Sec. 19-7. - Obstructing — Sonoma County Municipal Code

(a)

No person shall stand, sit, or lay upon any sidewalk or pedestrian thoroughfare so as to obstruct the free pedestrian traffic thereon after being requested by a peace officer to move on.

(b)

No person shall sit or stand at the entrance to or exit of any public building, church, hall, theater, school or other place of public assemblage in any manner so as to obstruct such entrance or exit after being requested by a peace officer to move on.

(c)

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 there through 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; provided, that nothing contained herein shall apply to lawful picketing.

(d)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to encroachments permitted by the director of public works pursuant to Article III of Chapter 15.

(Ord. No. 6060, § II, Exh. B, 2-25-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 6060, § II, Exh. B, adopted Feb. 25, 2014, repealed the former § 19-7, and enacted a new section as set out herein. The former § 19-7 pertained to obstructing, etc., passage along, etc., or use of streets, sidewalks, tunnels, entrances to buildings, etc., and derived from Ord. No. 1152, §§ 1—6.