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Evendale council hears legal review recommending administrative permitting process for demonstrations, cautions on regulating open carry
Summary
Retained counsel reported no major defects in Evendale's code but recommended repealing or amending two ordinance provisions about exclusive use of public space, suggested an administrative permitting process for demonstrations (in administrative code), and warned local limits on regulating open carry due to state law and court precedent.
The Village of Evendale received an update from retained counsel on a comprehensive review of municipal demonstration-related ordinances, criminal statutes and police procedures.
Attorney Rob Lineman told the council the review identified no major surprises in the village's code but flagged two municipal provisions that govern exclusive use or control of public space. "We ultimately recommended to the law director that those provisions be either amended or maybe better yet, repealed entirely,"…
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