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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12Ordinance 2024-12 Amending Chapter 70 of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia Town Code to include Article VI, Loitering WHEREAS, the Town Manager for the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in consultation with the Town Attorney has reviewed Chapter 70 related to Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places and determined it should be amended to include Article VII Loitering; and, NOW, THEREFORE it be ORDAINED, by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session this 17th day of December, 2024 amends Chapter 70 to include Article VII Loitering, shown in Attachment A. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on this 17th day of December, 2024 by the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as follows: Gregory C. East- Aye James A. Radcliffe- Aye Jeremy L. Clark- Aye G. Tyler Clontz- Aye Brooks R. Dawson- Aye Michael P. Reis- Nay Mayor Collins- Aye THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA W. Shannon Collins Mayor AT EST Olivia C. Hale Clerk of Council Ordinance 2024-12 Attachment A Article VI - Loitering (a) As used in this section: (1) "Loiter" shall mean to stand around or remain, or to park or remain parked in a motor vehicle, at a public place or place open to the public and engage in any conduct prohibited under this section. "Loiter" also means to collect, gather, congregate or be a member of a group or a crowd of people who are gathered together in any public place or place open to the public and to engage in conduct prohibited under this section. (2) "Public place" shall mean any public street, road, or highway, alley, land, sidewalk, crosswalk or other public way, or any public resort, place of amusement, park, playground, public building or ground appurtenant thereto, school building or school grounds or public parking lot, or private parking lot or any other publicly owned parking lot, or the area in front of or adjacent to any store, shop, restaurant, or other place of business. (b) In accordance with Section 15.2-926, Code of Virginia, as amended, it shall be unlawful and a class 3 misdemeanor for any person to loiter at or in a public place in the following manner: (1) To interfere, impede or hinder the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; (2) To threaten or do physical harm to another member or members the public; (3) To threaten or do physical harm to the property of another member or members of the public; or (4) To create clearly, by words, acts or other conduct, a present danger of a breach of the peace or disorderly conduct.