Public Conduct in Stonecrest, GA (2026)
9 verified public conduct rules for Stonecrest, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
City Code § 16-22 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to aggressively beg, panhandle or solicit through unwanted touching, blocking or intimidation, and bars all solicitation within 12 feet of outdoor cafes, ATMs, pay phones and building entrances. Anyone begging or soliciting from a vehicle stopped in traffic, and any driver who pays them, violates the ordinance too.
Stonecrest Bans Aggressive Panhandling
Significant RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 16-22
Aggressively beg, panhandle or solicit means any request made in person for a donation of money or some other article of value from another person by an unwanted touching, detaining, impeding or intimidation. Aggressive begging, panhandling or soliciting usually includes approaching or following pedestrians; repetitive begging, panhandling or soliciting despite refusals; the use of abusive or p...
Public Urination
City Code § 16-26 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to defecate or urinate on or near any street or sidewalk, in halls, elevators or stairways of public or commercial buildings, or on any property that is open to public view. The offense carries Chapter 16's standard misdemeanor punishment under § 16-1.
Stonecrest Bans Public Urination, Defecation
Heavy RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 16-26
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate on or adjacent to any street or sidewalk, or in the halls, elevators, stairways, or any other area designated for public passage within any public or commercial buildings, or on any property open to public view.
Skateboarding Rules
In the City of Stonecrest, skateboarding is banned on the streets, lanes and parking lots inside recreation facilities, though pedestrian sidewalks and any area the Director signs for skateboard use stay open.
Stonecrest park skateboard restriction
Light RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 19-31(h)
(h)Skateboards. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a skateboard on any street, lane, way, road and/or any parking lot in any recreation facility in the City, with the exception of pedestrian sidewalks, unless otherwise designated by signage posted by the Director or designee or published rules.
Loud Party Ordinance
A single-family home used as a 'Party House' in Stonecrest needs a Special Administrative Permit and an occupation tax certificate, is limited to the RE and RLG districts on lots with 300+ feet of frontage, and must keep music inside under an 11 p.m./midnight curfew, per Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.59.
Stonecrest Party House Permit and Curfew
Significant RestrictionsStonecrest Zoning Ordinance § 4.2.59(a),(d),(g),(j)
(a)A Single Family Residential Property may only be utilized as a "Party House" by Special Administrative Permit in the "RE" and "RLG" zoning districts and only on lots with at least 300 feet of frontage on a public street and a primary structure no less than 4,000 square feet in area. ... (d)Any music utilized for the "Party House" event must be contained solely inside the primary structure an...
Loitering Rules
City Code § 16-29 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to be in a place, at a time or in a manner unusual for law-abiding people, under circumstances warranting reasonable alarm for the safety of persons or property. Officers must first give a chance to explain before any arrest, and a truthful explanation at trial bars conviction.
Stonecrest Loitering And Prowling Law
Some RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 16-29
(a)It shall be unlawful for a person to be in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upon ...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
In the City of Stonecrest, smoking is banned outdoors wherever the public gathers, not just indoors. Sec. 18-74 prohibits smoking in every "outdoor recreational public place," a term the ordinance defines to include parks, trails, playgrounds and pools, and Sec. 18-76(a)(1) adds a 20-foot buffer around entrances, windows and ventilation systems of those same places.
Stonecrest Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 18-74; § 18-76(a)(1)
Except as allowed in this article, smoking is prohibited in all public places, outdoor recreational public places, common areas, and places of employment within the city. ... (a)Smoking shall be prohibited within:(1)20 feet of any outside entrance, operable window, or ventilation system of a common area, public place, place of employment, or outdoor recreational public place. This prohibition s...
Jaywalking
In the City of Stonecrest, pedestrians in a business district or on designated streets must use a crosswalk to cross, and everywhere else they must still cross at a right angle to the curb. Stonecrest Code §§ 17-171 and 17-172 together bar the diagonal, mid-block jaywalking pattern that ignores marked crossings.
Stonecrest Crosswalk and Jaywalking Rules
Some RestrictionsStonecrest Code §§ 17-171, 17-172
Sec. 17-171. - Use of crosswalks. Pedestrians shall not cross any street or roadway in a business district or any designated streets or highways except in a crosswalk. ... ... Sec. 17-172. - Crossing at right angles. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, except in a crosswalk.
Public Marijuana Use
City Code § 16-54 makes it unlawful in the City of Stonecrest to possess one ounce or less of marijuana anywhere in the city, including in public. Punishment is fine-only, with imprisonment barred outright, and anyone charged can request transfer to the State Court of DeKalb County for trial as a misdemeanor.
Stonecrest Marijuana Possession Ban
Some RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 16-54
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or have under his control within the city one ounce or less of marijuana. ... (d)Any person found quilty of violating this section shall be punished by a fine.(e)No person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment for any period of time.(f)Any person charged with a violation of this section shall be entitled, upon req...
Public Alcohol Use
In the City of Stonecrest, drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol in a City park is prohibited unless the Parks and Recreation Department has issued a group-function permit, which requires a City Manager application and a Council-set fee.
Stonecrest park alcohol permit requirement
Significant RestrictionsStonecrest Code § 19-30
(a)Prohibited; exception. No person shall serve, consume or transport in open containers any alcoholic beverage within a City park or recreation facility, except at a group function for which a permit has been issued by the Parks and Recreation Department, or as may be otherwise provided by this Code.(b)Application for permit. All persons desiring to obtain a permit to serve or consume alcoholi...
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