This section shall be known and may be cited as the PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ORDINANCE.
A. Pedestrian In Roadway: No pedestrian shall stand in or enter upon a roadway in a manner that endangers the safety of him or herself or others. A "roadway" is a public street, road, or highway used for vehicular travel and extending from one curb or edge of pavement to the opposite curb or edge of pavement, including lanes commonly used for parking and including center medians and lane dividers. Public safety personnel engaged in the lawful performance of their duties are exempt from this section.
B. Obstructing Sidewalks: No person shall intentionally prevent another person from traveling along a sidewalk by moving in such a manner as to physically prevent the other person from traveling on the sidewalk in the direction that he/she desires to travel and which serves no lawful purpose.
C. Obstructing Entrance To Buildings: No person shall lie, sit, or stand around the entrance of a church, theater, public building or other place of public assemblage in a manner so as to unreasonably obstruct such entrance and which serves no lawful purpose.
D. Intimidating A Pedestrian: No person shall intentionally walk alongside, behind, or in front of another person in a manner that is intended to cause the pedestrian to fear the commission of a crime upon his/her person and which serves no lawful purpose.
E. Intimidating An ATM Customer: No person shall intentionally or knowingly engage in conduct directed at a person who is using, has just completed using, or is waiting to use an automated teller machine that is intended to cause the recipient to fear the commission of a crime upon his/her person and which serves no lawful purpose.
F. Penalty: Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor subject to the penalties specified in section 1-4-1 of this Code.
G. Severability: If any part of this section is found to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such finding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. (Ord. 2018-3, 3-13-2018)