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URDINANCE NO 2007-104 ~>.~.:V"""-__~,._..~ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 24 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 24-259 THEREOF PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PLACES AND BY REPEALING SECTION 24-260 THEREOF PERTAINING TO LOITERING. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 24-259, entitled "Loitering in public places; obstructing free passage of others," of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be, and hereby is, repealed, and a new Section 24-259, entitled "Prohibited Conduct in Public Places," be, and hereby is, adopted to read as follows: Sec. 24-259. Prohibited Conduct in Public Places, (a) It is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following types of conduct: (1) To unreasonably or unnecessarily obstruct, impede, or restrict the free passage of others along any portion of a sidewalk or public plaza. (2) To unreasonably or unnecessarily obstruct, impede, or restrict the free passage of others into or from private property. (3) To lie or sit upon a mattress, or to lie or sleep, while on a public sidewalk or on the ground in a public plaza. (4) While on a public sidewalk or public plaza, or while in a public parking area, to erect and/or to occupy a tent or other temporary protective structure. This paragraph shall not apply to any person acting with written City authorization or as part of a City-authorized festival or event. (5) To fail to remove such tent or other protective structure described in the preceding paragraph, and also all debris or articles associated therewith. (6) To lie upon a bench that is on a sidewalk or in a public plaza. (b) As used in this section, the term "public plaza" means only: (1) The sidewalks, steps, and public areas surrounding or adjacent to High Street Landing and the North Landing. (2) The public ways and parking areas along and adjacent to the seawall. (3) The steps, portico, and plaza areas that are a part of or immediately adjacent to the Main Public Library.