Merced Municipal Code Ch. 9.52 Conduct on Public Property

No person shall occupy any portion of a public way or public place so as to obstruct or interfere with the flow of traffic thereon, whether such person does so alone or together with one or more persons, or with equipment or personal property of any nature, and whether such person does so by standing, sitting, lying, or in any other manner.

(Ord. 1873 § 1 (part), 1994).

No person, after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that he or she is in violation of the prohibition in this section, shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk or sidewalk, curb, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk in any commercially zoned district.

(Ord. 1873 § 1 (part), 1994).

A. Persons standing or sitting on the curb or portion of any sidewalk or street while attending or viewing any parade, festival, performance or similar event permitted under the provisions of this code;

B. Persons sitting upon benches or other seating facilities provided or authorized for such purposes by municipal authorities;

C. Any conduct which is in conformity with the terms of any permit granted pursuant to this code;

D. Any conduct in public places that are privately owned where such conduct is in conformity with written permission granted by the owner of said premises or by the person entitled to the possession of said premises;

E. Persons sitting or lying down due to a medical emergency;

F. Persons who, as the result of a disability, utilize a wheelchair or similar device to move about.

(Ord. 1873 § 1 (part), 1994).

No person, after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that he or she is in violation of the prohibition in this section, shall:

A. Walk, stand, sit or lie upon any monument, vase, decorative fountain, drinking fountain, bike rack, trash receptacle, median; fire hydrant, street tree planter berm, public sculpture, utility cabinet, railing, fence, planter, elevated planted area, or upon any other public property not designed or customarily used for such purposes;

B. Walk, stand, sit or lie upon any public lawn or planted area which is posted with signs that forbid such conduct; or

C. Walk, stand or lie upon any public bench.

(Ord. 1873 § 1 (part), 1994).

No person shall urinate or defecate in public except when using a urinal, toilet or commode located in a bathroom, restroom or other structure enclosed from public view.

(Ord. 1873 § 1 (part), 1994).