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ORDINANCE NO 2766 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADDING CHAPTER 914 TO THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH CITY PARKS AS "CHILD SAFETY ZONES" WHERE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the City of Redlands finds that it is appropriate and necessary to protect children from sexual predators in areas where children frequent by establishing "Child Safety Zones" within the City of Redlands' parks by prohibiting registered sex offenders from entering City parks without written permission from the City's Police Department; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 Chapter 9 14, entitled "City Parks and Child Safety Zones" is hereby added to the Redlands Municipal Code to read as follows "Chapter 9 14 CITY PARKS AND CHILD SAFETY ZONES Sections 9 14 010 PURPOSE AND INTENT 9 14 020 CITY OF REDLANDS PARKS -DEFINED 9 14 030• PROHIBITIONS 9 14 040 SIGNAGE PARKING REQUIREMENT 9 14 050 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 9.14.060. OTHER PROSECUTION AUTHORIZED 9 14 070 WAIVER CRITERIA 9 14 010 Purpose and Intent It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to protect children from registered sex offenders by restricting sex offenders' access to locations where children regularly gather This Chapter is intended to reduce the risk of harm to children by impacting the ability of sex offenders to be in contact with children It is further the intent of this Chapter to provide additional restrictions beyond those provided for in state law by restricting sex offenders from certain locations, and by allowing for criminal penalties for violations of this Chapter It is not the intent of this Chapter to allow conduct otherwise prohibited by state law, or to contradict state law City of Redlands parks are recognized by the Redlands City Council as locations where children regularly gather I lcclerkkOrdmance M66 Child safety zones.doc 1