[Ord. 174, 9/5/1978, § I]
As used in this Part, the following term or terms shall have
the meanings herein ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
Remaining idle in essentially one location, and includes
the concepts of spending time idly, loafing or walking about aimlessly,
and also includes the concepts embodied in the colloquial expressions
"hanging around" and "hanging out."
[Ord. 174, 9/5/1978, § II]
No person shall loiter in a public place in such a manner as
to:
A.
Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of the peace.
B.
Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance to the
comfort and repose of any person.
C.
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
D.
Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public
place, including, but not limited to, the making of unsolicited remarks
of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated
to annoy or disturb the person to whom or in whose hearing they are
made.
[Ord. 174, 9/5/1978, § III]
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 6-202 hereof, 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 Part.
[Ord. 174, 9/5/1978, § IV; as amended by Ord. 208,
7/8/1985; by Ord. 295, 11/8/2005; and by Ord. 323, 9/9/2014]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
