[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 19, Secs.
19-41 and 19-41.1, of the 1972 Code]
It shall be unlawful for a person to loiter
on or about the premises of a public or private school, or in or about
any other public building, or in or about a depot of a public carrier.
[Amended 7-6-2010 by Ord. No. 8010]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain
idle, either alone or in consort with others, in a public place in
such a manner so as to:
(1)
Obstruct
any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public
place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or
impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or
pedestrians.
(2)
Commit
in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any
other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction
or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with
any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or
fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk
or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free
and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon and
thereto.
B.
It is
unlawful for any person, without lawful reason, to loiter on any public
street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place
or building and/or on the property of another; or to sleep on any
public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public
place or building or on any property of another without the expressed
consent of the owner or person in charge of such place.
C.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection A or B herein, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
