Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the following definitions shall govern the construction of the words and phrases used in this chapter:
A. Alcoholic Beverage. The term “alcoholic beverage” means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances.
B. Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages. The phrase “consumption of alcoholic beverages” and/or the phrase “consume an alcoholic beverage” means the drinking or other ingestion of an alcoholic beverage.
C. Open Container of Alcoholic Beverages. The phrase “open container of alcoholic beverages” means a bottle, can, or other receptacle which contains alcoholic beverages and has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents partially removed.
D. Parking Lot. The term “parking lot” means any area on public or private property designated for parking of vehicles including, but not limited to, the parking spaces, landscape areas, planter strips, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters within or adjacent to such parking lot.
(Ord. 1728 (part), Ord. 2299)