A designated offender residing within a prohibited zone as described in this chapter is not in violation of this chapter if any of the following applies:
(A) The designated offender established the residence and reported and registered the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statutes sections 243.166, 243.167, or successor statute, prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(B) The designated offender is under the age of eighteen (18) and resides with a parent or legal guardian.
(C) The school, park, playground, place of worship, licensed child care facility, or adult establishment (sexually oriented) business within one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of the designated offender's proposed residence commenced operation after the designated offender established residence and reported/registered the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statutes governing sex offender registration requirements.
(D) The designated offender owned and resided at the residence at the time of committing the designated sexual offense and retains ownership of the residence at all times relevant to application of this chapter. (Ord. 017-726, 6-5-2017)