§ 22-136. Limitation.  


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  • For each person required to register on the Texas Department of Public Safety's Sex Offender Database (the "database") because of a violation involving a victim who was less than 17 years of age, it is unlawful for that person to establish a permanent residence or temporary residence within 1,000 feet of any premises where children commonly gather, which, for purposes of this division, shall be a private or public park, private or public playground, private or public school or day care center, public or private youth center, public swimming pool or video arcade facility, as such terms are defined in the city's Unified Development Code, as it exists or may be amended, homeowners association swimming pools or commercial pools located in residential subdivisions. For the purposes of defining a premises, any portion of a property, on which a residence is established, that adjoins or is located within 1,000 feet shall be included in these regulations. If any term used in this division is not defined in the city's Unified Development Code, the terms shall have the meaning ascribed by V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 581.134, as it exists or may be amended. For the purposes of this division, the premises stated in this section are depicted on a map of the city which is attached to the ordinance from which this section is derived and labeled "Exhibit A." In addition, planted street medians shall not be considered as public parks.

(Ord. No. 06-31, § 2, 8-7-2006; Ord. No. 08-20, § 1, 4-21-2008; Ord. No. 14-31, § 1, 7-21-2014)