(a) Defined. Loitering means remaining idle is essentially one location and shall include the colloquial expression “hanging around”.
(b) Types of Loitering Prohibited. No person shall loiter in a public place and do any of the following:
(1) Breach the peace; or create a disturbance or unreasonable annoyance to the comfort and repose of any person;
(2) Obstruct the free passage of any pedestrians or vehicles;
(3) Obstruct, molest or physically interfere with any person;
(4) Engage in conduct which creates an unreasonable risk of physical harm, including making remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature to another person;
(5) Solicit others for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct.
(c) Order and Refusal to Leave. Whenever any police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that any person loitering in any public place is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in subsection (b) hereof, the police officer may order that person to leave that place in order to preserve the public peace and safety.
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates subsection (b) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates subsection (c) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 20-82. Passed 11-22-82.)