19860325 1986-17ORDINANCE NO. 1986-17
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-15 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA TO ELIMINATE OBSTRUCTION OF
FREE PASSAGE FROM THE LOITERING ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia that Section 14-15 of the Code of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
"Section 14-15. Loitering.
(a) No person shall loiter, lounge or sleep in or
upon any street, park or public place or in any public
building.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term
"loiter" shall encompass, but shall not necessarily be
limited to, one or more of the following acts:
(1) Molesting or interferring with any
person lawfully upon any street, park or other public
place.
(2) Remaining idle in essentially one loca-
tion without a legitimate business or purpose in so
remaining idle; provided that such idleness is blocking
the ingress or egress to a public place, threatening
public safety, or likely to cause a breach of the
peace.
(3) Refusing to move on when so requested by
a peace officer; provided that the peace officer has
exercised his discretion reasonably under the circum-
stances in order to preserve or promote public peace
and order.
(c) For the purpose 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."
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
execution by the Mayor.
INTRODUCED: March 11, 1986
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL: March 25, 1986
ADOPTED: March 25, 1986
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