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Pass a City Ordinance to limit after-hours library visits
such as the one for Parks & Recreation .
(City Code 23-43 and 23-43.2) .
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Challenge
• Increased overnight camping on library grounds and
in vehicles causing health and safety issues
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Recommendation
Pass a City Ordinance to limit after-hours library visits
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Draft Ordinance : Nighttime use of city libraries
(a) Any person who remains. goes or enters upon any city library, city library grounds, or city library parking
areas. between the hours of 8:00 pm and 8:00 am for more than a total of thirty minutes, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than five
hundred dollars ($500).
(b) This section shall not apply during city-sponsored events or events authorized by city permit. nor shall it
apply to any city employee or authorized agent while in the performance of official duties.
(c) As provided by Code of Virginia 15.2-1124, city libraries, city library grounds, and city library parking
areas are under city police jurisdiction for the enforcement of this section pertaining to the use and
occupancy thereof.
(d) For the purpose of this section. "city library" means any city-owned and operated property open to the
public for general library-related usage, including, but not limited to. city library grounds and city library
parking areas. The term "city library" shall not include the Joint-Use Library located at 1700 College
Crescent in Virginia Beach. Virginia.
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