Azusa Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

(a) No person shall at any time, singly or in concert with another, loiter or stand in or upon any parking lot, shopping center or other private property in such manner as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with free ingress or egress to or from any public premises, place of business or place of public assemblage or so as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with the free use of public streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public ways adjacent or contiguous thereto.

(b) No person, other than a public officer or employee acting within the course and scope of his employment, may enter upon, loiter or stand in or upon any parking lot, shopping center property or any other private property open to the public at or during any time when the owner or his agent has prohibited loitering or trespassing thereon by means of posting as described in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) Subsection (b) of this section may be effected by posting in a prominent place on the property a sign prohibiting loitering or trespassing thereon during any designated period of time. Such sign shall be not less than eight inches by 12 inches in size, of white background with contrasting letters not less than one inch in height. Nothing shall be deemed to prohibit entry upon any property at any time with the express consent of the owner or his agent.

(d) No person in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, parkway or public way in the city shall patrol or by word or act make threats of violence or throw or by word or act threaten to throw missiles in front of, about or near any place of business or employment, residence, dwelling, garage, building or other structure for the purpose or with the intent of deterring or preventing, by intimidation or coercion, any person from lawfully entering or seeking entrance to or from or lawfully leaving or attempting to leave such place of business or employment, residence, dwelling, garage, building or other structure.

(Code 1971, §§ 8.52.070, 8.52.110)

State Law reference— Loitering, Penal Code § 647.

Except for the purpose of collection and in accordance with the sections relating thereto, no person shall deposit, discharge or place upon any public highway, street, storm drain, easement, city park or in any public place in the city any garbage, rubbish, cans, mud, stones, sand, soil or the contents of any cesspool, septic tank, water closet, sewage effluent, market refuse, dead animals, tree limbs or any animal, mineral or vegetable matter nor shall any person allow such material or matter to remain upon that portion of any street adjacent to any lot of which he is the owner or occupant.

(Code 1971, § 8.52.090)

No persons shall assemble together for the purpose of doing any act of violence or inviting or advising others to do any act of violence or to commit any criminal act.

(Code 1971, § 8.52.100)

No person shall utter or proclaim to or in the presence of hearing of any other person, in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, parkway or public way in the city, any words or language inherently likely to provoke an immediate, violent response from the recipient.

(Code 1971, § 8.52.130)

(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Public place means any place to which the public is admitted or invited in the normal course of business, whether such place is open for business or not, but does not include any other private premises or private residence or any establishment where alcoholic beverages may be legally sold for consumption on the premises.

(b) Prohibited. No person shall drink any liquid containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume in or upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, way, park, parkway, playground, swimming pool, public building or any other public place within the city, whether such person is or is not in or upon any automobile, bus, streetcar or inter-urban car, vehicle or conveyance. A violation of this section is punishable as an infraction.

(c) Exemption. This section shall not apply to any park or building owned by the city where the council approves by motion or resolution the consumption of alcoholic beverages therein for a particular event or period of time upon finding that such use will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare. In granting such approval, the council may impose upon the applicant such conditions as are necessary or convenient to protect the public health, safety or welfare, including but not limited to conditions ensuring adequate insurance, indemnification, security, cleanup or compatibility with park or building purposes.

(Code 1971, § 8.52.136; Ord. No. 01-09, § 1, 12-3-01)

(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Public place means any place to which the public is admitted or invited in the normal course of business, whether such place is open for business or not, but does not include any other private premises or private residence or any establishment where alcoholic beverages may be legally sold for consumption on the premises.

Posted premises means those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license, the parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which clearly visible notices indicate to the patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk, that the provisions of subdivision (c) are applicable. For purposes of this section signs shall be not less than 17 by 22 inches, with letters not less than one inch in height and state as follows:

"No person in possession of any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, shall enter, be, or remain on any portion of the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent to this business.

California Penal Code 647e

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Azusa Municipal Code 46-381"

(b) Prohibited—Public places. It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession any open bottle, can or other open container containing any alcoholic beverage, which beverage is more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, in or upon any street, alley, highway, sidewalk, way, park, parkway, playground, swimming pool, public building, any other city owned public place within the city, whether such person is or is not in or upon any automobile, bus, streetcar or inter-urban car, vehicle or conveyance.

(c) Prohibited—Private premises. Further, no 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, shall enter, be, or remain on any portion of the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent to, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code, or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed and posted premises. Any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code shall post the premises in such a manner as to clearly indicate to the patrons of the licensee, and to persons within the parking lot and on the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises that the provisions of this subdivision (c) are applicable. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall not apply to a private residential parking lot which is immediately adjacent to the posted premises.

(d) Penalty. A violation of this section is punishable as an infraction.

(e) Exemptions. This section shall not apply to any park or building owned by the city which has been designated by the council by motion or resolution as a place in which the consumption of alcoholic beverages is authorized, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Further, subsection (b) shall not apply to any person possessing the empty alcoholic beverage container for the purpose of recycling or other related activity.

(Code 1971, § 8.52.137; Ord. No. 01-09, § 1, 12-3-01)