[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Lancaster 2-7-2006 by L.L.
No. 2-2006 (Ch. 39 of the 1966 Codification). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The adoption of Megan's Law has increased public
awareness of sexual offenders by requiring them to become registered
with authorities and making such information available to the public.
The Town Board of the Town of Lancaster hereby enacts this chapter
to prevent sex offenders from residing or living near areas where
children regularly meet and congregate. The Town Board of the Town
of Lancaster believes this legislation is necessary to further protect
the best interest of all children and to protect the health, safety
and welfare of residents in the Town of Lancaster.
No person over the age of 18 years who has been
convicted of a violation of a sexual offense upon a child of the age
of 16 years or under, as defined by the New York State Penal Law,
which would require that that individual register as a sex offender
under state and/or federal laws, shall be permitted to reside or live
within 1,500 feet of the real property of any schools, day-care centers,
teen clubs, teen centers, Lancaster and Depew Boys and Girls Clubs,
YMCA facilities, Town of Lancaster parks and playgrounds, any other
structure or open space where minors congregate for sponsored, programmed
activities and any community centers where minors under the age of
18 congregate, unless such residence has been assigned by a supervised
release program that provides close supervision of the sex offender's
daily activity, or the residency of said offender was established
prior to the enactment of this legislation.
Failure to comply with this chapter is considered
a violation, and a fine of up to $1,500 may be imposed and/or imprisonment
for 15 days.
This chapter shall become effective upon filing
with the Secretary of State.
