Municipal Code
| Chapter 26 OFFENSES--MISCELLANEOUS |
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| 26.04.020 Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages and Possession of Any Open Container of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Unlawful |
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage or to have in his or her possession any open container of beer, wine, or any alcoholic beverage, or intoxicating liquor on any street, sidewalk, bike path, greenbelt, alley, highway, off-street public parking lot or structure; in Cedar Park, Central Park, N Street Mini Park, or Oxford Circle Park; within six hundred feet of any primary or secondary school campus property lines at any time loitering is prohibited pursuant to Section 26.03.030; or in other areas commonly held open to the public use, except: 1. Any public park, except for the parks listed above or within six hundred feet of any primary or secondary school campus property lines at any time as specified above; or 2. Public streets or sidewalks on which the City has granted an encroachment permit for a sidewalk cafe, beer garden or equivalent use that includes on-site alcohol sales; or 3. Special events if the City has granted a street use or other permit that, during the event, authorizes or permits persons attending the event to consume alcoholic beverages in areas where such consumption/possession is otherwise prohibited by this section. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage or to have in his or her possession any open container of beer, wine, or any alcoholic beverage, or intoxicating liquor in any private parking lot that is located on property containing two or more residential dwelling units if such parking lot is posted with a sign prohibiting the possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage or the consumption of an alcoholic beverage. (Ord. No. 2292, §1, Amended, 06/19/2007) |
