(A) For purpose of this Section the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Registered Sex Offender – an individual who is registered any state or federal agency as a sex offender and whose name is published on any state or federal registered sex offender listing, including, but not limited to the sex offender registry established in G.S. Chapter 14, Article 27A, being G.S. §§ 14-208.5 et seq.
(2) City of Eden Parks and Recreation Areas – Any City owned, leased, operated or maintained land which is designated by the City as a park or recreation area. This includes, but is not limited to, all parks, athletic fields, recreation centers, greenways, river access points, etc.
(B) No Registered Sex Offender shall knowingly enter into or upon any City of Eden Parks and Recreation Areas operated by the City of Eden. Each entry into such areas, regardless of the time period between such entries, shall constitute a separate offense under this ordinance.
(C) Anyone who is found in violation of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per offense and/ or thirty (30) days in jail as set forth in G.S. § 14-4.
(D) The City Manager or his/her designee shall post this regulation at the main entrance of each park and recreation area within thirty (30) days of passage of this ordinance.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declared that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid.
That all ordinances and clauses of ordinances in conflict herewith be and are repealed, to the extent of such conflict.
(Ord. passed 2-17-09)