1. A. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
   1. 1.Essential needs: food, physical care, and medical attention.
   2. 2.Reside: to occupy one’s principal dwelling; including transient occupancy in a hotel or motel.
   3. 3. Travel: the movement on foot or within or upon a vehicle within an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot from one point to another without delay other than to obey traffic control devices.
2. B.Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots are those areas of the City as designated by the City Council or designee under Chapter 14A.90 of this Code, which are areas where the number of firearms-related crimes or illegal discharges for a 12-month period within the 18 months preceding its designation is significantly higher than that for other similarly sized geographic areas of the City that are not located within an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot.

1. A. The City Council may designate a geographic area meeting the criteria of Section 14A.90.010 of this Code to be an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot. If Council makes the designation, it must do so by ordinance. The designation is valid for a period of three years and must be posted on the City’s website, the Police Bureau’s website, and listed on subsequent notices of exclusion. Notices of exclusion will require excluded persons to check the City and Police Bureau websites for changes in Hotspot locations and boundaries.
2. B. The office of the Chief of Police of the Portland Police Bureau is directed to report to City Council at least 90 days before the end of the period referred to in Subsection 14A.90.020 A. of this Code, as to whether there is a need to re-configure the Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots.

1. A. A person is subject to exclusion under the process described in this chapter from any City-owned space, public right-of-way and park within an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot designated in Chapter 14A.90 of this Code for the duration of a sentence of probation or parole or the duration of juvenile court jurisdiction over the person if the probation, parole or jurisdiction is based on a court finding the person committed any of the following offenses:
   1. 1. Any state firearm use or possession crime; or
   2. 2. Any City firearm use crime.
2. B. An exclusion from all Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot will take effect the day after conviction or finding of jurisdiction for any of the offenses enumerated in Subsection 14A.90.030 A. of this Code, but only when the person has been both given actual notice prior to the exclusion that the City would impose an exclusion upon conviction or adjudication and notice of the right to appeal, including the process for initiating an appeal.
3. C. A person excluded from an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot under authority of this Section may not enter that Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot except to travel to and from and be present at the events and locations listed below:
   1. 1. Attend a meeting with an attorney;
   2. 2. Attend a scheduled initial interview with a social service provider;
   3. 3. Comply with court-ordered or corrections-ordered obligations;
   4. 4. Contact criminal justice personnel at a criminal justice facility;
   5. 5. Attend any administrative or judicial hearing relating to an appeal of:
      1. a. the person's notice of exclusion; or
      2. b. the denial, revocation, or amendment of the person's variance;
   6. 6. Travel through that Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot on a TriMet vehicle;
   7. 7. Travel through that Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot on the I-5, I-84 or I-405 freeways within its boundaries;
   8. 8. Reside in a dwelling or facility;
   9. 9. Satisfy, or attempt to satisfy an essential need by accessing a public or private place that provides an essential need or service when the essential need cannot reasonably be satisfied by the excluded person without entering the Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot;
   10. 10. Obtain social services when:
       1. a. the excluded person is in need of social services;
       2. b. the social services are sought for reasons relating to the health or well-being of the excluded person; and
       3. c. the social services agency has written rules and regulations prohibiting the unlawful use and sale of controlled substances by their clients;
   11. 11. Obtain education by:
       1. a. enrolling as a student at an educational facility; or
       2. b. attending school at an educational facility;
   12. 12. Work as the owner, principal, agent or employee at a place of lawful employment;
   13. 13. Perform work directly related to lawful employment; or
   14. 14. Be present at any place or event as specified by a variance issued by the Chief of Police or designee pursuant to Subsection 14A.90.060 B. of this Code.
4. D. An exclusion is valid only if the person to be excluded received actual notice of the exclusion as required by Section 14A.90.050 of this Code; including notice of the limitations to the exclusion contained in Section 14A.90.020 of this Code.

1. A. It is unlawful for a person to enter or remain in an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot in violation of a valid exclusion imposed pursuant to this Code. For violation of this Subsection, a court may impose a fine of no more than $500 or imprisonment of no more than 30 days, or both.
2. B. A person who enters or remains in an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot in violation of a valid exclusion issued pursuant to this Code is subject to arrest for Criminal Trespass pursuant to ORS 164.245.

The Chief of Police and/or designees are the persons in charge of City property, the public rights of way and parks in the Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots for purposes of issuing notices of exclusion in accordance with this Chapter.

1. A. When a court has entered a judgment that a person has committed any of the offenses enumerated in Subsection 14A.90.030 A. of this Code. and the person is on probation, parole or under the jurisdiction of the court for that offense, the Chief of Police and/or designees may exclude that person from all Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots. The exclusion takes effect immediately once the requirements of this Subsection are met.
2. B. At the time a person is issued a notice of exclusion from Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots, the Chief of Police and/or designees may discuss with the excluded person whether the person has a plausible need for a variance and may issue a variance pursuant to the process described in Subsection 14A.90.060 B. of this Code.
3. C. The notice of exclusion must be in writing and a copy delivered to the excluded person. The notice of exclusion will include the following:
   1. 1. A description of the areas designated as an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot from which that person is excluded;
   2. 2. Information concerning the right to appeal the exclusion to the Code Hearings Officer as provided in Chapter 22.10 of this Code;
   3. 3. A statement identifying the conviction or adjudication that supports the exclusion;
   4. 4. Notice that the exclusion will remain in effect for the duration of any probation, parole or jurisdiction resulting from the supporting conviction or adjudication; and
   5. 5. Notice that conviction of the offense for which the person was arrested and excluded will result in exclusion for the duration of any resulting probation, parole or juvenile court jurisdiction and information concerning the right to appeal the exclusion to the Code Hearings Officer as provided in Chapter 22.10 of this Code.

