[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Waterloo 5-14-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984 as Ch. 65,
Art. III, of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall loiter in or around public buildings
or obstruct corridors, stairways or doorways so as to prevent free
access by members of the public, officers or employees. No person
shall by his or her presence or by means either alone or in concert
with others interfere with or interrupt the conduct of business in
the offices located in any such buildings.
B.
No person shall loiter in or upon any public sidewalk,
street, bridge, public building or place or obstruct the use thereof
so as to prevent free and reasonable access by other members of the
public or prevent the exercise of duties by public officers or employees.
No person shall loiter or prowl in a place,
at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under
circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property
in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in
determining whether such alarm is warranted is the fact that the actor
takes flight upon appearance of a peace officer, refuses to identify
himself or herself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or herself
or any object. Unless flight by the actor or other circumstances make
it impracticable, a peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an
offense under this section, afford the actor an opportunity to dispel
any alarm which would otherwise be warranted by requesting him or
her to identify himself or herself and explain his or her presence
and conduct. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this
section if the peace officer did not comply with the preceding sentence
or if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the actor
was true and, if believed by the peace officer at the time, would
have dispelled the alarm.