HomeMy WebLinkAbout2609-21 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2021/03/22Ordinance No. 2609-21
An ordinance amending Chapter 18,
offenses and miscellaneous provisions,
of the St. Louis Park City Code
The City Council of the City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, ordains:
Section 1. Section 18-64- Targeted residential picketing of the St. Louis Park City Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning:
Dwelling means a building or one or more parts of a building occupied or intended to be
occupied exclusively for residence purposes, but not including rooms in motels, hotels, nursing
homes, boardinghouses, trailers, tents, cabins or trailer coaches.
Targeted residential picketing means: any picketing by one or more persons focused on
a single residential dwelling.
(1) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons directed solely at a
particular residential dwelling in a manner that adversely affects the safety,
security, or privacy of an occupant of the dwelling; or
(2) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons which prevents an
occupant of a residential dwelling from safely gaining access to or exiting from
the property on which the residential dwelling is located; or
3. Standing, marching, patrolling or picketing by one or more persons focused in
front of or adjacent to a particular residential dwelling without the consent of
that dwelling's occupants.
(b) Purpose of section. The city has an interest in the protection of residential privacy so that all
people can enjoy a feeling of well-being, tranquility, and privacy in their homes. , the well-being
and tranquility of the home, and protecting citizens from unwanted speech when they are a
captive audience within their homes. The city council finds that, without resorting to targeted
residential picketing, ample opportunities exist for those otherwise engaged in targeted
residential picketing to exercise constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and expression.
(c) Prohibited activity. No person shall engage in targeted residential picketing within the city.
(d) Penalty. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
(e) Severability. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other provision of this Ordinance be
held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
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validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or in any part thereof, other than the part held to be
invalid.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council March 22, 2021
Thomas K. Harmening, city manager Jake Spano, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
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