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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.09.08 ORD 2020-501 Regulating Targeted Picketing in Residential NeighborhoodsORDINANCE NO.2020-501 CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, RELATING TO AND REGULATING TARGETED PICKETING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF HUGO WHEREAS, the City Council finds 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; and, WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that, without resorting to targeted residential picketing, ample opportunities exist for those otherwise engaged in targeted residential picketing to exercise constitutionally protected freedom of speech and expression; and, WHEREAS, the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government; the public health and welfare and the good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy, in their homes and dwellings, a feeling of wellbeing, tranquility and privacy and, when absent from their homes and dwellings, carry with them the sense of security inherent in the assurance that they may return to the enjoyment of their homes and dwellings; the practice of picketing before or about residences and dwellings causes emotional disturbance and distress to the occupants, obstructs and interferes with the free use of public sidewalks and public ways of travel; such practice has as its object the harassing of such occupants and, without resort to such practice, full opportunity exists, and under the terms and provisions of this section, will continue to exist for the exercise of freedom of speech and their constitutional rights; and that the provisions hereinafter enacted are necessary for the public interest to avoid the detrimental results herein set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this section, the term "targeted residential picketing" means: (1) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons directed solely at a particular residential building in a manner that adversely affects the safety, security, or privacy of an occupant of the building; or (2) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons which prevents an occupant of a residential building from gaining access to or exiting from the property on which the residential building 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. SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The city has an interest in the protection of residential privacy, the wellbeing 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. SECTION 3. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY. No person shall engage in targeted residential picketing within the City. SECTION 4. VIOLATION/PENALTY. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 5. 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 validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part thereof, other than the part held to be invalid. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2020. Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) ) ss. COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) Carter Johnson, being first duly sworn, on oath states as follows: I am the publisher of the THE CITIZEN, or the publisher's designated agent. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this Affidavit, which is made pursuant of Minnesota Statutes §331A.07. 2. The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements to constitute a qualified newspaper under Minnesota law, including those requirements found in Minnesota Statutes §331A.02. The dates of the month and the year and day of the week upon which the public notice attached was published in the newspaper are as follows: Once a week, for one week, it was published on Thursday, the 24th day of September, 2020. 4. The publisher's lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space, as determined pursuant to §331A.06, is as follows: a) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space b) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter c) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 11.75/inch 5. Mortgaae Foreclosure Notices. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper's known office of issue is located in Ramsey County. The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033, subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located, a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. We are a qualified newspaper in the following counties: Anoka, Ramsey and Washington FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAITH NOT. BY: TITLE: Carter Johnson, Publisher PRESS PUBLICATIONS 4779 Bloom Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 24th day of September, 2020. Notary Publ' d•s .. ;r? b ntinnn fMlYRNA L. PRESS Notary Public -Minnesota My Cor=Jsafon Exphm Jan 31, 2025 4 i14YVV'1Nt�VM1iMVVWN'4�Y1��'� CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.2020.501 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, RELATING TO AND REGULATING TARGETED PICKETING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF HUGO WHEREAS, the City Council finds that targeted residential picketing in front of or about a residential dwelling causes emotional distress to the dwell- ing occupants, obstructs and interferes with the free use of public rights -of - way and has as its object the harassment of the dwelling occupants; and, WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that, without resorting to tar- geted residential picketing, ample opportunities exist for those otherwise en- gaged in targeted residential picketing to exercise constitutionally protected freedom of speech and expression; and, WHEREAS, the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government; the public health and welfare and the good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy, in their homes and dwellings, a feeling of wellbeing, tranquility and privacy and, when absent from their homes and dwellings, carry with them the sense of security inherent in the assurance that they may return to the enjoyment of their homes and dwellings; the practice of picketing before or about residences and dwellings causes emotional disturbance and distress to the occupants, obstructs and interferes with the free use of public sidewalks and public ways of travel; such practice has as its object the harassing of such occupants and, without resort to such practice, full opportunity exists, and under the terms and provisions of this section, will continue to exist for the exercise of freedom of speech and their constitutional rights; and that the provisions hereinafter enacted are nec- essary for the public interest to avoid the detrimental results herein set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: . SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this section, the term "targeted residential picketing" means: (1) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons directed sole- ly at a particular residential building in a manner that adversely affects the safety, security, or privacy of an occupant of the building; or (2) Marching, standing, or patrolling by one or more persons which pre- vents an occupant of a residential building from gaining access to or exiting from the property on which the residential building 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. SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The city has an interest in the protection of residential privacy, the wellbeing 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. SECTION 3. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY. No person shall engage in target- ed residential picketing within the City. SECTION 4. VIOLATION/PENALTY. Every person convicted of a viola- tion of any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other provision of this Ordinance be held to be invalid by any court of compe- tent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part thereof, other than the part held to be invalid. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 8, 202b. Tom Weidt, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk Published one time in The Citizen on September 24, 2020. Misc: Affidavit-Citizen-1 Wk.docx