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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' Ordinance No. 741 Page 2 of 3 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. Ordinance No. 741 Page 3 of 3 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 / / 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.