For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
means any person(s) under eighteen years of age.
means a residential land use for a building containing two
dwelling units.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
means park, or school and any location where residency is
prohibited by California Penal Code Section 3003.5.
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.
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.
means any person for whom registration is required pursuant
to California Penal Code Section 290, and is on parole.
means one permanent residential dwelling located on a single
lot, with yard areas that separate that dwelling from other dwellings.
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)
No sex offender shall be a permanent or temporary resident in
a single-family dwelling already occupied by a sex offender, unless
those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
No sex offender shall be a permanent or temporary resident in
a multifamily dwelling unit already occupied by a sex offender, unless
those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
No sex offender shall be a permanent or temporary resident in
a duplex dwelling unit already occupied by a sex offender, unless
those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
No sex offender shall be a permanent or temporary resident in
a guest room of a hotel, motel or inn already occupied by a sex offender,
unless those persons are legally related by blood, marriage or adoption.
(Ord. 2025 § 2, 2017)
No sex offender shall be a permanent or temporary resident in
a mobilehome space 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)
Neither the arrest, prosecution, conviction, imprisonment or
payment of any fine for the violation of this chapter shall satisfy
or diminish the authority of the city to institute administrative
or civil actions seeking enforcement of any or all of its provisions.
(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)
