For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CARE FACILITY. Any facility, public or private, licensed by the state or the county, which for gain or otherwise regularly provides one or more persons with care, training, supervision, habilitation or developmental guidance on a regular basis, for periods less than 24 hours per day, in a place other than the person’s own home.
CHILDREN. Two or more persons under the age 18 and also includes individuals under age 21 who are in foster care.
DESIGNATED PREDATORY OFFENDER. Any person who has been categorized as a Level III predatory offender under M.S. § 244.052, as it may be amended from time to time, a successor statute, or a similar statute from another state in which that person’s risk assessment indicates a high risk of re-offense.
FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN. All public parks, parkways, park facilities, parkland, public or private schools, designated public school bus stops, libraries, group homes, foster homes, day care and child care facilities, public recreation centers, non-profit or commercial recreation centers, public or private playgrounds, public or commercial swimming pools, public beaches, youth centers, athletic fields used by children, crisis center or shelter, care facilities for children skate park or rink, movie theaters, bowling alley, facilities for children’s clubs (e.g., scouting, public recreational areas and trails including conservation areas, jogging trails, hiking trails, walking trails, bicycle trails, offices for Child Protective Services, place of assembly and specialized schools for children including, but not limited to, tutoring, gymnastics, dance and music schools).
PERMANENT RESIDENCE. A place where a person abides, lodges or resides for 14 or more consecutive days. An ownership interest by the person in the residence is not required.
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. A place of assembly, synagogue, temple, mosque or other facility that is used for prayer by persons of similar beliefs or a special purpose building that is designed or particularly adapted for the primary use of conducting, on a regular basis, religious services and associated accessory uses by a religious congregation.
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS. Establishments primarily engaged in providing instructional services to elementary or secondary students with a curriculum that complies with state regulations, including public schools governed by an elected school board, private schools and charter schools.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE. A place where a person abides, lodges or resides for a period of 14 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year, and which is not the person’s permanent address or a place where the person routinely abides, lodges or resides for a period of four or more consecutive or non-consecutive days in any month, and which is not the person’s permanent residence.
(2002 Code, § 6.85) (Ord. 42A, Seventh Series, effective 4-23-2016)