For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Goldsboro.
DEPARTMENT. The Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Department.
OFFICIAL MEETING. A meeting that is required to be open to the public by the Open Meetings Law, G.S. Ch. 143, Art. 33C.
PARK. All parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, greenways, water areas, wildlife refuges, nature preserves or other recreation areas, including any adjacent public parking area as well as the driveway, entrance way or pedestrian walkway used by the public to access the park or recreation facility, developed or undeveloped, and structures thereon, owned, operated, leased or managed by the city.
RECREATION FACILITY. Any publicly owned, leased, operated or maintained property that is designated or used as a recreation facility by the city, including any adjacent public parking area as well as the driveway, entrance way or pedestrian walkway used by the public to access the recreation facility.
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. Any individual who is required to register or is registered with the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry (established under G.S. Ch. 14, Art. 27A) or, the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry (maintained by the United States Department of Justice), or any other official state or federal registered sex offender listing maintained by either the United States Department of Justice or any of the several states. For purposes of determining if an individual is registered or is required to register with any one of the official registries, law enforcement officers may rely upon the official website of any state or federal registry of sex offenders and the descriptions published and available from such registry.
(Ord. 2012-24, passed 3-19-12)