Inglewood Municipal Code § 5-18 Drinking on Public Property Prohibited. Exceptions

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any malt, spirituous or vinous liquor containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, upon any street, sidewalk, parkway, playground, railroad depot or bus station, or in any public place or in any place open to the patronage of the public, which premises are not licensed for the consumption of such liquor on the premises.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, the selling and drinking of alcohol shall be permitted at pre-designated portions of Vincent Park during a period from thirty minutes prior to the event until thirty minutes prior to its conclusion for large scale events at the amphitheater provided that a Category 2 permit is obtained pursuant to Section 8-53.2(2) of the Inglewood Municipal Code from the Permits and Licenses Committee. In order to obtain said permit, the Committee must first find that the serving of alcoholic beverages in a pre-designated portion of the park may be accomplished without detrimental impacts upon the users of such facilities, or the public in general. The Committee may permit the serving of alcoholic beverages upon such conditions as it finds appropriate, including, but not limited to, a proper security, circulation, parking, and noise mitigation plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Inglewood Municipal Code, a Special Use Permit shall not be required to be obtained from the Planning Commission for the selling or drinking of alcohol at Vincent Park amphitheater events.

(c) No privilege granted by this Section or any concession contract entered into pursuant to this Section may be exercised until there has been compliance with the applicable provisions of the Alcohol Beverage Control Act of the California Business and Professions Code.

(d) The user of any premises or facility described in this Section shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless the City, its officers, directors, employees or volunteers from any loss, liability or damage arising out of, as the result of, or in connection with the use of the facility or premises, equipment or service, including all attorney fees and other costs of defending any claim arising as a result thereof. In addition, the user shall present the City with evidence of a policy of general liability insurance and automobile liability (if applicable) in amounts not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), per occurrence, and workers' compensation and employers' liability in accordance with the limits of applicable law. All policies shall be effective throughout the period of use, shall require fifteen days' prior written notice to the City prior to cancellation, and shall name the City as an additional insured.

(Ord. 03-06 7-8-03)

It shall be unlawful to possess any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, has a broken seal, or the contents of which have been partially removed while on the posted premises of a retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee or a parking lot or public sidewalk immediately adjacent thereto. Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty of an infraction.

(a) As used in this Section "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 a clearly visible sign has been placed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (b).

(b) Any retail off-sale alcoholic beverage premises shall be "posted premises" if the licensee-owner installs and maintains signs on the licensed premises, clearly visible to the patrons of the licensee and to persons in or on any parking lot or public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises, which signs are not less than 8½ x 14 inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height and which states the following: Possession of Open Liquor Container Adjacent to this Store is Prohibited. IMC Section 5-18.5.

(c) The provisions of Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall not apply to a private residential parking lot located immediately adjacent to the posted premises.

(Ord. 2470 2-28-84)