[Ord. 399, 7/10/1968; as revised by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
LOITERING
Remaining idle essentially in one location; lingering; spending
time idly; loafing or walking about aimlessly in one vicinity or neighborhood;
or "hanging around."
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access including any public
street or public sidewalk, the front of and the area immediately adjacent
to any school, parking lot, store, restaurant, tavern or other place
of business.
[Ord. 399, 7/10/1968; as revised by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
No person shall loiter in a public place in such manner as to:
1. Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace.
2. Create or cause to be created any annoyance to any person or persons.
3. Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
4. Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public
place as defined in § 501 of this Part. This shall include
the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting
nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to,
or in whose hearing, they are made.
[Ord. 399, 7/10/1968; as revised by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing
or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 502
of this Part, any police officer may order that person to leave that
place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to
do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Ord. 399, 7/10/1968; as revised by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
Any person, who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600, and costs, or in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.