(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Registered Offender” means any person who has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense as defined in Section 2950.01 of the Ohio Revised Code and said person has been classified pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2950 of the Ohio Revised Code as a Tier I, II or III sex offender/child-victim offender and is required to register his or her address with the County Sheriff’s Department.
(2) “Park Facilities” includes all land and buildings owned or controlled by the City and used for park or recreation purposes, including but not limited to the Gemini Center Recreation and Community Center Complex, including athletic fields, Morton Park and Splashground, Bohlken Park, Bain Park, Bain Park Cabin, Nelson Russ Park, Grannis Park, Thomas Lane Park, and their playgrounds, ball fields, rest room facilities and pavilions.
(3) “Offenses of Violence” include those defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 2901.01(A)(9).
(4) “Public Body” has the same meaning as found in Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22.
(Ord. 19-63. Passed 3-2-20.)
(b) No registered offender as defined in Section 927.05(a)(1) herein or any person convicted of an offense of violence as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 2901.01(A)(9) shall enter or remain upon any park facility except, and only to the extent necessary, to attend meetings of the public bodies.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of criminal trespass as provided in Fairview Park Codified Section 541.05 or Ohio Revised Code Section 2911.21.
(Ord. 09-81. Passed 1-19-10.)