Avenue NE from Peachtree Street NE to Baker Street NE; Baker Street NE from Peachtree Center Avenue NE to Piedmont Avenue NE; Piedmont Avenue NE from Baker Street NE to Edgewood Avenue NE; Edgewood Avenue NE from Piedmont Avenue NE to Courtland Street SE; Courtland Street SE from Edgewood Avenue NE to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW; and Piedmont Avenue NE from John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE to Edgewood Avenue SE; Edgewood Avenue SE from Piedmont Avenue NE to Boulevard NE; Boulevard NE from Edgewood Avenue SE to Auburn Avenue NE; Auburn Avenue NE from Boulevard NE to Jackson Street NE; Jackson Street NE from Auburn Avenue NE to Irwin Street NE; Irwin Street NE from Jackson Street NE to Fort Street NE; John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE from Fort Street NE to Piedmont Avenue NE.

Auburn Avenue NE from Boulevard NE to Jackson Street NE; Jackson Street NE from Auburn Avenue NE to Irwin Street NE; Irwin Street NE from Jackson Street NE to Boulevard NE; Boulevard NE from Irwin Street NE to Auburn Avenue NE.

Spring Street NW from 3rd Street NW to Ponce de Leon Avenue NE; Ponce de Leon Avenue from Springs Street to W. Peachtree Street NW; W. Peachtree Street NW from Ponce de Leon Avenue NE to North Avenue NE; North Avenue NE from W. Peachtree Street NW to Piedmont Avenue NE; Piedmont Avenue NE from North Avenue NE to 4th Street NE; 4th Street NE from Piedmont Avenue NE to W. Peachtree Street NW; W. Peachtree Street NW from 4th Street NE to 3rd Street NW; 3rd Street NW from W. Peachtree Street NW to Spring Street NW.

Sec. 106-86. Commercial harassment.

Sec. 106-87. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 2, approved March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-87, which pertained to treasure hunts and derived from Code 1977, § 17-3009.

Sec. 106-88. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-33(19-O-1288), § 1, approved Jun. 12, 2019, repealed § 106-88, which pertained to moving household goods at night and derived from Code 1977, § 17-3014; Ord. No. 2001-27, § 1, 4-11-01.

Sec. 106-89. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 3, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-89, which pertained to residential picketing and derived from Code 1977, § 17-3022.

Sec. 106-90. False representations to police or any city department.

It shall be unlawful for any person, knowingly and willfully and with intent thereby to mislead, either in such person's own behalf or in behalf of others, as principal or as agent, to make or file orally or in writing any false representations of fact to any police officer of the city or to any department of the city government. (Code 1977, § 17-6002)

Secs. 106-91—106-125. Reserved.

Sec. 106-126. House of ill fame.

State law reference—Keeping a place of prostitution, O.C.G.A. § 16-6-10.

Sec. 106-127. Solicitation for an illicit sexual act.

Any person in violation of this Code section shall be guilty of the offense of idling and loitering for the purpose of committing an illicit sexual act.

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1998-89, § 1, 12-14-98; Ord. No. 2005-03, § 13, 1-10-05; Ord. No. 2008-81(08-O-1485), §§ 1, 2, 11-6-08; 2025-09(25-O-1123) , § 5, 3-25-25)

State law reference—Keeping a place of prostitution, O.C.G.A. § 16-6-10.

Sec. 106-128. Criminal impersonation.

Intent to defraud means the use of deception with the intention to injure another's interest which has economic value.

Sec. 106-129. Indecency.

It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any of the following acts in a public place:

State law reference—Public indecency, O.C.G.A. § 166-8.

Sec. 106-130. Defecating or urinating on public property or in areas.

It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate on the streets or sidewalks, or in the halls or elevators of public or commercial buildings, or on any property open to public view in the city. (Code 1977, § 17-3011)

State law reference—Public indecency, O.C.G.A. § 166-8.

Sec. 106-131. Spitting.

It shall be unlawful for any person to spit upon the sidewalks, or upon the floors of places of worship, buses, public halls, theaters or other public places. (Code 1977, § 17-3012)

Sec. 106-132. Hazing.

Haze means to subject a student to an activity which endangers the physical health of a student regardless of a student's willingness to participate in such activity.

School means any school, college or university in the city.

