[Amended 6-27-1977]
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 manner as to:
A. Obstruct any public street, public highway, public
sidewalk or any other public place or building or hinder or impede
the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
B. 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 to 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.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
LOITERING
Remaining idle in essentially one location, and shall include
the concept of spending time idly, to be dilatory, to linger, to stay,
to saunter, to delay and to stand around and shall also include the
colloquial expression "hanging around."
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the general public has access and a right
to resort for business, entertainment or other lawful purpose, but
does not necessarily mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the
public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of any store,
shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business and also public
grounds, areas or parks.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in §Â
174-1 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 chapter.