SANTA FE, NM — The city council on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance that will require playground equipment for new neighborhood parks.

Diana Steelquist, the city’s director of Community Services, said the vote to require playground equipment was necessary to match state laws that prohibit where sex offenders can legally live.

Chief Barry Cook said if a neighborhood park contains playground equipment, then state law prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of the park.

There's really not a lot more to the article ( here ). It's kind of an interesting argument for adding playground equipment to a park.