(A) No person shall loiter, lounge or sleep in or upon any street, park or public place or in any public building, or obstruct the access to any public building or any part thereof, or obstruct passage through or upon any public street, park or public place.
(B) For the purpose of the section, the term “loiter” shall encompass, but shall not necessarily by limited to 1 or more of the following acts:
(1) Obstruction of the free, unhampered passage of pedestrians or vehicles;
(2) Obstructing, molesting or interfering with any person lawfully upon any street, park or public place;
(3) Remaining idle in essentially one location without being able to establish having a legitimate business or purpose in so remaining idle, or, by general conduct, exhibiting the absence of a lawful purpose in so remaining idle;
(4) Conduct involving the concept of standing idly by, loafing, walking about aimlessly without purpose and including the colloquial expression of “hanging around”; and
(5) Refusing to move on when so requested by a peace officer; provided that, the peace officer has exercised his or her discretion reasonably under the circumstances in order to preserve or promote public peace and order.
(C) For the purposes of this section, the term “other public place” shall be deemed to include the quasi-public area in front of or adjacent to any store, shop, restaurant, luncheonette or other place of business and shall include also any parking lots or other vacant private property not owned or under the dominion of the person charged with a violation of this section.
(1982 Code, Ch. 10, Art. III, § 3-8) Penalty, see § 130.999