(a) No person may possess an open container or consume an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public alley or public sidewalk within 1,000 feet of the property line of a homeless shelter that is not located in a central business district or a substance abuse treatment center that is not located in the central business district.
(b) Special temporary events/activities/festivals approved by the city council and events/activities/festivals lasting no longer than three days that are open to the public for the purpose of providing entertainment/food and/or sales of merchandise are exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) above.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions will apply.
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. A compact and contiguous geographical area of a municipality used for commercial purposes that has historically been the primary location in the municipality where business has been transacted.
HOMELESS SHELTER. A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or other facility that is designed to provide temporary living accommodations to individuals who lack a fixed regular and adequate residence.
OPEN CONTAINER. A container that is no longer sealed or the meaning assigned by Tex Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.35, whichever is more restrictive.
(Ord. 17689, § 1, passed 8-9-2007)