[Ord. 412, 8/8/1988]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to linger or remain in or about facilities of a restricted public nature including stores, laundromats, banks or other financial institutions, schools, post office, public phones, bar rooms, the Canton Borough Hall, any place of public worship or any place of business or any parking area serving any such facility except at such times as the person or persons has or have the express or implied permission or consent of the owner of the facility. Such specific places shall be deemed to include, to the fullest extent permitted as reasonable under all circumstances, any point within 100 feet of the facility. The provisions of this Section shall apply at all times and shall not be restricted to the facilities' business hours or hours of operation.
[Ord. 412, 8/8/1988]
As used in this Part the following words or phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this Section:
BARROOM
Any facility or business licensed by the State to serve and/or sell alcoholic beverages.
PUBLIC PHONE
Any pay telephone accessible to the general public.
[Ord. 412, 8/8/1988]
On any public street, including sidewalks thereof (and walls, steps or points immediately adjacent thereto, so as to minimize evasion), it shall be unlawful for three or more persons as a group or as interacting individuals or groups to linger for more than 10 minutes under circumstances that tend to annoy and/or alarm persons in that vicinity or warrant alarm for the safety of property in that vicinity.
[Ord. 412, 8/8/1988]
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter or prowl in circumstances of time, place or manner not usual for law abiding individuals or which circumstances reasonably warrant alarm for the safety or security of persons or property in the vicinity of such actor. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is reasonably warranted is that the actor takes flight upon the appearance of a police officer that he or she refuses to identify himself or herself or that he or she manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or herself or any object.
[Ord. 412, 8/8/1988; as amended by Ord. 470, 9/14/1998]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and cost, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.