School organization means any club, society, fraternity, sorority or a group living together which has students as its principal members.

Student means any person enrolled in a school in the city.

State law reference—Hazing, O.C.G.A. § 16-5-61.

Secs. 106-133—106-150. Reserved.

DIVISION 2. RESERVED* Secs. 106-151—106-180. Reserved.

*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 4, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed Div. 2, §§ 106-151—106-164, which pertained to gambling and related offenses and derived from Code 1977, §§ 17-5001—17-5014.

DIVISION 3. DRUGS AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES†

Sec. 106-181. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 5, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-181, which pertained to model glue and derived from Code 1977, §§ 17-8001, 17-8002.

Sec. 106-182. Marijuana. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess one ounce or less of marijuana within the corporate limits of the city. Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $75.00, and shall not be punished by imprisonment for any term; provided that any defendant charged with possession of one ounce or less of marijuana shall be entitled on request †State law reference—Drugs and other controlled substances, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-1 et seq.

to have the case against such defendant transferred to the court having general misdemeanor jurisdiction in the county wherein the alleged offense occurred. (Code 1977, § 17-8003; Ord. No. 2017-55(17-O1152), § 1, 10-2-17)

State law reference—Possession of marijuana, O.C.G.A. § 16-13-30.1.

Sec. 106-183. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 6, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-183, which pertained to aftershave lotion and derived from Code 1977, § 17-8004.

Sec. 106-184. Spray paint.

Secs. 106-185—106-225. Reserved.

Sec. 106-226. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2001-57, § 2, adopted July 24, 2001, repealed § 106-226 in its entirety. Formerly said section pertained to frequenting of dancehalls as related to offenses by and against minors. The user of this Code is directed to ch. 14, art. IX, div. 1 and 2 for similar provisions. See the Code Comparative Table.

Sec. 106-227. Curfew—Authorized.

It is unlawful for any minor 16 years of age or younger to loiter, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement, eating places, vacant lots or any place unsupervised by an adult having the lawful authority to be at such places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; however, on Fridays and Saturdays, the effective hours are between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; and provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply in the following instances:

Sec. 106-228. Curfew—Responsibility of parents.

Sec. 106-229. Child in need of supervision.

Secs. 106-230—106-250. Reserved.

police departments, sheriff's offices, marshal's offices, other local, state and federal law enforce-ARTICLE VI. WEAPON CONTROL* DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

Sec. 106-251. Law enforcement. Nothing in this article shall prohibit the acquisi-tion, possession or disposition of weapons by *Cross reference—Weapons in parks, § 110-66. State law reference—Weapons, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-101.

ment agencies, or the military and naval forces of this state or of the United States for use in the discharge of their official duties. (Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 7, 3-29-17)

Secs. 106-252—106-265. Reserved.

DIVISION 2. RESERVED* Secs. 106-266—106-300. Reserved.

Sec. 106-301. Discharging firearms.

Shooting any firearms in the city, unless in a licensed shooting gallery or by permission of the council on military parades, is prohibited. (Code 1977, § 17-4005)

Sec. 106-302. Firing of cannons, artillery.

It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to fire a cannon or other piece of artillery without special permission of the council. (Code 1977, § 17-4006)

Sec. 106-303. Air guns, slingshots, similar weapons.

It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot any air gun, air pistol, slingshot or like instrument or weapon within the limits of the city. (Code 1977, § 17-4031)

Sec. 106-304. Arrows.

It shall be unlawful for any person, within the corporate limits of the city, to discharge any arrow of any kind or character from a bow; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of bows and arrows indoors on any established archery range under the personal and direct supervision of a person at least 18 years of age. (Code 1977, § 17-4032)

*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 8, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed Div. 2 §§ 106-266—106-273, which pertained to registration, sale and disposition and derived from Code 1977, §§ 17-4021—17-4027; Ord. No. 2008-79(08O-1677), § 23, 11-6-08.

Sec. 106-305. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 9, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-305, which pertained to sale or display in show windows visible from streets and derived from Code 1977, § 17-4033.

Sec. 106-306. Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 9, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed § 106-306, which pertained to knives, razors, similar weapons and derived from Code 1977, § 17-4034.

Sec. 106-307. City employees prohibited from carrying weapons.

