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ORDINANCL NO. 3501-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 150, IN GENERAL, OF TITLE XII,
OFFENSES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CLEARWATER, BY-AMENDING SECTION 150.14, DISORDERLY
CONDUCT, TO PROHIBIT LOITERING AND TO PROVIDE A
DEFINITION THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAT,
OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE
PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE
OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 150.14, Disorderly conduct, of Chapter
150,.In General, of Title XII, Offenses, of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Clearwater, be and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 150.14. Disorderly conduct and loitering.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person acting either alone
or.in concert with one or more persons to:
(1) Act in a violent or tumultuous manner toward
another whereby any person is placed in fear of
safety of life and limb;
(2) Engage in conduct whereby the property of another
is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
(3) Use fighting words directed toward another in any
public place (fighting words shall mean words which
by their very utterance inflict injury, to tend to
incite an immediate breach of the peace);
(4) Violently interfere with another person's pursuit
of a lawful occupation;
(5)
Halt or attempt to halt or endeavor by provocative
acts to halt the flow of vehicular or pedestrian
traffic upon any public street, highway, sidewalk
or way, or congregate with one or more persons in
such a manner as to halt or impede the flow of
vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon any public
street, highway, sidewalks or way and refuse to
clear the way upon lawful order; or
Engage in, or solicit another to engage in lewd,
lascivious, or dissolute conduct in any public
place.or in any place open to the public or exposed
to public view.
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(b) Loitering.
It shall be unlawfuLfor any person, after first bein
warned b a law enforcement officer, or where a "no
1o terin " si n or signs have been osted to loiter
stand, sit or lie in or u non an ublic or uas - ublic
on o
e, so as to h
ssage of pede
y person bloc
the entrance
curb, crosswalk, walking area, mall
f_-private property utilized for public
der or obstruct unreasonably the free
xians or vehicles thereon; nor shall
or obstruct. or prevent the fron ,nna.a'a
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Section 2. Al]. ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any part or provision of this ordinance be
declared by "a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the
same shall not affect the validity of the ordin.lnce as a whole, or
any part.thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance
has been properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation
in accordance with Sectin 166.041, Florida Statutes.
Section 5. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect
1,immediately upon its passage.
PASSED ON FIRST READING April 19 1984
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED May 3, 1984
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