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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Article V — Offenses Against Property

Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 9.56 Obstructing Public Place or Business

Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pasadena

Cite as: Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 9.56 · Text as of 2026-10-04

9.56.010 - Unlawful.

No person shall block, impede or obstruct any public place or any entrance, exit or approach to any place of business in or upon any public place in a manner calculated or with the intent to prevent, delay, hinder or interfere with the free passage therealong or therethrough of any other person who is entering, occupying or leaving any place of business, or who is performing any services or labor, or who is seeking or obtaining employment, or who is purchasing, selling, using, delivering, transporting or receiving any goods, wares, merchandise, services, entertainment, accommodations or articles, or who is attempting or seeking to do any of the foregoing, or to prevent, delay, hinder or interfere with the free passage therealong or therethrough of any vehicle or conveyance operated by or in the custody of any such other person or in which any such other person is riding or attempting to ride.

(Ord. 3945 § 1, 1946)

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9.56.020 - Violation—Penalty.

Every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment of not more than 6 months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person is deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed.

(Ord. 3945 § 2, 1946)

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