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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1983-2051 2051 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9.15 ENTITLED "POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS IN PARKING LOTS" TO TITLE 9 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: SECTION I: That Title 9 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby amended to add a new Chapter 9.15 to read as follows: CHAPTER 9.15 POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS IN PARKING LOTS Sec. 9.15.010 Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers Prohibited on Posted Premises A. Any person who has in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, and who enters, is on, or remains on the posted premises of, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 of the Business and Professions Code, or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises is guilty of an infraction. B. All retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensees licensed pursuant to Division 9 of the Business and Professions Code to operate in the City of Chula Vista shall post such licensed premises with notices clearly visible to patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk that the provisions of Subsection A are applicable. Such notices shall include language that states that possession of any opened alcoholic beverage container is prohibited by law. Any licensee who does not so post the licensed premises is guilty of an infraction. C. As used in this section "posted premises" means those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail off-sale alcoholic beverage license, the parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises which are posted with notices pursuant to Subsection B. -1- D. As used in this section "parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises" means any parking lot except those described in Subsection E which is contiguous to the licensed premises and any parking lot under the control of or operated in conjunction with the licensed premises. E. The provisions of this section do not apply to any private residential parking lot immediately adjacent to the posted premises. F. The subsections of this section are severable. The invalidity of a subsection shall not affect the validity of the remaining subsections. SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirty-first day from and after its passage. Presented and Approved as to form by FIRST READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, HELD OCTOBER 2s , 19 83 . AND FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD NOVEMBER J91~ 3 , by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen: Scott, Malcolm, Moore, McCandliss NAYES: Councilmen: None ABSTAIN: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Mayor Cox  MAYOR PRO TEMPORE ity Clerk' STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chulo Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is o full, true and correct copy of 0RDTNANCE N0. 2051 ,and that the some has not been amended or repealed. DATED (seal) City Clerk CC-660 - MpT