DWI
No person shall operate a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition by use of alcohol or drugs. It is unlawful to refuse to submit to a sobriety screening test.
SNOW ORDINANCE
No vehicle shall be parked, standing or unattended on a public street or highway within the city of Oneonta during a snowstorm or a precipitation of snow on and one-half inches or more, and continuing to such time as the snow is plowed from the streets.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, in a public place he engages in fighting, makes unreasonable noise, uses abusive or obscene language, makes an obscene gesture, obstructs traffic, refuses to comply with a lawful order of police to disperse or creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act that serves no legitimate purpose.
OPEN CONTAINER
No person shall drink from or possess an open container of alcoholic beverage in a public place.
NOISE ORDINANCE
It shall be unlawful for anyone to make, cause to be made or allow any other person to make any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise. This section includes, but is not limited to loud noises, musical instruments, TVs, radios, stereos or other sound producing or reproducing equipment.
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant of each and every parcel of real estate in the City, abutting or bordering upon any street, or any other public place, to remove all snow and ice from the sidewalk, before 9AM
FAIR HOUSING
It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, or national origin in the sale, lease or rental of housing, with the following exceptions:
Rental in a two family, owner-occupied dwelling
Rental in an accommodation restricted to members of the same sex
Rental of a room in an accommodation if the owner or a member of his family resides there
An accommodation in a religious or charitable institution
The City of Oneonta is prepared to assist persons who feel they have suffered a discriminatory housing practice. The City’s Fair Housing Office is prepared to receive complaints and either investigate or relay pertinent facts to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and the State’s Human Rights Commission.
If you feel you have been discriminated against in housing, contact the City’s Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Enforcement Officer at (607) 432-0114.
