Orange County Municipal Code Art. 3 Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages; Public Urination or Defecation

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:

(a) Alcoholic beverage means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid that contains one-half of one (0.50) percent or more of alcohol by volume and that is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances.

(b) Public place means all publicly owned property real property and the following types of real property, whether occupied by a public entity or a private entity or person: street; highway; road; alley; sidewalk; school grounds; playgrounds; fields, courts and other facilities designed or used for athletic events or games; parking lots and parking structures that are open to the public; common areas and hallways of apartment buildings, condominiums, motels, hotels, and homeowner associations, and parked vehicles in any of the foregoing places. The term "public place" does not include the front yard area of a single-family residence, extending from the front of the structure to the public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 00-12, § 1, 11-7-00)

No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in a public place. A person shall have a defense to violation of this section if he has the express permission of the owner or the person in lawful possession of the public place to consume alcoholic beverages in such public place. This section shall not be deemed to make punishable any act or acts that are prohibited by any law of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 00-12, § 1, 11-7-00)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate, defecate or otherwise discard or dispose of human wastes or excretion in an area exposed to the public view or in any public place, except in a toilet receptacle provided for such purpose within the structure of a restroom, bathroom or other enclosure.

(b) Any person who, by reason of illness, infection, disease, disability or other infirmity, is unable to control his or her excretory functions shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) unless such loss of control is due to the voluntary ingestion of alcohol or any substance that it is illegal for the person to possess or consume.

(Ord. No. 00-12, § 1, 11-7-00)