State law references—Carrying deadly weapons to or at public gatherings, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127; concealed revolver of pistol licenses, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-128 et seq.

Secs. 106-308—106-325. Reserved.

DIVISION 4. RESERVED* Secs. 106-326—106-350. Reserved.

DIVISION 5. RESERVED† Secs. 106-351—106-375. Reserved.

DIVISION 6. RESERVED‡ Secs. 106-376—106-400. Reserved.

Sec. 106-401. Title.

This article should be known as the 5DrugFree Commercial Zone5 Code. (Ord. No. 1998-12, § 1, 3-9-98)

Sec. 106-402. Findings.

†Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 11, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed Div. 5, §§ 106-351—106354, which pertained to pistols and derived from Code 1977, §§ 17-4001—17-4004.

‡Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2017-11(17-O-1130), § 12, adopted March 29, 2017, repealed Div. 6, §§ 106-376—106378, which pertained to assault weapons and derived from Code 1977, § 17-4036(a)—(f).

zoning powers and residential property contiguous to such commercially zoned area extending not more than one-half mile from the external boundary of any portion of the commercially zoned area, as certified in Exhibit C.

Sec. 106-403. Designation of drug-free commercial zones.

Zone I, North Avenue: An area contained within a northern boundary of Bankhead Avenue; a southern boundary of Simpson Street: a western boundary of Ashby Street; an eastern boundary of Railroad Zone Boundary.

Zone I, Fair Street: An area contained within a northern boundary of M. L. King, Jr. Drive; a southern boundary of Westview Drive, extended to Ashby Street; a western boundary of Ashby Street; an eastern boundary of Northside Drive.

Zone I, M.L. King, Jr. Drive: An area contained within a northern boundary of Collier Road; a southern boundary of M.L. King, Jr. Drive; a western boundary of Old Gordon; an eastern boundary of Bolton Road.

Zone I, Bankhead Highway: An area contained N.W. from the intersection of Bankhead and Hollywood Road to the intersection of Bankhead and Commercial Avenue, N.W.

Zone I, Hollywood Road: An area contained N.W. from the intersection of Hollywood and Perry Blvd. to the intersection of Hollywood and Hightower Road, N.W.

Zone I, James Jackson Parkway: An area contained N.W. from the intersection of James Jackson and Browntown Road to the intersection of James Jackson and Hightower Road, N.W.

Zone III, Thomasville: An area contained within a northern boundary of Custer Avenue; a southern boundary of Isa Drive; a western boundary of Boulevard/Federal Prison Property Line; an eastern boundary of Moreland Avenue.

Police Zone III, McDaniel: An area contained within a northern boundary of I-20; a southern [The next page is CD106:29] boundary of University Avenue; a western boundary of Northside Drive; and an eastern boundary of I-75.

Zone III, Jonesboro Road: An area contained within a northern boundary of McWilliams Avenue, S.E.; a southern boundary of Macedonia Road, S. E.; a western boundary of an imaginary line 300 yards westerly of the center line of Jonesboro Road; an eastern boundary of an imaginary line 200 yards easterly of the center line of Jonesboro Road.

Zone IV, Cascade Heights: An area contained within a northern boundary of Worthem Avenue, S.W.; a southern boundary of Belvedere Avenue, S.W.; a western boundary of Beecher Road, S.W. at its intersection with Belvedere Avenue, S.W. to Benjamin E. Mays Drive; thence with Benjamin E. Mays Drive to Herring Road, S.W.; an eastern boundary of Delowe Drive, S.W. at its intersection with Belvedere Drive and with Delowe Drive to Cascade Road, S.W., thence in a straight line following the same direction as Delowe Drive to Jackson Place, S.W. thence Jackson Place to Philadelphia, S.W. (Also to include that portion of Jackson Place, S.W. east of the aforementioned line on both sides of Jackson Place for a distance of 150 yards.)

Zone IV, Beecher: An area contained within a northern boundary of Donnelly Avenue; a southern boundary of Avon Avenue; a western boundary of Cascade Avenue, S.W and continuing as Cascade Road; and an eastern boundary of Lee Street, S.W.

