[Ord. No. 381, 6/9/1975;
as amended by Ord. No. 12-13-1989, 12/13/1989]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Remaining idle essentially in one location; lingering; spending
time idly; loafing or walking about aimlessly in one vicinity or neighborhood;
or "hanging around."
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. No. 381, 6/9/1975;
as amended by Ord. No. 12-13-1989, 12/13/1989]
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 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 whom, or in whose hearing, they are made.
[Ord. No. 381, 6/9/1975;
as amended by Ord. No. 12-13-1989, 12/13/1989]
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 of this Part, 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. No. 381, 6/9/1975;
as amended by Ord. No. 12-13-1989, 12/13/1989; and by Ord. No. 10112006, 10/11/2006]
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision
of this Part shall, severally for each and every such violation or
noncompliance, be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine
of not less than $25 or more than $1,000, and costs, or, in default
of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days. The imposition of a penalty for any violation or
noncompliance shall not excuse the violation or noncompliance or permit
it to continue. Each day that the violation or noncompliance exists
shall constitute a separate offense.
