(a) No person shall congregate with others on a sidewalk or street corner or within the parks or public grounds, or in or about the shopping centers and retail business districts of the City, including but not limited to the areas designated by the property owner for off-street parking, the ingress and egress thereto, driveways, sidewalks, malls, arcades, service areas and the entranceways into stores and buildings, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace; or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned by serious annoyance to shoppers; pedestrians or residents in the immediate vicinity; or by threatening, insulting or abusive conduct to them; or for the purpose of lingering or loitering in any manner which will obstruct, impede or interfere with the free passage of other persons using such areas; or refuse to move on when ordered by a police officer. (Ord. 60-69. Passed 7-21-1969.)
(b) No person or persons having any occupation or business at the places hereinafter named shall congregate upon or occupy the sidewalk or the corner of any street, or in such manner occupy the sidewalks in front of any dwelling or place of business, or in such manner occupy sidewalks in public parks, or in front of any place of worship or amusement or occupy or congregate or gather upon any public property in the City; it is the duty of the Division of Police to prevent such gatherings or occupation of sidewalk and street corners and to arrest persons found violating any provision of this section. (Ord. 12-65. Passed 3-1-1965.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.