CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE
ORDINANCE NO. 11743-2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IV "RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS FOR CHILD PREDATOR OFFENDERS" OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AMEND AND RESTATE CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IV IN ITS ENTIRETY TO UPDATE THE RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS to Apply to All Registered Sex Offenders Who Are Required to Register Due to a Crime Involving a Minor and Prohibit Said Registered Sex Offenders from Entering or Loitering Within 100 Feet of a Location Designated as a Child Safety Zone Without a Legitimate Purpose or Establishing Permanent Residency in Hotels with a Playground or Swimming Pool
Section 2. That a violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas.
Section 3. That Chapter 17, "Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, as amended, shall be and remain in full force and effect save and except as amended by this Ordinance.
Section 4. That the terms and provisions of this Ordinance are severable and are governed by Section 1-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances not consistent or conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Provided that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this Ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered in this Ordinance.
Section 6. That this Ordinance shall be and become effective immediately upon and after its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025.
/s/ Ron Jensen, Mayor
/s/ Mona Lisa Galicia, City Secretary
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Aug 27 2025