The driver of any vehicle shall not drive across private property in any manner for the purpose of avoiding an intersection, cruise or drive aimlessly upon or through a parking lot, shopping center, or other retail store premises within the City of Cookeville for the purpose of avoiding obedience to any traffic regulation or ordinance of the City of Cookeville or when a sign has been posted prohibiting such activity. It shall be the duty of the owner of the property on which signs are posted to request in writing that the City of Cookeville Police Department enforce this section on their property. The responsibility and costs for erection of all such signs shall be borne by the property owner and all signs shall be subject to the approval of the appropriate city officials and shall conform to standard uniform traffic signs customarily used by the City of Cookeville.
Cruising or driving aimlessly within a shopping center is hereby defined as driving back and forth through a parking lot, shopping center or other retail store premises. A person who drives across the same point within such an area three times or more within a thirty (30) minute period is presumed to be cruising and such shall constitute a violation of this section. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
(Ord. #000-09-34, Oct. 2000)