(A) It shall be unlawful to stand, sit or lie in or upon any public or quasi-public sidewalk, street, curb, crosswalk, walkway area, mall or private property utilized for public use, for a continuous period of more than 5 minutes in an area determined by the Village to be a “No Loitering Zone” and clearly designated as such by the placement of signs and other indicators clearly establishing that such area is a no loitering zone.
(B) No loitering zones shall be determined by the Chief of Police in his or her discretion, based on requests of residents or business owners, previous history and reports of loitering and the experience of the Police Department of an area as a problem area. Areas designated by the Chief of Police as no loitering zones shall be designated as such by the placement of signs clearly indicating that no loitering is allowed on the public or quasi-public sidewalks or other public areas marked as no loitering zones. The Police Department shall maintain and make available to the public a list of locations currently designated as no loitering zones.
(C) Anyone found in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $750 for each violation.
(Ord. C0-03-22, passed 9-8-2003; Am. Ord. C0-07-40, passed 10-16-2007)