For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. The word “shall” is mandatory and not merely directory.
LOITERING. Whoever commits any of the following acts is guilty of LOITERING:
(1) Lingering about the entryway of any public or private premises, or sitting or lingering upon the sidewalk, steps, windowsills, railing, fence or parking area adjacent to any such premises in such a manner so as to obstruct or partially obstruct ingress to or egress from such building to the annoyance or inconvenience of owners, occupants or entrants;
(2) Lingering for any length of time upon any public or private premises or move in a slow and deliberate manner without purpose or otherwise interfere with, obstruct, or render dangerous or unreasonable for passage, any public highway, sidewalk, parking area or right-of-way;
(3) Remaining for more than five minutes on any public or private premises which are posted with a conspicuous sign containing the words “No Loitering”; and
(4) Lurking, loitering or prowling in any place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law abiding individuals, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.
PREMISES. Any house, yard, lot, parcel, sidewalk, boulevard, street, highway, alley, park, playground, restaurant, café, church or other place of worship, school, any car or other motor vehicle, parking lot, drive-in, building used for public, business, commercial or industrial purposes, washroom, apartment building and entryways and hallways located therein, or any other location whether public or private in the city.
(1992 Code, § 1085:00) (Ord. 1275, passed 3-4-2002)