A. 
The purpose of this chapter is to reasonably regulate the time, place and manner of demonstration activity in order to protect the right of access to health care facilities and places of worship, and to minimize negative secondary effects of such activity on public safety. The regulations are content neutral and are not intended to and do not restrict the rights of free speech or alternative channels of communication. This chapter leaves ample room for dissemination of ideas through marches, demonstrations, placards and vocal expression, including sidewalk counseling, provided that access to such places is not denied or hindered, line of sight is not obstructed for vehicular traffic, and vehicular traffic upon the adjacent roadway is not impeded by blockage or delay of traffic trying to enter driveways.
B. 
In developing this chapter, the city council has been mindful of legal principles relating to regulations protecting access to health care facilities and places of worship. The city council has considered decisions of the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Appellate and Supreme Courts. In particular, the council has considered Schenk v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York, (1997) 117 S. Ct. 855. It is the intent of the council that this chapter be interpreted so as to be consistent with such case law as it applies to First Amendment protections of demonstration activity.
(Ord. 522 § 1.2, 1997)
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the indicated meanings:
"Access area"
means any portion of a public street, sidewalk, or other public place or any place open to the public within 15 feet of any entrance or any private walkway leading to an entrance used for access to a health care facility or place of worship.
"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 of Moreno Valley 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 medical, nursing, or health care or advice to patients. A health care facility includes but is not limited to any buildings, appurtenances and grounds, entrances, parking facilities and driveways.
"Impede or hamper"
means to obstruct, hinder or delay.
"Place of worship"
means a place of worship that includes, but is not limited to, any buildings, appurtenances and grounds, entrances, parking facilities, and driveways where persons gather to worship when the same are used solely and exclusively for religious worship.
(Ord. 522 § 1.2, 1997)
No person shall conduct any demonstration activity within the access area of any health care facility or place of worship. No person, in the course of demonstration activity otherwise legal, acting alone or in concert with others, shall impede or hamper the free access to or departure from any health care facility or place of worship by denying any person free passage upon any public street or sidewalk when requested.
(Ord. 522 § 1.2, 1997)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The city council declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portion may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. 522 § 1.2, 1997)