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(A) Generally.
(1) No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law abiding persons under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.
(2) Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is that the person takes flight upon seeing a police officer, refuses to identify himself or herself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or herself, or any object.
(3) Unless flight by the person or other circumstances make it impracticable, a police officer shall, prior to an arrest for violation of this division (A), afford the person an opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting him or her to identify himself or herself and explain his or her presence and conduct.
(4) Failure of a police officer to do so shall be a defense in prosecution under the provisions of this division (A). It shall also be a defense if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the person was true and, if believed by the police officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
(B) Near schools and places frequented by children.
(1) No person not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a student, or not having written permission from anyone authorized to grant the same shall loiter in or near a school building or grounds.
(2) No person shall loiter about a public place frequented by children, including swimming pools, school bus stops, playgrounds and parks and public premises adjacent thereto, for the purpose of annoying, bothering or molesting children.
(Prior Code, § 131.03) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
No person shall solicit, aid, abet or cause a minor under the age of 18 years to:
(A) Violate a law of the United States, or of a state, or to violate a city or county ordinance;
(B) Do an act which endangers the health, safety or welfare of the minor or of another person; or
(C) Run away or conceal himself or herself from a person or institution having lawful custody of the minor.
(Prior Code, § 131.04) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
No person shall purposely impede the passage of another over a street, sidewalk or other public way.
(Prior Code, § 131.05) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
No person shall stand in or upon a street, sidewalk or other public way so as to obstruct or impede the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic after being notified to move on by a police officer.
(Prior Code, § 131.06) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) No person shall at a meeting of the Council willfully disrupt or obstruct the work of or the conducting of the business of the Council.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISRUPT or OBSTRUCT. Any act or action that does or could reasonably be expected to prevent those present at the meeting from carrying out the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is held in and at the time and place provided.
THE WORK OF OR THE CONDUCTING OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. Refers to the process of receiving and reviewing testimony and other evidence, discussing, considering, debating and voting on matters on the agenda of the Council and other matters properly before it.
WILLFULLY. Implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act or omission referred to and does not require any intent to violate law or injure another or acquire any advantage.
(Prior Code, § 131.07) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
No person shall commit assault, or assault and battery.
(Prior Code, § 131.08) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) No person shall engage in fighting or in violent, tumultuous and threatening physical behavior which creates an unreasonable risk of harm to person or property, or serious public inconvenience or alarm.
(B) No person shall direct to another person in hearing or in view of a public place, or upon private premises extended to the public for use written words, spoken words or gestures which, when directed to the ordinary citizen are, as a matter of common knowledge, inherently likely to provoke violent reaction.
(C) No person shall congregate with other persons in a public place or upon private premises extended to the public for use:
(1) So as to obstruct a public passage;
(2) In dangerous proximity to a fire or other hazard; or
(3) If the congregation serves no legitimate purpose of the actors and creates an unreasonable risk of harm to person or property, or serious public inconvenience or alarm, and the person(s) fail to comply with the lawful order of police to disperse.
(D) No person shall knowingly interfere with or obstruct a police officer in the officer’s lawful performance of his or her duties. For the purpose of this section, TO INTERFERE WITH OR OBSTRUCT shall mean any physical act or action, including a refusal to leave a particular area in response to a lawful order from a police officer, that does or could reasonably be expected to prevent a police officer from performing his or her duties in and at the time and place where the police officer should reasonably perform his or her duties.
(E) No person shall knowingly create or maintain a physically offensive or hazardous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
(F) No person shall spit on, in or against any surface, substance or person in a public place or within private premises extended to the public for use.
(G) No person shall knowingly urinate or defecate, except in a lavatory provided for persons of his or her sex, in or in view of a public place or upon private premises extended to the public for use.
(Prior Code, § 131.09) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
No person shall by word or conduct intentionally attempt to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury.
(Prior Code, § 131.10) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 130.99
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