Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Yorba Linda Municipal Code Ch. 9.04 Offenses Against Public Decency and Safety
Yorba Linda Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yorba Linda
Cite as: Yorba Linda Municipal Code Chapter 9.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.04.010. Definitions.¶
As used in this chapter:
"Drive-in" or "take-out restaurant"
means and includes any café, food establishment or public eating place where food or frozen dessert, or beverage or drink is delivered to, or served directly, or sold to anyone for consumption on the premises at tables or stands in the open or unenclosed areas or in any vehicles stopped, standing or parked upon the premises, or in or upon any street, alley, land, parking area or grounds immediately adjacent to the premises, or for consumption off the premises.
(Prior code § 21-7)
§ 9.04.020. Violation—Congregating and loitering.¶
A. It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for a group of two or more persons to congregate and linger on any premises of a drive-in restaurant or take-out restaurant, other than within a structure enclosed on all sides, and provided for delivery or consumption of food, or other than in a legally parked motor vehicle, except where such persons are in the process of waiting for, receiving or consuming a product vended on such premises.
B. It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person to congregate and linger on the premises, or anywhere within the premises, of the Yorba Linda Town Center parking structure, except where such person is in the process of parking a vehicle or exiting the parking structure after parking a vehicle, or walking to or from such vehicle after parking such vehicle or returning to such vehicle to leave the parking structure.
C. It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person to congregate and linger on the premises, or anywhere within the premises, of a City owned facility or parking lot, unless undertaking actions consistent with the use of the facility.
(Prior code § 21-7; Ord. 2020-1075 § 1)
§ 9.04.030. Violation—Refusal to leave upon request.¶
A. Any person remaining on the premises upon which food is prepared or served to the general public for consumption after being asked by the permittee, proprietor, manager or employee thereof to leave and refusing to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person remaining on the premises of the Yorba Linda Town Center parking structure after being asked by a City of Yorba Linda employee or police officer to leave and refusing to do so is guilty of misdemeanor.
C. Any person remaining on the premises of a City owned facility or parking lot after being asked by a City of Yorba Linda employee or police officer to leave and refusing to do so is guilty of misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 21-6; Ord. 2020-1075 § 2)
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