The City Council finds the following facts to exist:
(A) Individuals who have been required to register as sex offenders pursuant to state law present an extreme threat to the public safety;
(B) These offenders are likely to use physical violence and to repeat their offenses;
(C) Many of these offenders also commit other crimes;
(D) The city has a compelling interest to take action to promote and protect certain areas within the city from the risks to public safety posed by registered offenders;
(E) The city’s compelling interest is furthered by the creation of a regulatory scheme which establishes areas around locations where children regularly congregate in concentrated numbers; and
(F) The purpose of this chapter is to create a regulatory scheme to further the city’s compelling interest in maintaining public safety by prescribing where registered offenders may reside within the city.
(Ord. 930, passed 12-12-2016)