HomeMy WebLinkAbout741 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 741
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REVISING
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO POSSESSION AND
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN CITY
PARKS, AND AMENDING TITLE 12 OF THE RANCHO
CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1:
Subsection "B" of Section 12.04.010 of Chapter 12.04 of Title 12
of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"B.1. Possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage or
consume any alcoholic beverage, except as follows:
Beer and wine that is sold within the interior of the
stadium building located in the sports complex on
the west side of Rochester Avenue, south of
Foothill Boulevard.
In the following areas of the James L. Brulte Senior
Center and Goldy S. LewEs Community Center in
Central Park: the David Dreier Hall, the Rancho
Cucamonga Hall, the Mesa Courtyard, and in any
lobby and patio area immediately adjacent to these
areas, during City-permitted or operated functions,
so long as City-required insurance and security is
provided, and, if required by State law, an ABC
liquor license is first obtained and proof thereof
provided to the City.
c. Within any other areas in City parks specifically
permitted City Council resolution, otherwise by law.
2. The City Manager shall cause signs to be posted as
follows:
Subject to the provisions of subsections b and c,
below, at each entrance to each City park, a sign
substantially stating, as follows:
'Possession or consumption of alcoholic
beverages in City parks is prohibited - R.C.M.C.
§12.04.010'
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At the entrance to the Sports Complex located on
the west side of Rochester Avenue, south of
Foothill Boulevard, a sign substantially stating as
follows:
'Except for the possession or consumption of
beer or wine sold within the stadium building
located on these premises, possession or
consumption of alcoholic beverages in City
parks is prohibited - R.C.M.C. §12.04.010'
At the entrance to Central Park, a sign substantially
stating, as follows:
'Possession or consumption of alcoholic
beverages is prohibited in this park except
where posted otherwise within the James L.
Brulte Senior Center and Goldy S. Lewis
Community Center- R.C.M.C. §12.04.010'
For the purpose of this Chapter, the term 'alcoholic
beverage' or 'alcoholic beverages' shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 23044 of the California Business and
Professions Code, or any successor provision thereto.
The term 'open container of an alcoholic beverager shall
mean any can, bottle or other receptacle containing any
alcoholic beverage that has been opened, or a seal
broken, or the contents of which have been partially
removed."
SECTION 2:
Penalties. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating
any provision of this Ordinance or the Section hereby adopted, or
failing to comply with any of the requirements thereof, is guilty of
an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation;
by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second
violation of the same provision within one (1) year; and by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional
violation of the same provision within one (1) year.
SECTION 3:
Severability. The City Council declares that, should, any
provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance
or the Section hereby adopted be rendered or declared invalid by
any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions,
sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this Ordinance and
said Section shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 4:
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by
law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6t' day of April 2005.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: Gutierrez
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
[Nilliam J. Alexa-rC'er, Mayor /
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ATTEST:
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting
of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16~h day of March 2005, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
6h day April 2005.
Executed this 7th day of April 2005, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.