[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Medford Lakes 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 99. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-30-1973 by Ord. No. 109]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Remaining idle in essentially one location, and the term
"loiter" shall include the following activities: lingering, hanging
around, wandering, the idle spending of time, delaying, sauntering
and moving slowly about; the sleeping in motor vehicles or trailers
located at any public place.
Shall not be limited to, the following: all places commonly
known as being distinctively public, such as public streets, trails,
highways, roads, sidewalks, public parking lots, municipal buildings
and all places privately owned but available for access by the public,
with or without permission of the owner, such as shopping areas, retail
store, office buildings, churches, parks, beaches, playgrounds, recreational
areas, vacant private property, parking lots or areas, and restaurants,
hotels, or other places of business, as well as vacant private property
not owned by or under the control of the person charged with violating
this chapter, or in the case of a minor, not owned by or under the
control of his parent or guardian.
[Added 7-30-1973 by Ord. No. 109]
In the case of places privately owned, except
vacant private property, the owner or owners, or any person authorized
by the owner to act on his of their behalf shall request, in writing,
the Police Department of the Borough of Medford Lakes to enforce the
provisions of this chapter prior to this chapter becoming effective
as far as it relates to all places privately owned, which request
shall contain permission of any member of the Police Department or
any special officer of the Borough of Medford Lakes to enter upon
such privately owned property for the purpose of enforcing this provision.
Such request and consent shall remain in effect until revoked in writing
by the same owner or owners or person acting on his or their behalf.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, whether
alone or in consort with others, in a public place in such a manner
so as to:
(1)
Obstruct any public place by hindering, impeding or
tend to hinder or impede a free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles,
traffic or pedestrians.
(2)
Commit in or upon any public place, any act or thing
which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted
use of property or with business being lawfully conducted, or of which
prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress, therein,
thereon and thereto.
(3)
Create or tend to create a danger of any breach of
the peace or create or tend to create any disturbance or annoyance
to the health, welfare and safety of any person.
B.
When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection A of this section, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person or persons to stop causing or committing such condition, or to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Amended 4-23-2014 by Ord. No. 615]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who or which shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under the general penalty provisions found at § 1-15 of this Code. This, however, shall not apply against any municipal employee or officer that authorizes action by permit or otherwise in the ordinary course of their duties.