Zone IV, Allison Court: An area contained within a northern boundary of Campbellton Road, S.W.; a southern boundary of the city limits; a western boundary of Delowe Drive, S.W., to include all buildings on the extension of Allison Court which extends west of Delowe and dead ends; an eastern boundary of the Fort McPherson property line.

Zone IV, M.L. King, Jr. Drive: An area contained within a northern boundary of the intersection of MLK, Jr. Drive, S.W. and Old Gordon Road, N.W. thence on MLK, Jr. Drive to Bolton Road, thence on Bolton Road to Fairlane Drive, N.W. thence on Fairlane Drive; a southern boundary starting at the intersection of MLK, Jr. Drive, S.W. and Interstate 285, and running a straight line, perpendicular to MLK, Jr. Drive, S.W., 500 yards, thence that line in a northerly direction with the midline of MLK, Jr. Drive; a western boundary starting at the intersection of Fairlane Drive, N.W. and Fedora Way, N.W. and running a line 500 yards perpendicular to the midline of MLK, Jr. Drive and with that line in a westerly direction to the eastern boundary of I-285.

Zone IV, Allen Temple: An area contained within a northern boundary of Oakcliff Road, N.W., thence a line connecting with Tribble Lane, N.W., thence Tribble Lane; a southern boundary from the intersection of Harlan Road, S.W. and Tee Road, S.W., and thence from that intersection, running a line, perpendicular to MLK, Jr. Drive 500 yards, thence that line in a southerly direction with the midline of MLK, Jr. Drive to Lynhurst Drive, S.W., thence with Lynhurst Drive to North Utoy Creek, thence with North Utoy Creek; a western boundary of I-285 to its crossing with Brownlee Road, S.W. thence with Brownlee Road; and an eastern boundary of Harlan Road, S.W. thence MLK, Jr. Drive, S.W. thence Linkwood Road, N . W.

Zone V, Fourth Ward: An area contained within a northern boundary of Ponce de Leon, N.E.; a southern boundary of Freedom Parkway, N.E., a western boundary of Argonne Avenue, N.E. continuing as Bedford Place, N.E. and continuing as Fort Street, N.E.; an eastern boundary of a straight line beginning at the intersection of Freedom Parkway where it intersects Corley Street, N.E. continuing along Corley Street to Highland Avenue, N.E thence a straight line to Florence Street, N.E. thence along Florence Street to East Avenue, N.E. thence a straight line to Wilmer Street, N.E. where it intersects Rankin Street, N.E. thence along Wilmer Street, N.E. and continuing in a straight line to Ponce de Leon Avenue, N.E.

Zone V, Midtown: An area contained within a northern boundary of 11th Street, N.E., a southern boundary of 4th Street, N.E.; a western boundary of West Peachtree Street, N.W.; an eastern boundary of Argonne Avenue, N.E., thence extending north along a straight line.

Zone V, Daniel Street: An area contained within a northern boundary of Auburn Avenue; a south-ern boundary of Decatur Street; a western boundary of Boulevard; an eastern boundary of Cornelia Street.

Zone VI, DeKalb Avenue: An area contained within a northern boundary of DeKalb Avenue; a southern boundary of Memorial Drive; a western Boundary of Moreland Avenue; an eastern boundary of Rogers Street.

Zone VI, Memorial Drive: An area contained within a northern boundary of Memorial Drive; a southern boundary of Portland Avenue and proceeding westerly along Portland Avenue to Glenwood Place, thence northerly along Glenwood Place to Glenwood Avenue, thence westerly on Glenwood Avenue; a western boundary of the Glenwood Memorial Connector; an eastern boundary of Flat Shoals Avenue.

Vine Street N.W., from the intersection of Vine and Magnolia Street to the intersection of Vine and Thurmond Street NW.

Police Beat 101: Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Peters Street Commercial Corridor: The area bordered on the north by Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; on the east by Northside Drive thence Northeasterly on Peters Street to Spring Street; on the south by Atlanta Student Movement Blvd.; and on the west by Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.

Police Beat 102: The area bounded on the north by Joseph E. Boone Blvd., on the east by Northside Drive, on the south by Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and on the west by Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.

Police Beat 104: The area bounded on the north by the MARTA rail line/Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, on the east by Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., on the south by I-20 and on the west by West Lake Avenue.

Police Beat 105: The area bounded on the north by Joseph E. Boone Blvd., on the east by Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., on the south by Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and on the west by West Lake Avenue.

