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(a) Persons under the age of 18 are particularly susceptible, because of their lack of <br />maturity and experience, to participate in unlawful and gang -related activities and to be <br />victims of older perpetrators of crime. <br />(b) The city has an obligation to provide for: <br />(1) The protection of minors from each other and from other persons; <br />(2) The establishment of parental control of and responsibility for their <br />children; <br />(3) The protection of the general public; and <br />(4) The reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities. <br />(c) The city council has determined that a curfew for those under 18 years of age will <br />be in the interest of the public health, safety and general welfare, and will help to attain <br />the objectives of this section and will diminish the undesirable impact of such conduct on <br />the citizens of the city. <br />See. 42-72. - Definitions. <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the <br />meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a <br />different meaning: <br />Emergency means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting <br />state that calls for immediate action. The teen shall include, but not be limited to, a fire, <br />natural disaster, vehicular accident or a serious medical condition of sudden onset. <br />Establishment means any privately -owned place of business operated for a profit <br />to which the public is invited, including but not limited to any place of amusement or <br />entertainment. <br />Guardian means the person who, under a court order, is the guardian of the <br />person of a minor or the public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by <br />a court. <br />Miner means any person under 18 years of age. <br />Opef•atoi- means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation or <br />other legal entity operating, managing, or conducting any establishment. The term <br />includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and the officers of a <br />corporation. <br />Parent means the natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent of a minor. <br />Public place means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the <br />public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways and the common <br />areas of schools, hospitals, apartments, houses, office buildings, transport facilities and <br />shops. <br />2 <br />