§ 11-4-21. Prohibition on consumption of alcoholic beverages in public.

(a)

No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor or any fermented malt beverage, unless specifically permitted by the prior written approval of the city, at any of the following places.

(1)

On any street, roadway, boulevard, alley, public parking lot or area, sidewalk, public right-of-way, public park or public property in the city;

(2)

Under any bridge, or on any vacant, unimproved, or undeveloped land in the city;

(3)

In the public parking lot or area, loading, and access areas of any commercial area or shopping center in the city;

(4)

On any grounds owned by or under the control of a public school district within the city, or within a distance of 300 feet from any exterior boundary of such grounds, except on private residential property or within a properly licensed commercial establishment;

(5)

Within any public park, public place, regional park, recreation facility, or recreational area or facility owned and/or operated by the city, County of Orange, or any other public agency. This subsection shall not apply where the possession is within premises located in a park or other public place for which a license has been issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 23000 et seq.

(b)

A public parking lot or area shall include any municipal parking lot, any publicly owned parking lot, or any private parking lot that is open to the general public.

(c)

Any person violating or failing to comply with this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to punishment as set forth in this Code.

(Ord. No. 2009-153, § 1, 4-7-09)