Police Beat 106: The area bounded on the north by Johnson Road/West Marietta Street, on the east by Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., on the south by Joseph E. Boone Blvd., and on the west by West Lake Avenue/Grove Park Place.

Police Beat 301: The area bounded on the north by Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard; on the east by Metropolitan Parkway south to the Norfolk Southern rail line then east to the I-75/85 Downtown Connector then south along the I-75/85 Downtown Connector to an imaginary line coterminous with Casplan Street (north) then west back to Metropolitan Parkway; on the south by an imaginary line from east to west at the southern Boundary of Perkerson Park; and on the west by Lee Street.

Police Beat 303: The area bounded on the north by I-20, on the east by I-75/85, on the south by University Avenue and on the west by Metropolitan Parkway.

Police Beat 304: The area bounded on the north by Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., on the east by Metropolitan Parkway to 1-75/85, on the south by Langford Parkway and on the west by Lee Street.

Police Beat 306: The area bounded on the north by Dill Avenue, on the east by the I-75/85 Downtown Connector, on the south by Langford Parkway and on the west by Lee Street.

Police Bent 307: The area bounded on the north by Thirkeld Avenue, on the cast by Jonesboro Road, on the south by Lakewood Avenue and on the west the I-75/85 Downtown Connector.

Police Beat 310: The area bounded on the north by Langford Parkway, on the east by Jonesboro Road on the south by Cleveland Avenue and on the west by I-75/85.

Police Beat 311: The area hounded on the north by Cleveland Avenue, on the east by Hapeville Road, on the south by Mt. Zion Road and on the west by Sylvan Road.

Police Beat 401: Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard Commercial Corridor: The area bordered on the north by Interstate 20; on the east by West Whitehall Street; on the south by Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.; and on the west by Langhorn Street.

Police Beat 402: White Street Commercial Corridor: The area bordered on the north by Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.; on the east by Lawton Street to Hall Street to Donnelly Avenue to Lee Street; on the south by Arlington Avenue to Oakland Drive to Bridges Avenue; and on the west by Westmont Road to Cascade Avenue.

Police Beat 404: The area bounded on the north by I-20, on the east by Langhorn Street and Cascade Avenue, on the south by Cascade Avenue and Mays Drive, and on the west by Peyton Road.

Police Beat 509: The area bounded on the north by North Avenue, on the east by Piedmont Avenue, on the south by the 1-75/85 Downtown Connector and on the west by the 1-75/85 Downtown Connector.

Police Beat 510: The area bounded on the north by Harris Street, on the east by the I-75/85 Downtown Connector, on the south by Marietta Street and on the west by Peachtree Street.

Police Beat 511: Broad Street Commercial Corridor: The area bordered on the north by Decatur Street; on the east by Central Avenue; on the south by Mitchell Street; and on the west by Spring Street.

Police Beat 604: The area bounded on the north by Ralph McGill Blvd./Freedom Parkway, on the east by Moreland Avenue, on the south by Decatur Street/DeKalb Avenue and on the west by the I-75/85 Downtown Connector.

In APD Zones 5, beats 509 and 510.

In APD Zone 6, beat 604.

In APD Zone 3, beats 304, 306 and 307. (Ord. No. 1998-12, § 1, 3-3-98; Ord. No. 2001-23, § 1, 3-27-01; Ord. No. 2004-04, §§ 1, 2, 1-12-04; Ord. No. 2004-41, §§ 1—3, 6-24-04; Ord. No. 2008-22(08-O-0557), § 1, 4-28-08; Ord. No. 201208(12-O-0282), § 1, 3-14-12; Ord. No. 2013-11(13O-0317), § 1, 3-13-13; Ord. No. 2013-12(13-O0515), § 1, 3-27-13; Ord. No. 2013-19(13-O1032), § 1, 5-29-13; Ord. No. 2013-25(13-O1033), § 1, 5-29-13; Ord. No. 2013-26(13-O1047), § 1, 6-12-13; Ord. No. 2013-31(13-O1106), § 1, 7-1-13; Ord. No. 2013-59(13-O-1374), § 1, 11-27-13)

Sec. 106-404. Duration; revision; deletion.

Sec. 106-405. Prohibited acts.

Sec. 106-406. Issuance of exclusion notices.

