[Ord. 563, 8/7/1995, § 1; as amended by Ord. 569,
11/6/1996, § 301]
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 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. 563, 8/7/1995, § 2; as amended by Ord. 569,
11/6/1996, § 302]
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 annoyance to any person or persons.
C. Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
D. Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public
place as defined in § 301 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. 563, 8/7/1995, § 3; as amended by Ord. 569,
11/6/1996, § 303]
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing
or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 302
of this Part, any police officer may order that person to leave this
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. 563, 8/7/1995, § 4; as amended by Ord. 569,
11/6/1996, § 304]
Any person who shall violate §§ 302 and 303 of
this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to a fine of
not more than $300 and/or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90
days.