The Associated Press

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - A teenager, who had two run-ins with police for playing his accordion on the village's streets, has been cleared to polka.

Village Council ruled Monday night that street performances by a 16-year-old accordion player do not disturb the peace.

Jacob Kouwe, a Chardon High School sophomore, began playing polkas and hymns in December in the suburban Cleveland village's quiet downtown.

On Feb. 8, a Starbucks coffee shop employee complained to police that Kouwe was "soliciting."

Kouwe said that he does not ask for money, but some people drop cash in his accordion case.

He moved away from Starbucks.

Then a resident complained that Kouwe's music was "tacky."

Police questioned whether Kouwe was disturbing the peace. Chagrin Falls has a 1935 ordinance, which prohibits the loud playing of a musical or "other sound-making device."

Law Director Joseph Diemert said that the ordinance does not pertain to street performers, but to major events.