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(1) Prohibited location of residence. It is unlawful for any designated offender to establish a <br />permanent residence or temporary residence: a) within 2,000 feet of any school, licensed day <br />care center, park, or playground; or b) within 1,000 feet of any designated public school bus stop, <br />place of worship which provides regular educational programs (i.e. Sunday school), or other <br />places where children are known to congregate. <br /> <br />(2) Prohibited Activity. It is unlawful or any designated offender to participate in a holiday event <br />involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on <br />Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, or wearing an Easter <br />Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. Holiday events in which the offender is the parent or <br />guardian of the children involved, and no non-familial children are present, are exempt from this <br />paragraph. <br /> <br />(3) Measurement of Distance. <br /> <br />(a) For purposes of determining the minimum distance separation, the requirement shall be <br />measured by following a straight line from the outer property line of the permanent <br />residence or temporary residence to nearest outer property line of school, designated <br />public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground, place of worship, or other place <br />where children regularly congregate. <br /> <br />(b) The City Clerk shall maintain an official map showing prohibited locations as defined by <br />this Ordinance. The Clerk shall update the map at least annually to reflect any changes in <br />the location of prohibited zones. <br />(4) Penalties. A person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 <br />or by confinement for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and confinement. Each <br />day a person maintains a residence in violation of this ordinance constitutes a separate violation. <br /> <br />(5) Exceptions. A designated offender residing within a prohibited area as described in Section C <br />does not commit a violation of this section if any of the following apply: <br /> <br />(a) The person established the permanent residence or temporary residence, and if otherwise <br />required by law, reported and registered the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statute § <br />243.166, § 243.167, or successor statute, prior to August 12, 2009. <br /> <br />(b) The school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground, place of <br />worship, or other place where children regularly congregate within the prohibited <br />distance to the personÓs permanent or temporary residence was opened after the person <br />established the permanent residence or temporary residence and reported and registered <br />the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 243.166 or § 243.167. <br /> <br />(c) The residence is also the primary residence of the personÓs parents, grandparents, <br />siblings, spouse or children. <br /> <br />250΋tğŭĻ <br /> <br />