[Ord. 596, 8/12/1986]
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 public 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. 596, 8/12/1986]
1. 
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 § 6-301. 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.
[Ord. 596, 8/12/1986]
Whenever the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in § 6-302, 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.
[Ord. 596, 8/12/1986; as amended by Ord. 636, 5/23/1989, § 1-6; and by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 596, 8/12/1986; as added by Ord. 699, 9/19/1994]
The provisions of this Part shall not be interpreted or enforced in a manner that improperly interferes with or abridges the lawful right of freedom of speech or assembly.