107-05 Chpt 533 Prohibition on Residency - Sex Offenders

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Please substitute for Ordinance No, :[07 -05. (Placed on ::L't Reading and referred to the Rules & Ordinances Committee on ].1/21/05. Piaead on 2® Reading ].2/5/05.) ORDINANCE NO, lO7-O5 FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE creating a new section, titled ProhibiUons on Residency, within Chapter 533, Sex Offenders, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of prohibiting an.y person who is required to register as a sexua!!y odented offender and classified as a "sexual predator" or whose conviction was of a "child-victim oriented offense" to reside within one-thousand (t,000) feet of a school, library, park or municipally owned recreational facility, and to create criminal penalties for a violation of such prohibition. WHEREAS, there is deep concern within Lakewood regarding recent occurrences in our City where children were assaulted; and WHEREAS, children are especially v]Jlnerable to being victims of sexually abusive behavior and abduction, and are likely to be present a significant amount of time on or near school premises, libraries and parks; and WHEREAS, the evidence regarding rates of recidivism for released sex offenders is alarmingly high, eapedally for those who commit their crimes against children; and WHEREAS, Lakewood must maintain its reputation as a City with excellent schools that is welcoming to families with children; and WHEREAS, the Ohio General Assembly recently amended the Ohio Revised Code to prohibit registered sex offenders and child-victim oriented offenders from living within one thousand feet of any school premises; and WHEREAS, this Council must use its authority to establish a policy that provides the greatest protection for the children of Lakewood. Now, therefore, BE ~F ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That a new sectiorJ within Chapter 533, Sex Offenders, of the Codified Ordinances of the City bf Lakewood, titled Prohibitions on Residency, is hereby enacted to read as follows: _Prohibitions on Residency (a) It is unlawful for any person who is required to register as a sexually oriented offender under ORC §2950.04 and classified as a "sexual predator" or whose conviction was of a "child-victim oriented offense" as those terms are defined by ORC §2950.01, to reside within one-thousand (1;000) feet of a school, library, park or municipally owned recreation facility. (b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor in the first degree. (c) This section applies to any person registering on or after the effective date of this legislation.