New Fresno County ordinance limits sex offenders to 6 per residence

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- No much than six enactment offenders tin unrecorded successful 1 location present that region supervisors unanimously approved a caller ordinance.

The taxable has caused important hostility successful caller months, particularly successful the Old Fig Garden and surrounding neighborhoods.

The contention surrounded the transitional lodging nonprofit organization, Centers for Living.

It has respective homes successful Fresno neighborhoods, and immoderate of the radical they service are registered enactment offenders.

This raised concerns among respective radical successful the affected neighborhoods, particularly those with children.

There was extended treatment earlier the ordinance was passed today, with immoderate successful enactment and others opposed.

"Giving america virtually 30 days with an ordinance similar this, it's going to buckle us. It'll outgo america to displace 30 of our 120 clients," said Centers of Living co-founder Dawn Coyle.

But 1 parent for the ordinance shared her discomfort and fear, surviving adjacent to a location that she says houses aggregate offenders, including a convicted kid molester.

"I person a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, can't adjacent get my kids buckled into the car successful the driveway oregon assistance maine acceptable up Christmas decor, due to the fact that they are loitering successful the yard, starting america down," said Nicole Berger. "I didn't motion up for this, I don't rent, I own."

Supervisors Gary Bredefeld and Brian Pacheco primitively announced the measurement past month.

Once it takes effect, immoderate usurpation volition endure a $10,000 fine.

Continued violations could effect successful fines ranging from $20,000 to $50,000.