§ 13.59.020. Definitions.

For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

A.

"Child" or "children" shall mean any person(s) under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.

B.

"Child care center" shall mean any licensed facility of the State of California, Department of Social Services, that provides non-medical care to children in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of children on less than a twenty-four (24) hour basis, including, but not limited to, a family day care home, infant center, preschool, extended-day care facility, or school-age child care center.

C.

"Child safety zone" shall include any area located within three hundred (300) feet from the nearest property line of a child care center, public or private school (grades K through 12), park, public library, commercial establishment that provides a child's playground either in or adjacent to the establishment, a location that holds classes or group activities for children, and/or any school bus stop.

D.

"Hotel" shall mean a commercial establishment that rents guest rooms or suites to the public on a nightly, weekly, or monthly basis, and shall include a motel and an inn that operates in such capacity.

E.

"Loiter" shall mean to delay, linger, or idle about a child safety zone with the intent to commit a sex offense for which registration is required under Penal Code section 290.

F.

"Multi-family dwelling" shall mean a residential structure designed for the permanent residency of two (2) or more individuals, groups of individuals, or families living independently. This definition shall include a duplex, apartment house, and a condominium complex, but shall not include a hotel.

G "Owner's authorized agent" shall mean any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, manager, lessee, servant, officer, or employee, authorized to act for the property owner.

H.

"Park" shall include any areas owned, leased, controlled, maintained, or managed by a public entity which are open to the public where children regularly gather and which provide recreational, cultural, and/or community service activities including, but not limited to, playgrounds, playfields, and athletic courts.

I.

"Permanent resident" shall mean any person who, on a given date, has obtained a legal right to occupy or reside in, or has already, as of that date, occupied or resided in, a single-family or multi-family dwelling or a hotel, for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

J.

"Property owner" shall include the owner of record of real property, as recorded in the office of the county registrar-recorder/county clerk, as well as any partial owner, joint owner, tenant, tenant-in-common, or joint tenant, of such real property.

K.

"Registered sex offender" shall mean any person who is required to register under section 290 of the California Penal Code, regardless of whether or not that person is on parole or probation.

L.

"Residential exclusion zone" shall mean any area located within two thousand (2,000) feet from the nearest property line of the subject property to the nearest property line of a child care center, public or private school (grades K through 12), park, or public library.

M.

"Responsible party" shall mean a property owner and/or a property owner's authorized agent.

N.

"Single-family dwelling" shall mean one permanent residential dwelling located on a single lot. For purposes of this Chapter, single-family dwelling shall not include any state-licensed residential facility which serves six or fewer persons.

O.

"Temporary resident" shall mean any person who, on a given date, has obtained a legal right to occupy or reside in, or has already, as of that date, occupied or resided in, a single-family or multi-family dwelling or a hotel, for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or less.

(Ord. 2009-0002 § 1, 2009.)