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As used in this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires:

City” means the City of Olathe, Kansas.

City Emergency Operation Plan” means all disaster emergency plans developed and promulgated by the City Manager and the Emergency Management Director pursuant to K.S.A. 48-929, and amendments thereto. “Emergency Operation Plan” shall be equivalent to the term of “Emergency Management” as set out under K.S.A. 48-904 et. seq.

County” means the Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas.

Curfew” is hereby defined as prohibiting any person or persons walking, running, loitering, standing or motoring upon any alley, street, highway, public property or vacant premises during the hours in which a curfew has been imposed, excepting persons officially designated to duty with reference to said state of local disaster emergency.

Disaster” means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, heat wave, wind, tornado, storm, epidemics, air pollution, utility line breakage, contamination, drought, infestation, explosion, train or truck accident, explosion, nuclear weapons attack, terrorist attack, riot, or major event resulting to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

Emergency Operation” means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, which are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters.

Riot” is characterized by the use of actual force or violence or any threat to use force if accompanied by immediate power to execute such force by five or more persons acting together without authority of law. (Ord. 96-33 § 2, 1996.)