86-09 Amend 533.17 Prohibitions on residency - sex offenders

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533.17 PROHIBITIONS ON RESIDENCY, (a) It is unlawful for any person who is required to register as a sexually oriented offender under Ohio R.C. 2950.04 and classified as a "sexual predator" or whose conviction was of a'~child-victim oriented offense" as those terms are defined by Ohio R.C. 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 shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: 533.17 PROHIBITIONS ON RESIDENCY. (a) It is unlawful for any person who is required to register as a sexually oriented offender under Ohio R.C. 2950.04 and classified as a "Tier III sex offender" or whose conviction was of a'~child-victim oriented offense" as those terms are defined by Ohio R.C. 2950.01, to reside within one thousand (1,000) feet of a school, preschool, Child day-care, 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. Section 2. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) of its members elected to Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.