(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Loiter” means to stand around or remain, or to park or remain parked in a motor vehicle, at a public place or place open to the public, and engage in any conduct prohibited under this section. “Loiter” also means to collect, gather, congregate or be a member of a group or a crowd of people who are gathered together in any public place or place open to the public and to engage in any conduct prohibited under this section.
(2) “Public place” means any public street, road, highway, alley, lane, sidewalk, crosswalk or other public way, or any public resort, place of amusement, park, playground, public building or grounds appurtenant thereto, school building or school grounds, public parking lot, or any vacant lot.
(3) “Place open to the public” means any place open to the public or any place to which the public is invited, and in, on or around any privately owned place of business, private parking lot or private institution, including places of worship, cemeteries or any place of amusement and entertainment, whether or not a charge of admission for entry thereto is made. It includes the elevator, lobby, halls, corridors and areas open to the public of any store, office or apartment building.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter at, on or in a public place or place open to the public in such a manner:
(1) As to interfere with, impede or hinder the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(2) As to harass, curse or threaten or do physical harm to another member or members of the public;
(3) As to threaten or do physical harm to the property of another member or members of the public; or
(4) That, by words, acts or other conduct, it is clear that there is a present danger of a breach of the peace or disorderly conduct.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loiter as defined herein and to fail to move on or disperse at the direction of a duly authorized law enforcement officer.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person at a public place or place open to the public to fail to identify himself or herself at the request of a duly authorized enforcement officer when circumstances indicate that public safety requires such identification.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibited lawful assembly and lawful picketing.
(Ord. 90-12. Passed 10-2-90.)