§ 10-4. Loitering; police order to disperse

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle either alone and/or in consort with others in a public place in such a manner so as to prevent the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon and thereto by:

(1) Obstructing any public street, public highway, public sidewalk, wharves, boat landings or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tend to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians.

(2) Committing in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk, wharves, boat landings or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk, wharves, boat landings or any other public place or building.

(b) When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in subsection(a) of this section, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disperse. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this section.

(Rev. Ords. 1989, § 10-4)