The city council finds that enactment of reasonable time, place
and manner restrictions to separate and protect persons expressing
their views and persons wishing access to health care facilities without
direct confrontation, hindrance, harassment or intimidation, benefits
the public welfare. The purpose of this chapter is to impose time,
place and manner restrictions intended to reconcile and protect First
Amendment rights of persons near health care facilities and the rights
of persons seeking to use health care facilities to be free from direct
confrontation, hindrance, harassment, intimidation and harm.
(Ord. 2537-96 § 1)
The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter,
shall be construed as defined in this section:
"Access area"
means any portion of a public street or other public place
or any place open to the public within one hundred feet of an exterior
wall of a health care facility.
"Demonstration activity"
means all expressive and symbolic conduct, whether active
or passive, which shall include, but not be limited to, protesting,
picketing, distributing literature, and engaging in oral or silent
protest, education or counseling activities.
"Health care facility"
means any medical or health facility, hospital or clinic
within the city which is licensed under state law or any building,
office or other place within the city regularly used by any health
care provider licensed under state law to provide individual, nursing,
or health care or advice to patients.
(Ord. 2537-96 § 1)