A. It is unlawful for any person to consume beer, wine, or any intoxicating liquor on any street, sidewalk, alley, highway or public court except where expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the city for temporary use and occupancy of such public property.
B. It is unlawful for any person to consume beer, wine, or any intoxicating liquor:
1. Upon any property used, or intended to be used as an accessory use, for the parking of motor vehicles by the patrons of any commercial establishment authorized by the state of California to sell alcoholic beverages; or
2. Upon any unimproved property which adjoins such commercial establishment not used for the parking of motor vehicles, which is owned, operated or possessed by the owner, lessee or agent of such commercial establishment; or
3. Upon private property open to the public, including but not limited to parking lots and shopping centers except where expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of a license issued by the ABC; or
4. Upon a private drive, stairway, doorway or other private property open to public view without the express permission of the owner, the owner's agent or the person lawfully in possession of the private property.
C. It is an infraction for any person who has in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, to enter, be, or remain on the premises of, including the parking lot immediately adjacent to, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code, or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises, if the premises and parking lot contain clearly visible notices to the patrons of the licensee and parking lot and to persons on the public sidewalk as follows:
Unlawful to enter, be or remain on these premises, adjacent parking lot or adjacent public sidewalk with an open alcoholic beverage container. CPC 647e(a); Visalia Municipal Code Section 9.04.050(C)
D. This section shall not prohibit the consumption, at sidewalk tables adjacent to the premises, of alcoholic beverages purchased on the premises by the customer of a bona fide eating place, as the term is defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 23038, if the bona fide eating place has obtained a revocable encroachment permit from the city authorizing the placement of sidewalk tables and a license from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control which permits the sidewalk consumption.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to make criminal any act or acts which are permitted or prohibited by any law of the state of California.
(Ord. 2008-04, 2008)