For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"Child or children"
means any person(s) under eighteen years of age.
"Duplex"
means a residential land use for a building containing two dwelling units.
"Hotel" or "motel"
means a commercial land use for the rental of six or more guest rooms or suites for primarily temporary residency, for a period of not more than thirty consecutive days.
"Inn"
means a commercial land use for the rental of five or fewer guest rooms or suites, primarily for temporary residency, for a period of not more than thirty consecutive days.
"Mobilehome"
means a structure with dimensions larger than eight feet by forty feet or size larger than three hundred twenty square feet designed for human habitations, transported over streets and highways to a permanent occupancy site, and installed on the site either with or without a permanent foundation.
"Mobilehome park" or "park"
means a manufactured housing community as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18801 or an area of land in the city of Glendora where five or more mobilehome spaces are rented or leased out for mobilehomes used as residences. Mobilehome park does not include developments which sell lots for mobilehomes or manufactured housing, or which provide condominium, community apartment or stock cooperative ownership, even if any homes in the development are rented or leased out. Mobilehome park includes trailer park.
"Mobilehome space"
means that portion of a mobilehome park designated for the location of one mobilehome for the purposes of leasing said portion by the owner to a mobilehome tenant.
"Multifamily dwelling"
means a building designed for permanent residency for three or more families living independently of each other. This includes apartment houses and condominiums, but does not include hotels, motels or inns.
"Park"
means an open space intended for recreational use that has playground equipment, sports fields, courts, ramps, or other recreational equipment intended for a child's use.
"Permanent resident"
means any person who, as of a given date, obtained the right to occupy a dwelling, including, but not limited to, a single-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, duplex dwelling, hotel, motel or inn for more than thirty consecutive days.
"Prohibited location"
means park, or school and any location where residency is prohibited by California Penal Code Section 3003.5.
"Residential unit"
means a single-family home, mobilehome, a unit in a multifamily complex including apartments or condos, a unit in a duplex, and a single room in a hotel, motel, or inn.
"School"
means the buildings and grounds of any public or private school used for the education of children in kindergarten or in grades 1 through 12, inclusive.
"Sex offender"
means any person for whom registration is required pursuant to California Penal Code Section 290, and is on parole.
"Single-family dwelling"
means one permanent residential dwelling located on a single lot, with yard areas that separate that dwelling from other dwellings.
"Temporary resident"
means any person who, for a period of thirty days or less, obtained the right to occupy a dwelling, including, but not limited to, a hotel, motel or inn.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
No sex offender shall reside within two hundred fifty feet of the nearest property line of any prohibited location. This restriction is measured from individual unit, not the multifamily complex or mobilehome park property-line. Further, no sex offender shall reside in a residential unit already occupied by a sex offender, unless those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
This chapter shall not apply in any of the following circumstances:
(a) 
For any residence not prohibited by California Penal Code Section 3003.5, but prohibited by this chapter, where the sex offender established residency prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified by this chapter.
(b) 
For any residence prohibited by California Penal Code Section 3003.5 and by operation of this chapter, where the sex offender established residency prior to the effective date of Penal Code Section 3003.5(b).
(c) 
The sex offender established the residency prior to the initial operation of the prohibited location.
(d) 
The sex offender has a disability that significantly limits their ability to re-offend, or is housed in a senior care facility where there is likely no contact with children.
(e) 
On a case-by-case basis, where it is supported by circumstances found in the sex offender's criminal history and there is a clearly articulated justification, the city may grant an exception to the residency restrictions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
Any duplex, hotel, motel, inn, multifamily dwelling, or single-family dwelling operated or maintained in a manner inconsistent with the occupancy requirements of this chapter or the restrictions of California Penal Code Section 3003.5 is declared to be unlawful, and is defined as and declared to be a public nuisance per se that is injurious to the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
(a) 
In any civil action or proceeding, administrative or special proceeding, including, but not limited to, those brought to abate a public nuisance, the city shall be entitled to recovery of all costs, attorneys' fees and expenses; provided that attorneys' fees will only be available in those actions or proceedings in which the city has provided notice, at the commencement of such action or proceeding, that it intends to seek and recover its own attorneys' fees. In no action or proceeding will an award of attorneys' fees exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the city in the action or proceeding.
(b) 
Moneys due the city pursuant to this chapter may be recovered in an appropriate civil action. Alternatively, such liability may be enforced by special assessment proceedings against the parcel of land upon which the nuisance existed, which proceedings must be conducted in a manner consistent with the proceedings prescribed in Section 9.36.140 et seq., of this code, relating to assessments for abatement of property nuisances.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
Every person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in Section 1.01.110. Each day that such violation exists shall be deemed a new and separate offense.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
(a) 
Excepting anything to the contrary contained herein, this chapter shall apply to all sex offenders who locate within the city after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(b) 
Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the obligations of a sex offender to comply with the requirements of state law, including, but not limited to, California Penal Code Section 3003.5.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)