Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 12.47 Sitting or Lying Down on Sidewalks in the Downtown Commercial Area

For purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

COMMERCIAL AREA OF DOWNTOWN REDLANDS: That geographical area bounded by Eureka Street on the west, Pearl Avenue on the north, Church Street on the east, and Olive Avenue on the south. (Ord. 2826, 2015)

No person shall sit or lie down upon the public sidewalk, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon the public sidewalk, in the commercial area of downtown Redlands during the hours from eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to two thirty o'clock (2:30) A.M. (Ord. 2826, 2015)

A. The prohibition set forth in section 12.47.020 of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. Any person sitting or lying down on the sidewalk due to a medical emergency;

2. Any person who, as the result of a disability, utilizes a wheelchair or similar device to move about the public sidewalk;

3. Any child accompanied by an adult who is seated in and using a stroller or similar device to move about the public sidewalk;

4. Any person sitting upon a chair, bench, or planter box wall which has been designed to be sat upon, located on the public sidewalk and which is placed there by a public agency;

5. Any person sitting or lying down upon a chair or bench located upon the public sidewalk which was placed there by an abutting private property owner or tenant pursuant to a sidewalk encroachment permit, or temporary street closure permit;

6. Any person sitting or lying down while conducting, attending or participating in any activity or event which is authorized by a lawfully issued temporary street closure permit or other permit issued by the city which permits use of the public sidewalk;

7. Any person sitting on a public sidewalk within a bus zone while waiting for public or private transportation. (Ord. 2826, 2015)

No person shall be cited under this chapter unless the person engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that he or she is in violation of the prohibition of this chapter. (Ord. 2826, 2015)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 2826, 2015)