Dana Point Municipal Code Ch. 11.70 Loitering and Disorderly Conduct

No person shall do any of the following:

(a) Congregate with two or more other persons on any public street or in any public place, or in any place open to the patronage of the public, when the purpose of so congregating is to interfere with the lawful discharge or pursuit of any lawful business or occupation by any other person, or to maliciously interfere with any occupant, licensee, guest or invitee lawfully on such place;

(b) Become part of or remain in a group of three or more persons in any public place or any place open to the patronage of the public, when any member of such group is engaged in the commission of a felony or a misdemeanor; and after disobedience to a request to disperse has been made to such persons by a peace officer or by the owner or person in charge of such premises;

(c) Incite or encourage by words or conduct disobedience to any lawful order or request of any law enforcement officer pursuant to and in the performance of his or her duties;

(d) Park contrary to and in violation of posted instructions any automobile or other vehicle, whether attended or not, upon any private parking lot intended for the employees, customers, clients or patrons of any professional, business, commercial or industrial establishments when such parking lot is posted at the entrance thereof in a conspicuous manner conveying the information to the public that such parking lot is reserved for such employees, customers, clients and patrons of such professional, business, commercial or industrial establishment;

(e) Sit, lie, recline, kneel or otherwise unreasonably restrict or obstruct the free use of any public sidewalk, walkway, passageway, or any public place, or for any number of persons to congregate in such a manner as to willfully and unnecessarily obstruct or interfere with the free movement and passage of persons or vehicles in any public street or any other public place within the City;

(f) Park, leave or cause the parking or leaving of any bicycle, vehicle or other like object or thing on any public sidewalk, walkway or public place so as to obstruct or interfere with the reasonable movement of any person.

(Added by Ord. 18-05, 9/4/18)