As used in this chapter, 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 public
street or public sidewalk, the front of and the area immediately adjacent
to any school, parking lot, restaurant, tavern or other place of business.
No person shall loiter in a public place in such 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 §
160-1 of this chapter. 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 whom, or in whose hearing, they are made.
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in §
160-2 of this chapter, 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 section.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a civil fine in an amount
of not less than $100 nor more than $600 in addition to costs and
attorneys' fees.