HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 15-026ORDINANCE NO. 15-026
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
PUBLIC WAYS AND PLACES, ARTICLE 14.04, PARKS
AND RECREATION, SECTION 14.04.009(h)(2) and (3), OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS,
TO ALLOW THE SALE, CONSUMPTION AND
POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN
CITY PARKS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 14, Article 14.04, Sections 14.04.009(h)(2) and (3), of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 14.04.009 Behavior
(h) Alcoholic beverages. No person shall sell, consume or possess
any alcoholic beverage within any park of the city. The prohibition against
sale, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages shall not apply as
follows:
(2) Within the clubhouse of the Henry Homberg Golf Course or
on the golf course itself, pursuant to the authorized sale of alcoholic
beverages by the golf course operators;
(3) Within any city park, so long as the sale, consumption, and
possession of alcohol is only by and/or as a result of the purchase,
dispensing or being given in conjunction with a city -sponsored
event.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punished as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 28th day of
July, 2015.