A. The public streets, sidewalks and crosswalks of the City, and the stairways, escalators, elevators, passageways and sidewalks in or surrounding public malls or buildings owned, operated, or maintained by the City, and the entrances and exits to and from public halls, meeting places, and public buildings within the boundaries of the City, being intended for the accommodation and convenience of the public, shall be kept and reserved free from all obstructions, including but not limited to obstructions by human beings.
B. It is unlawful for any person to willfully and maliciously stand or sit in, obstruct or occupy any public street, sidewalk or crosswalk, or sit, stand in, obstruct or occupy any public stairway, escalator, elevator, passageway, or sidewalk in or immediately surrounding a public mall or building owned, operated or maintained by the City, or stand, sit in, occupy or obstruct the entrance or exit to and from any public hall, meeting place and public building within the boundaries of the City, so as in any manner to obstruct the free passage thereon or to hinder, molest or annoy any person while passing along the same.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, which upon conviction thereof is punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.12.010 of this Code.
(Ord. MC-460, 5-15-85; Ord. 3950, 7-09-80; Ord. 3711, 3-07-78; Ord. 120, 9-13-1892)