Temple City Municipal Code Ch. 4 Alcoholic Beverages

No person shall drink any alcoholic beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume: a) upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or parkway (except for the sale and consumption of beer and wine in conjunction with an approved sidewalk cafe operated as a permitted accessory or incidental activity at a "bona fide restaurant" as that term is defined by Temple City municipal and zoning codes and the department of alcoholic beverage control); nor b) in any public building, public lavatories, auto park; nor c) within the public lobby or entranceway of any public or private business or commercial building within the city; nor d) within any city park or other city owned property.

The city council may issue permits for special events exemptions from this section under the following conditions:

A. Such permits shall be issued for not more than a six (6) hour period on any one day (with a 1 day limitation), and shall be limited to designated areas.

B. Such permits shall be issued only for special events sponsored by a public agency, provided such event is found by the city council to serve a beneficial interest to this city. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 97-812; Ord. 98-817; Ord. 02-873)

It shall be unlawful for any intoxicated person, or any person in any intoxicated condition, wilfully to appear, remain or be in or on any public highway, street, alley, park, playground or public place in the incorporated territory of the city of Temple City, whether such person is or is not in or upon any automobile, street or interurban car, vehicle or conveyance. (1960 Code)

It shall be unlawful for any intoxicated person, or any person in an intoxicated condition, wilfully to appear, remain or be in any place open to public view or in any store, railway depot, stadium, or other place to which the public is admitted or invited, or in or on any private premises or in any private house to the annoyance of any other person. (1960 Code)

No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage on the grounds of any public school or any stadium or athletic field while being used by a public school. (1960 Code)

No person shall enter or remain in a vehicle while any other occupant is consuming any alcoholic beverage while such vehicle is on a public street, alleyway or public highway. (1960 Code)

No person shall lie and sleep on any of the sidewalks, streets or other public places within the city, or appear therein in such a state of intoxication or drunkenness as to be unable to take proper care of himself or disturb the peace or quiet of any person, family or neighborhood by drunkenness or by making loud and unusual noises or by violent language or offensive language, or by boisterous, tumultuous or offensive conduct, or by the threatening, traducing, quarreling, fighting or offering or challenging to fight, or in any other way or manner whatever shall disturb the peace, quiet and decency of any person, street or neighborhood. (1960 Code)

Every person who goes upon or remains upon any part of a public highway, while he is consuming any alcoholic beverage is guilty of a misdemeanor. Furthermore, every person who enters or remains in any vehicle while such vehicle is on any part of any public highway when such person or any other occupant of such vehicle is consuming any alcoholic beverage is guilty of a misdemeanor. (1960 Code)