648.045 ILLEGAL PICKETING.

   (a)   As used in this section:

      (1)    "Illegal picketing" means picketing which:

         A.    Is directed or targeted at or conducted primarily before, near, about, on or in the immediate vicinity of the land upon which the dwelling of any individual is situated; or

         B.    Involves blocking or interfering with ingress or egress to any public or private walkway or driveway leading to or from the dwelling of any individual; or

         C.    Involves blocking or interfering with the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; or

         D.    Involves the display of signs of a size or at a location otherwise prohibited or regulated by ordinance; or

         E.    Involves trespassing on any residential or public property while violating or attempting to violate any provision of this section; or

         F.    Involves the violation of any other provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, prohibitions against disturbing the peace and/or disorderly conduct.

      (2)    "Picketing" includes, but is not limited to, one or more persons marching, parading or demonstrating at or about the same location as a means of communicating information or in support of one or more causes.

   (b)    No person, while picketing, shall, or shall attempt to:

      (1)    Alone or in the company of others direct or target picketing at, near, on, about or in the immediate vicinity of land upon which the dwelling of any individual is located;

      (2)    Block or interfere with the ingress or egress of any public or private walkway or driveway leading to or from the dwelling of any individual;

      (3)    Block or interfere with the flow of pedestrians or vehicular traffic;

      (4)    Trespass on any residential property as a part of a violation of, or while violating, paragraphs (b)(1), (2) or (3) hereof.

   (c)    At the request of the Mayor, the Law Director is hereby authorized to file a civil action in court seeking an order of injunction, or other relief, to prevent a violation of this section and to recover from a violator the cost to the City resulting from a violation of this section.

(Ord. 1993-87. Passed 7-12-93.)