Temecula Municipal Code Ch. 9.14 Consumption and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited in Certain…

The drinking of beer, wine, liquor, fermented malt beverage, intoxicating liquor, or other alcoholic beverage shall be prohibited at the following locations, unless specifically permitted by the prior written approval of the city:

A. On any public street, roadway, boulevard, alley, parking lot, sidewalk, or any other property owned, controlled and/or operated by the city, county or any public agency;

B. In the public parking, loading, access and areas accessible to the public of nonresidential property except within the specific licensed area of the premises of a commercial establishment holding a valid on-sale license or permit from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; or

C. Within any public park, recreational area, or recreation facility owned, controlled and/or operated by the city, county, or any public agency.

(Ord. 97-07 § 1; Ord. 99-04 § 1; Ord. 99-05 § 1; Ord. 22-06 § 6)

No person shall have in his or her possession, with intent to consume any part of the contents thereof, any bottle, can or other receptacle containing beer, wine, liquor, fermented malt beverage, intoxicating liquor, or other alcoholic beverage, which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, at the following locations, unless specifically permitted by the prior written approval of the city:

A. On any public street, roadway, boulevard, alley, parking lot, sidewalk, or any other property owned, controlled and/or operated by the city, county or any public agency;

B. In the public parking, loading, access, and areas accessible to the public of nonresidential property except within the specific licensed area of the premises of a commercial establishment holding a valid on-sale license or permit from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; or

C. Within any public park, recreational area, or recreation facility owned, controlled and/or operated by the city, county, or any public agency.

(Ord. 97-07 § 1; Ord. 99-04 § 2; Ord. 99-05 § 2; Ord. 22-06 § 6)

No person shall drink any beer, wine, liquor, fermented malt beverage, intoxicating liquor, or other alcoholic beverage, upon property, including greenbelt areas, common walkways and common driveways, owned or controlled by a homeowner's association where:

A. The homeowner's association has requested in writing that the city extend its drinking prohibition upon the homeowner's association property and the city council has adopted a resolution approving such request; and

B. The homeowner's association has posted on the property a notice in substantially the following form:

Drinking of liquors, beers, wine or other intoxicating beverages on this property, including greenbelt areas, common walkways, and common driveways, in prohibited by Chapter 9.14 of the Temecula Municipal Code and violators are subject to criminal prosecution which could result in imprisonment and a fine.

(Ord. 97-07 § 1)