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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Chapter 9.20 — OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS

Orinda Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · Orinda

9.20.010 - Prohibited acts.

No person possessing an open container of any alcoholic beverage shall enter, be, or remain on premises from which alcoholic beverages are sold for off-site consumption, or on any adjacent sidewalk or parking lot, if such premises are posted as provided in Section 9.20.030.

(CCCC § 54-14.002)

9.20.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter: "Open container" means a bottle, can or other receptacle which has been opened, or the seal broken, or the contents partially removed. "Premises from which alcoholic beverages are sold for off-site consumption" means the posted premises of a retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Business and Professions Code, Division 9, Sections 23000 et seq.) and any immediately adjacent public sidewalk or posted parking lot. (CCCC § 54-14.004)

9.20.030 - Posting of premises.

A. The premises from which alcoholic beverages are sold for off-site consumption and any immediately adjacent parking lot may be posted with clearly visible signs indicating that possession of an open container of alcohol is prohibited on those premises. Each sign shall read substantially as follows: Possession of an open container of alcohol is prohibited on these premises. County Ordinance Code Section 54-14.002. B. No premises shall be deemed posted hereunder without the prior approval of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's department regarding the size, form, location and number of signs. (CCCC § 54-14.006)

9.20.040 - Exception.

This chapter does not apply to a private residential parking lot which is immediately adjacent to premises from which alcoholic beverages are sold for off-site consumption. (CCCC § 54-14.008)

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  1. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
  3. Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
  4. Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
  5. Title 6 — ANIMALS
  6. Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
  7. ▸Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
    Overview
    1. Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT
    2. Chapter 9.08 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND DECENCY
    3. Chapter 9.12 — WEAPONS
    4. Chapter 9.13 — STORAGE OF FIREARMS
    5. Chapter 9.16 — CURFEW
    6. Chapter 9.20 — OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS
    7. Chapter 9.24 — ILLEGAL OR UNRULY PRIVATE PARTIES
    8. Chapter 9.28 — RESTRICTIONS ON THE ADVERTISING, ACCESS AND PRO…
    9. Chapter 9.30 — SMOKING
  8. Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  9. Title 12 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
  10. Title 13 — PUBLIC SERVICES
  11. Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
  12. Title 16 — SUBDIVISIONS
  13. Title 17 — ZONING
  14. Title 18 — CLEAN WATER, DRAINAGE AND RELATED RIPARIAN HABITAT …
  15. Title 19 — CODE COMPLIANCE

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