South El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 9.56 Residency

§ 9.56.010. Definitions.¶

For the purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases set forth in this section shall be defined as follows:

"Child" or "children"

means any person(s) under the age of eighteen.

"Child care center"

means any State of California, Department of Social Services, licensed facility that provides non-medical care to children in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on a less than twenty-four-hour basis, family day care home, infant center, preschool, extended day care facility, school-age child care center, foster family day care home, day care home or day nursery.

"Dwelling"

means any single-family residence, dwelling unit, duplex, triplex, multiple dwelling, multiple-family dwelling, apartment, roominghouse, second unit, residential condominium, residential board and care home, rest home, convalescent home, nursing home, home for the aged, guest home, assisted care facility, group home, bed and breakfast facility, hotel, motel, trailer park, trailer court, public camp or mobile home park.

"Park"

means any park, playground, public swimming pool, athletic field, nature trail, off-road bicycle trail, basketball or tennis court, skateboard park, recreational facility, or area open to the public use for recreational, cultural, and community service activities which is under the control, operation or management of a city, county or any other public agency.

"Registered sex offender"

means any person required to register with the chief of police of the city in which he or she is residing, or the sheriff of the county if he or she is residing in an unincorporated area or city that has no police department, pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Penal Code Sections 290 to 290.023, inclusive).

"Residency"

means establishing, with the intent to remain, occupancy in a dwelling.

"Residential exclusion zone"

means the protected area wherein registered sex offenders may not establish temporary or permanent residence.

"Responsible person"

means property owner(s), based on an assessor's tax roll, any agent(s) thereof, including a landlord, or any other person, firm, or corporation, having control and/or decision-making authority with respect to occupants of the dwelling.

"School"

means any public, parochial, private school or educational institution serving any or all of the grades of pre-kindergarten through grade twelve, including, but not limited to, an elementary, junior high, four-year, senior high, opportunity, continuation, regional occupational center, evening, charter or technical school.

"Sex offender"

means any person for whom registration is required pursuant to California Penal Code Section 290, regardless of whether that person is on parole or probation.

"Temporary residency"

means occupying a dwelling for a period of thirty days or less.