1. A. Appeal. A person to whom notice of exclusion is issued has a right to appeal as follows:
   1. 1. Appeals must be made to the Code Hearings Officer of the City. Any hearings regarding such appeals will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 22.10 of this Code.
   2. 2. Copies of documents in the City’s control which are intended to be used at the hearing will be made available, upon request, to the appellant.
   3. 3. An appeal of an exclusion must be filed, in writing, by 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day following the date the exclusion takes effect.
   4. 4. An appeal of:
      1. a. a denial of a request for a variance;
      2. b. a denial of a request for an amendment to a variance; or
      3. c. a revocation or amendment of a variance must be filed, in writing, by 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day following the action regarding the variance.
   5. 5. A 1 year conviction-based exclusion takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the calendar day following the date of conviction and, notwithstanding an appeal of the exclusion, will remain in effect unless the Code Hearings Officer issues a contrary decision.
   6. 6. At the hearing on an appeal of an exclusion, the City has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the appellant was convicted of, or found to be within the jurisdiction of the court as a result of having committed, any of the offenses enumerated in Subsection 14A.90.030 A. of this Code.
   7. 7. At the hearing on an appeal of a denial of a request for a variance as provided in Subsection 14A.90.060 A.4.a. of this Code, the City has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the denial was in accordance with this Section.
   8. 8. At the hearing on an appeal of a denial of a request for an amendment to a variance as provided in Subsection 14A.90.060 A.4.b. of this Code, the City has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the denial was in accordance with this Section.
   9. 9. At the hearing on an appeal of a revocation or amendment of a variance as provided in Subsection 14A.90.060 A.4.c. of this Code, the City has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that any of the conditions enumerated in this Section supporting revocation or amendment existed at the time of revocation or amendment.
   10. 10. At the hearing on an appeal of a 90-day exclusion, the following is prima facie evidence that the exclusion was based on probable cause to believe that the appellant committed any of the offenses enumerated in Subsection 14A.90.030 A.
2. B. Variances. Variances modify an exclusion, and will be granted, denied, amended or revoked in accordance with the following provisions:
   1. 1. All variances must be in writing, state the purpose for which they are granted, and include the period of time during which they are effective. A variance that does not describe its period of effectiveness is effective for the duration of the exclusion. A variance allows relief from exclusion only for travel to and from specified locations, activities or events, and presence at specified locations, activities and events within an Illegal Firearms Use Hotspot;
   2. 2. All Police Bureau Precincts will receive and process requests for variances during regular business hours if they are otherwise open to the public. This capability will be maintained at the main precinct station or at a sub-station.
   3. 3. The Chief of Police and/or designees may, for any reason, grant an excluded person a variance from an exclusion at any time during an exclusion period. Except as described in Subsection 14A.90.050 B. of this Code, the Chief of Police and/or designees will grant an appropriate variance to an excluded person who presents a plausible need to engage in any non-criminal activity that is not associated with the behavior supporting the person's exclusion. A variance granted under this Subsection allows travel within a Hotspot only in accordance with the terms specified in the variance. The Chief of Police or designees will ask a person requesting a variance to provide and update an address through which the person can be reached for the duration of the variance in the event the City determines there is a need to amend or revoke the variance.
3. C. Revocation or amendment of variances. A variance may be revoked or amended for the following reasons and in the following manner:
   1. 1. The excluded person provided false information in order to obtain the variance;
   2. 2. There is probable cause to believe the person has committed any of the offenses enumerated in Subsection 14A.90.030 A. of this Code. in a Hotspot subsequent to the issuance of the variance;
   3. 3. The circumstances giving rise to the issuance of the variance no longer support a continuation of the variance or a term thereof;
   4. 4. If the person presents new circumstances that would support amending the variance; or
   5. 5. A revocation or amendment of a variance becomes effective at 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day following mailing of notice of the action to the excluded person at the address provided pursuant to Subsection 14A.90.060 B.3. unless the excluded person appeals the determination by following the procedures in Section 14A.90.060 of this Code.

1. The following descriptions comprises the boundaries of the Illegal Firearms Use Hotspots listed, and the Hotspots include the entire area on and within the listed boundaries.
2. A.  Central Hotspot: The area encompassed by the west bank of the Willamette River, the centerlines of SW Madison St, SW Naito Pkwy, SW Jefferson St, the center divider of I-405, the centerline of NW Glisan St and a line extended from the centerline of NW Glisan to the west bank of the Willamette River.
3. B.  North / Northeast Hotspot: The area encompassed by the centerlines of N Interstate Ave, N and NE Russell, NE Martin Luther King Blvd and N and NE Lombard.
4. C.  East Hotspot: The area encompassed by the centerlines of NE Glisan St, 148th Ave, SE Stark St and 162nd Ave.