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Council introduces expanded loitering ordinance for city parking facilities; attorney warns next steps required
Summary
Council heard a presentation on a proposed citywide loitering ordinance that focuses on parking facilities and school grounds, debated First Amendment and probable-cause language, and voted to advance the ordinance after staff said a second reading is required.
The Fayetteville City Council received a staff presentation and then voted to advance a proposed, expanded loitering ordinance that would add city parking facilities and school grounds to existing loitering restrictions and embed a warning requirement and specific constitutional exceptions.
Assistant City Attorney Robert Randolph said the current code section (17-22) is limited to drug-related loitering and public spaces; the proposed ordinance would broaden coverage to include city parking facilities, school grounds and…
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