A. 
Prohibition. No person shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk or public paseo, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk or public paseo, during the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. of the following day in the following locations: (1) along the first 13 blocks of State Street from Cabrillo Boulevard to and including the 1300 block of State Street; (2) along the 00 to 100 block of E Haley Street; (3) along S Milpas Street between Calle Puerto Vallarta and Carpinteria Street, including the U.S. Route 101/Milpas roundabout located at the intersection of U.S. Route 101, S Milpas Street and Carpinteria Street; (4) along Cacique Street between S Milpas Street and S Alisos Street; and (5) along N Milpas Street from Carpinteria Street to and including E Canon Perdido Street.
For the purposes of this subsection A, the terms "public sidewalk or public paseo" shall also include those public pedestrian sidewalks or public paseos which serve as access to and from State Street and the City parking facilities adjacent to State Street within the designated blocks, which shall also specifically include the area known as "Storke Placita," as well as the railings, statues, sculptures, or planter areas within the designated blocks.
B. 
Exceptions. The prohibitions of subsection A shall not apply to any person or persons:
1. 
Who is sitting or lying down on a public sidewalk due to a medical emergency;
2. 
Who, as the result of a disability, utilizes a wheelchair, walker, or similar device to move about the public sidewalk;
3. 
Who is operating or patronizing a commercial establishment conducted on the public sidewalk or who is participating in or attending a parade, festival, performance, rally, demonstration, meeting, or similar event conducted on the public sidewalk pursuant to a street use or other applicable parade permit issued by the City in accordance with this Code.
Nothing in any of these exceptions shall be construed to permit any conduct which is otherwise prohibited by this Code.
C. 
Scope. Nothing herein shall be deemed to apply the requirements of subsection A to the following:
1. 
A person who is sitting on a chair or bench located on the public sidewalk which is supplied by a public agency or by the abutting private property owner for such purposes; or
2. 
A person who is sitting on a public sidewalk within a bus stop zone while waiting for public transportation.
D. 
Prior Warning. No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of this chapter unless the person engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter after having been notified by a law enforcement officer or other City-designated volunteer or employee that the conduct violates this chapter.
(Ord. 5009, 1997; Ord. 5690, 2015; Ord. 5848, 2018; Ord. 5948, 2020; Ord. 6008, 2021)