Secs. 106-407—106-420. Reserved.

DIVISION 2. SCHOOL ZONES*

Sec. 106-421. Designation of drug free zones.

*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2003-84, § 1, adopted July 29, 2003, has been renumbered at the editor's discretion to conform to the style of this Code. See the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis of inclusion.

Sec. 106-422. Duration; revision; deletion.

Sec. 106-423. Prohibited acts.

Sec. 106-424. Issuance of exclusion notices.

Secs. 106-425—106-800. Reserved.

ARTICLE VIII. RESERVED* Secs. 106-801—106-809. Reserved.

*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2008-83(08-O-2136, § 2, approved November 24, 2008, repealed Art. VIII, §§ 106-801— 106-809, which pertained to graffiti abatement. The user's attention is directed to section 74-174 for similar provisions. See also the Code Comparative Table.

Chapters 107—109 RESERVED CD 107:1 Chapter 110 PARKS AND RECREATION* Article I. In General Sec. 110-1. Definitions. Sec. 110-2. Parks council. Sec. 110-3. Fee schedule. Sec. 110-4. Athletic fees. Sec. 110-5. Acceptance of gifts of animals. Sec. 110-6. Use of city picnic pavilions. Sec. 110-7. Playgrounds. Secs. 110-8—110-30. Reserved.

Article II. Department of Parks and Recreation Sec. 110-31. Additional qualifications of Commissioner of parks, recreation and cultural affairs.

Sec. 110-32. Bureaus. Sec. 110-33. Qualifications of director, bureau of parks. Sec. 110-34. Functions and duties of bureau of parks. Sec. 110-35. Qualifications of director, bureau of recreation. Sec. 110-36. Functions and duties of bureau of recreation. Sec. 110-37. Qualifications of director, bureau of cultural affairs. Sec. 110-38. Functions and duties of bureau of cultural affairs. Secs. 110-39—110-54. Reserved.

Article III. Park Rules Division 1. Generally Sec. 110-55. Definitions. Sec. 110-56. Violations. Sec. 110-57. Authority to adopt. Sec. 110-58. Provisions extended to parks. Sec. 110-59. Prohibited conduct. Sec. 110-60. Use of public parks at night. Sec. 110-61. Closing of drive or avenue in park. Sec. 110-62. Sale of goods, articles or services. Sec. 110-63. Reserved. Sec. 110-64. Sale of articles at community prices. Sec. 110-65. Boating and swimming. Sec. 110-66. Weapons. Sec. 110-67. Hunting and fishing. Sec. 110-68. Approved lifeguard required at all swimming pools. Sec. 110-69. Protection of plants and animals. Sec. 110-70. Pets. Sec. 110-70.1. Dogs permitted in certain areas of Grant Park. Sec. 110-70.2. Dogs permitted in certain areas of Piedmont Park. Sec. 110-70.3. Reserved.

*Cross references—Naming of public facilities and streets in honor of persons, § 2-2; vending machines on city property and in city facilities, § 2-3; budgets for and rental of neighborhood centers, § 2-921; civic and cultural affairs, ch. 46; library, ch. 102.

Land development code reference—Impact fee for parks and recreational services, § 19-1001 et seq. State law references—Constitutional grant of home rule powers, Ga. Const. art. IX, § II; specific constitutional grant of authority relative to parks, recreational areas, programs and facilities, Ga. Const. art. IX, § II, ¶ III(a)(5); statutory grant of home rule powers, O.C.G.A. § 36-35-1 et seq.; municipal recreation generally, O.C.G.A. § 36-64-1 et seq.

Sec. 110-70.4 Dogs permitted in certain areas of Southbend Park. Sec. 110-71. Horseback riding and similar activities. Sec. 110-72. Model airplane flying. Sec. 110-73. Copying cyclorama. Sec. 110-74. Helicopters. Sec. 110-75. Overnight and other outdoor events occurring in parks. Sec. 110-76. Prohibited conduct in parks during outdoor events, assemblies. Sec. 110-77. Posting bills and notices. Secs. 110-78—110-85. Reserved.

Sec. 110-86. Sec. 110-87. Sec. 110-88.

Division 2. Traffic Use of drives and avenues. Driving across parks. Unauthorized parking of vehicles in parks.