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Council tables rewrite of sex-offender residency rules, asks staff for narrower buffer map and options for appeals
Summary
The Common Council tabled action Aug. 5 on replacing the city’s sex-offender residency restrictions and directed staff to return with a 1,250-foot buffer map and options for where appeals would be heard.
The City of Franklin Common Council on Aug. 5 voted to table consideration of a proposed repeal and replacement of Chapter 167 of the municipal code, which governs residency restrictions and child-safety buffer zones for registered sex offenders. Council members debated constitutional limits identified by case law, the mechanics of an appeals process and practical effects on available housing.
Why this matters: The proposed ordinance is a response to recent court rulings and legal counsel suggesting that the city’s existing residency restrictions could be vulnerable to challenge as punitive or effectively banishment if they leave too little housing available. The city attorney and police chief briefed the…
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