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Lancaster City Council adopts 100-foot buffer at entrances to worship sites, health care facilities and schools
Summary
The Lancaster City Council unanimously passed an ordinance creating a 100-foot protected buffer at entrances and exits to places of worship, health care facilities and schools to reduce disruptive protest activity and preserve safe access, councilmembers said.
The Lancaster City Council on an up-or-down vote adopted an ordinance establishing a 100-foot protected buffer at entrances and exits to places of worship, health care facilities and schools to reduce disruptive protesting and maintain safe access.
City staff told the council the ordinance responds to several reports over recent months of “disruptive protesting” near those establishments and is meant to balance public safety and free-speech rights. "The proposed ordinance aims to address and mitigate this issue while maintaining and balancing the rights of free speech," a city staff member said during…
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