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Fresno County supervisors advance first reading of ordinance limiting concentration of registered offenders in single‑family homes
Summary
After hours of testimony, the board advanced a first reading of a county ordinance that would cap the number of certain registered offenders in a single‑family dwelling at six, set escalating administrative fines and allow misdemeanor enforcement; supporters said it gives sheriff enforcement tools, critics warned it risks displacing supervised housing without fuller study.
Fresno County supervisors on Dec. 9 advanced, on first reading, a proposed county ordinance that would prohibit property owners from knowingly allowing more than six people who must register under Penal Code section 290 (as described in staff presentation) to reside in a single‑family dwelling unless they are legally related.
The ordinance, presented by Deputy County Administrative Officer Samantha Buck, would classify violations as misdemeanors with penalties up to six months in county jail and establish administrative citations of $10,000 for a first violation, $20,000 for a second within one year and $50,000 for a third or…
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