Chapter 9.24 - CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES

Sections:

9.24.010 - Definitions.#

"Alcoholic Beverage" shall have the same meaning as "beer" and "liquor" as defined by Title 32B, Chapter 1, Section 102, Utah Code Annotated, as amended, or its successor.

"Open Bottle, Can, or Other Receptacle" means a container having within it an Alcoholic Beverage, which container has been opened, its seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially consumed.

"Public Place" means: 1.

Any park, playground, street, right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, publicly owned property, or state or county road within the City limits of South Salt Lake and which abuts upon:

a.

Any county or City property, or

b.

Any business required to have a license under this Code, except those businesses identified in a license issued by the City as authorizing the possession or consumption of alcohol, when there is conformance with the applicable license or permit restrictions or apartment houses as defined and licensed in accord with Title 5 of this Code;

2.

Boarded or abandoned commercial buildings;

3.

Vacant lots in areas zoned for commercial or manufacturing uses; or

4.

Any publicly owned building or publicly owned real property.

(Ord. 97-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 96-5 § 1 (part): prior code § 8B-3-8 (part))

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § I, 1-8-2020)

9.24.020 - Possession and Consumption in a Public Place.#

A.

Alcoholic Beverages are prohibited in all parks and playgrounds in the City of South Salt Lake.

B.

It is unlawful for any person to consume, or have in his possession any Open Bottle, Can, or Other Receptacle containing an Alcoholic Beverage within any Public Place in the City.

C.

Possession or consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage in a Public Place is not an offense under this Chapter if done in conjunction with a City-sponsored event when the appropriate City Special Event Permit and City single event alcoholic beverage license have been issued and all other applicable laws are complied with.

(Ord. 97-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 96-5 § 1 (part): prior code § 8B-3-8 (part))

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § I, 1-8-2020)

9.24.030 - Offense—Misdemeanor.#

An offense under this Chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.

(Ord. 97-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 96-5 § 1 (part): prior code § 8B-3-8 (part))

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § I, 1-8-2020)