It shall be unlawful for persons to collect, assemble, or group together and, after being so collected, assembled, or grouped together, to stand or loiter, on any sidewalk, parking strip, or any street corner, or any other place in the City, to the hindrance or obstruction to free passage of any person or persons passing on or along any sidewalk or street in the City of Tacoma.
(Ord. 22600 § 15, 1981-12-29)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $100.00, or imprisoned in the Pierce County Jail for a term not exceeding 30 days, or may be both so fined and imprisoned.
(Ord. 22600 § 15, 1981-12-29)
A. 
The following definitions apply in this section:
"Obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic"
means to walk, stand, sit, lie, or place an object in such a manner as to block passage by another person or a driver of a vehicle, or to cause another person or a driver of a vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical contact. Acts authorized by a permit issued pursuant to the Tacoma Municipal Code, such as under Titles 9 and 10, shall not constitute obstruction of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
"Public place"
means an area generally visible to public view and includes alleys, bridges, buildings, driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas, sidewalks and streets open to the general public, including those that serve food or drink or provide entertainment, and the doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them.
B. 
A person is guilty of pedestrian interference if, in a public place, he or she intentionally obstructs pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
C. 
Pedestrian interference may be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 24895 § 2, 1991-04-30; Ord. 27600 § 3, Ex. A, 2007-04-03)