(A) No person over the age of 18 who has been convicted of a violation of any crime against a minor as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2, and who as a result of said conviction is required to register with the appropriate authorities as a Tier 3 sex offender, shall be permitted to reside or live within 2,500 feet of any public or private school, public park or playground, or daycare center located within the boundaries of the Township.
(B) Any person who resides or lives within 2,500 feet of any public or private school, public park or playground, or daycare center in the Township who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 shall have 60 days from receipt of written notice from the Police Chief, or designee, to move from that residence. A failure to move to a new residence or location within the notice time period, which would be in compliance with this section, shall constitute a violation of this section.
(C) This section shall not be applied to any person defined as a sex offender in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 who has established a residence within the Township prior to the adoption of this section. Proof of residency prior to the adoption date of this section shall be required to be provided to the Police Chief, or designee.
(D) The Governing Body for the Township shall adopt and approve a map prepared by the Township Consulting Engineer which will establish and depict the location and boundaries of the area on or within 2,500 feet of any public or private school, public park or playground, or daycare center located in the Township. This map shall be an exhibit to Ordinance No. 116-07, passed December 27, 2007 and incorporated by reference into this section. This map, upon the adoption of this section, shall become an official record of the Township to be maintained and filed with Ordinance No. 116-07 in the Office of the Township Clerk. A true copy of the ordinance and map shall be provided at a reasonable cost to any person, agency or court which may, from time to time, request such a copy, together with a certification from the Township Clerk that the ordinance and map is a true copy approved and adopted by the Township. This map shall be updated on a periodic basis as required if the location of such property changes in any respect.
(E) It is understood that the map included with and incorporated by reference as part of the adoption of this section was prepared for and is intended to be used as evidence in prosecutions for violation of this section and the map shall constitute prima facie evidence of the following:
(1) The location of each public or private school, public park or playground, or daycare center located within the Township;
(2) The boundaries of the real property so identified;
(3) That the property depicted on the map is, and continues to be used for the identified purposes; and
(4) The location and boundaries of areas that are or within 2,500 feet of such property.
(F) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to and punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both, and each day's continuance of the violation shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
(Ord. 73-05, passed 11-14-05; Am. Ord. 116-07, passed 12-27-07)