HomeMy Public PortalAbout668 Ordinance Amending Chapter 1 and 3 of the City Code of Ordinances Pertaining to Penalties and Targeted Residential PicketingCITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 668
An Ordinance Amending Chapters 1 and 3 of the City Code of
Ordinances Pertaining to Penalties and Targeted Residential Picketing
The city council of the city of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I: Medina city code chapter 1, sections 115.01 and 115.03 are hereby amended
by adding the double -underlined language and deleting the stricken language as follows:
Section 115.01. Penalty., Petty Misdemeanor. Whenever an act or omission is declared by this
Code to be a petty offense or a petty misdemeanor, any person violating the provision shall, upon
conviction, by subject to a fine of not more than $100 be subject to the penalties prescribed for
petty misdemeanors in Minnesota Statutes. section 609.02. subd. 4; as may be amended from time
to time.
Section 115.03. Penalty, Misdemeanors. In any other case, unless another penalty is expressly
provided by this Code, any person violating any provision of this Code, or any rule or regulation
adopted in pursuance thereof, or any other provision of any Code adopted in this Code by
reference, or any provision of any license, special use permit, conditional use permit, condition or
term of any approval, including any provision declaring an act or omission to be a misdemeanor,
shall, upon conviction,
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to exceed 90 days, or both be subject to the penalties prescribed for misdemeanors in Minnesota
Statutes, section 609.02, subd. 3, as may be amended from time to time.
SECTION II: Medina city code chapter 3 is hereby amended by adding a new section 360,
entitled "Targeted Residential Picketing," as follows:
360. TARGETED RESIDENTIAL PICKETING
Section 360.01. Purpose. The city of Medina has an interest in safeguarding the right of its
residents to enjoy, in their home and dwelling, a feeling of well-being, tranquility, and privacy.
The city council fmds that targeted residential picketing in front of or about a residential dwelling
causes emotional distress to the dwelling occupants, obstructs and interferes with the free use of
public rights -of -way, and has as its object the harassment of the dwelling occupants. The city
council further finds that, without resorting to targeted residential picketing, ample opportunities
otherwise exist for those desiring to exercise constitutionally -protected freedom of speech and
expression.
Section 360.03. Defmition. For purposes of this section, the term "targeted residential picketing"
means:
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(a) marching, standing, patrolling or other similar activities by one or more persons
directed at a particular residential dwelling in a manner that adversely affects the
safety, security, or privacy of an occupant of the dwelling;
(b) marching, standing, patrolling or other similar activities by one or more persons
which prevents or hinders an occupant of a residential dwelling from gaining access
to or exiting from the property on which the residential dwelling is located; or
(c) marching, standing, patrolling or other similar activities by one or more persons
focused on, in front of or about a particular residential dwelling without the consent
of the dwelling's occupants.
Section 360.05. Targeted Residential Picketing Prohibited. No person shall engage in targeted
residential picketing within the city of Medina.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the city council of the city of Medina this 2nd day of February, 2021.
Kathleen Martin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jodi Gallup, City Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on the 1Ph day of February, 2021.
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