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, licensed day care center, park, or playground; or b) within 1,000 feet of any designated public school bus stop, place of worship which provides regular educational programs (i.e. Sunday school), or other places where children are known to congregate. Subd. 2. Prohibited Activity. It is unlawful or any designated offender to participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. Holiday events in which the offender is the parent or guardian of the children involved, and no non-familial children are present, are exempt from this paragram. Subd. 3. Measurement of Distance. A. For purposes of determining the mlrumum distance separation, the requirement shall be measured by following a straight line from the outer property line of the permanent residence or temporary residence to nearest outer property line of school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground, place of worship, or other place where children regularly congregate. B. The City Clerk shall maintain an official map showing prohibited locations as defined by this Ordinance. The Clerk shall update the map at least annually to reflect any changes in the location of prohibited zones. Subd. 4. Penalties. A person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or by confinement for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and confinement. Each day a person maintains a residence in violation of this ordinance constitutes a separate violation. Subd. 5. Exceptions. A designated offender residing within a prohibited area as described herein does not commit a violation of this section if any of the following apply: A. The person established the permanent residence or temporary residence and reported and registered the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statute S 243.166, S 243.167, or successor statute, prior to August 12,2009. B. The person was a minor when he/she committed the offense and was not convicted as an adult. C. The person is a minor. D. The school, designated public school bus stop or day care center within 2,000 feet of the persons permanent residence was opened after the person established the permanent residence ore temporary residence and reported and registered the residence pursuant to Minnesota Statute S 243.166 or S 243.167. E. The residence is also the primary residence of the person's parents, grandparents, siblings, spouse or children. Section 4. Property Owners Prohibited From Renting Real Property to Certain Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Penalties. Subd. 1. It is unlawful to let or rent any place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, with the knowledge that it will be used as a permanent residence or temporary residence by any person prohibited from establishing such permanent residence or temporary residence pursuant to this Chapter, if such place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, is located within a prohibited location zone described in Section_. Subd. 2. A property owner's failure to comply with provisions of this Section shall constitute a violation of this Section, and shall subject the property owner to the code enforcement provisions and procedures as provided in this Code, including the provisions of that allow the City to seek relief as otherwise provided by law. 2