[R.O. 2011 § 215.420; R.O. 2009 § 131.35; CC 1981 § 20-122; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988]
For the purposes of this Division, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUSINESS
A place where service or items are offered for sale or orders taken, which has parking facilities for vehicles. It shall be comprised of the entire premises, including parking lots and areas for ingress and egress.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any building and the grounds used therewith or any tract of land where services are offered to the public for a consideration or things are sold or are offered for sale or orders are taken for the sale thereof to the public.
TRANSACTING BUSINESS
Engaging in a transaction with the proprietor, agents or employees of the business, which transaction is normally incidental to the business for which the public is invited and for which the premises are licensed.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.430; R.O. 2009 § 131.36; CC 1981 § 20-123; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988]
A. 
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for persons to intentionally congregate upon the grounds or within the buildings of a commercial establishment or upon public ways immediately adjacent thereto so as to block the aisles, doorways or other passageways into, out of or through the grounds or buildings of such commercial establishment. No persons shall congregate in crowds of three (3) or more outside vehicles on business premises when such persons are not transacting business on the premises.
B. 
Presumption Of Intent To Congregate Unlawfully. If any persons shall be congregated so as to block the aisles, doorways or other passageways into, out of or through such grounds or buildings and they shall be ordered by the manager or other person in charge of such commercial establishment to leave and they shall fail or refuse to do so, it shall be prima facie proof of their intent to unlawfully congregate under the provisions of this Section.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.440; R.O. 2009 § 131.37; CC 1981 § 20-124; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988]
A. 
Prohibited. No person, except the owner, tenant or other person in possession or their invitees, shall be upon any public or private parking lot, nor upon any parking lot provided for the customers, business invitees or employees of any commercial or industrial establishment at any time any such public or private parking lot shall be closed to use by the public or any such commercial or industrial lot shall be closed to use by customers, business invitees and employees.
B. 
Presumption Of Violation. Any such person found upon any such lot or facility at any time that signs have been previously erected giving notice that the lot is closed to use shall be presumptively upon the lot in violation of this Section, which presumption shall be rebuttable.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.450; R.O. 2009 § 131.38; CC 1981 § 20-125; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988]
A. 
No patron or other person on a parking lot and areas for ingress and egress of a business, whether in or out of an automobile, shall drink from or possess any open bottle, can or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage.
B. 
Alcoholic beverages shall include "intoxicating liquor" as defined in Section 600.010.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.460; R.O. 2009 § 131.39; CC 1981 § 20-126; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988; Ord. No. 98-254, 6-17-1998]
A. 
Blocking Entrances Or Exits To Premises. No person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle in a street at or near the entrance to or exit from a business, except in an authorized parking space adjacent to the curb of such street and in such manner as not to interfere with other vehicles upon such street.
B. 
Parking On Grounds Or In Garages. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle upon the grounds or within any garage of any commercial establishment other than in the designated parking areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to move a motor vehicle over which that person has control when that vehicle shall be interfering with the movement of other motor vehicles on the drives or other usual passageways upon the grounds or within the garage of a commercial establishment.
C. 
Congregating And Obstructing Public Parking Lots.
1. 
Definition. For purposes of this Subsection, "public parking lot" shall mean any parking lot located within the City of which is owned and/or maintained by the City or any other agency or political subdivision of the State of Missouri.
2. 
It shall be unlawful for persons to intentionally congregate upon the grounds of a public parking lot or upon any public ways immediately adjacent thereto, so as to block the aisles or other passageways into, out of or through the grounds of such public parking lot in a manner which obstructs the free flow of traffic upon the parking lot.
3. 
No persons shall congregate in crowds of three (3) or more outside vehicles on public parking lots, except for parking or retrieving vehicles pursuant to the purpose of the public parking lot.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.470; R.O. 2009 § 131.40; CC 1981 § 20-127; Ord. No. 88-141, 7-13-1988]
Before Section 215.430 may be enforced by the City, a business shall post on the premises in conspicuous locations, clearly visible signs, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person entering upon the premises, bearing the following statement:
"This lot for customers only. No congregating or lingering on this lot."
[R.O. 2011 § 215.480; R.O. 2009 § 131.41; CC 1981 § 20-128(a) – (c); Ord. No. 91-98, 5-22-1991; Ord. No. 92-207, 9-3-1992]
A. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONGESTED TRAFFIC
Traffic on any street or driving aisle within a parking lot serving commercial establishments where a motor vehicle cannot readily move forward because traffic speed is slowed to less than ten (10) miles per hour and the delay in movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles.
CRUISING
The repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past a certain location which has congested traffic.
B. 
No person shall engage in cruising, as herein defined, on any street or any driving aisle of a parking lot serving commercial establishments, which has been posted as a "no cruising" zone.
C. 
Before Subsection (B) of this Section may be enforced by the City, clearly visible signs shall be posted on the street or driving aisle in conspicuous locations, reasonably likely to come to the attention of a person entering upon the premises, bearing the words "Cruising Prohibited" and further reciting the number of this Section.
[R.O. 2011 § 215.490; R.O. 2009 § 131.99; CC 1981 §§ 20-32, 20-128(d); Ord. No. 91-98, 5-22-1991; Ord. No. 92-207, 9-3-1992]
A. 
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter for which no other penalty is set forth shall be subject to the penalty set forth in Section 100.150 of this Code of Ordinances.
B. 
Any minor violating the applicable provisions of Division 3 set forth in Sections 215.340 et seq., shall be dealt with in accordance with the Juvenile Court Law and Procedure. Any parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of such minor violating this Chapter shall, after having been previously notified under Section 215.370, be punished as provided by Section 100.150.
C. 
Any person convicted of violating Section 215.480 as a first offense shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00); for a second conviction within six (6) months, the fine shall be not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00); and for a third or further conviction within one (1) year, the fine shall be not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00).