For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Child” means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
“Park” means an open space intended for recreational use that has playground equipment, sports fields, courts, ramps, or other recreational equipment intended for a child's use.
“Prohibited location” means park, or school and any location where residency is prohibited by California Penal Code section 3003.5.
“Residential unit” means a single-family home, mobile home, a unit in a multifamily complex including apartments or condos, a unit in a duplex, and a single room in a hotel, motel, or inn.
“School” means the buildings and grounds of any public or private school used for the education of children in kindergarten or in grades 1 through 12, inclusive.
“Sex offender” means any person on parole for whom registration is required pursuant to Section 290 of the California Penal Code and for whom registration is required as a result of a conviction involving an offense involving a child.
(Ord. 521 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 442 § 2 (part), 2010)
No sex offender shall reside within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest property line of any prohibited location. (Ord. 442 § 2 (part), 2010) This restriction is measured from individual unit, not the multifamily complex or mobile home park property-line.
Further, no sex offender shall reside in a residential unit already occupied by a sex offender, unless those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 521 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 442 § 2 (part), 2010)
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