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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20392 =~ COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 20392 COUNCIL BILL NUMBER 4953 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 4.190, 4.990, AND 4.996 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. ADOPTED: September 24, 2007 PASSED: 6:2 REJECTED: OPPOSED: Bettman, Taylor ABSENT: EFFECTIVE: October 26, 2007 ORDINANCE NO. 20392 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 4.190, 4.990, AND 4.996 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (4) of Section 4.190 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended, to provide: 4.190 Consumption or Possession in Unlicensed Public Places Prohibited. (4) During a period commencing four hours before the start of a scheduled collegiate football game at Autzen Stadium and when the game is completed, malt beverages and alcoholic liquors may be drunk or consumed: (a) In the state-owned parking lots immediately adjacent to Autzen Stadium; and (b) On property extended for use as a parking facility not covered by subsection (4 )(a) and located within the area bounded as depicted on the map 4.190(4)(b) appended to this chapter and attached to the ordinance amending this provision, provided the responsible person, who may be the property owner or person with authority over parking operations on the property, has posted signs at each entrance to the property and distributes to each driver using the property a handbill, containing the following language: 1. It is illegal to consume alcoholic liquor or possess an open alcoholic beverage container in a public place or on private property extended to the public for use; 2. An exemption is provided for the consumption of alcoholic beverages on this property during the time period commencing four hours before the start of a scheduled collegiate football game at Autzen Stadium and ending when . the game is completed; 3. The exemption applies only to the parking area on this property; 4. Providing alcohol to minors and consumption of alcohol by minors is prohibited; 5. The sale of alcohol is prohibited; 6. Disorderly conduct will not be tolerated; and Ordinance - 1 7. Persons violating the law or creating a nuisance are subject to eviction and loss of parking privileges pursuant to the authority of the property owner or parking lot operator. The type-face for the signs shall be clear and legible and use a type-face with letters at least two inches high. The type-face for the handbills shall be clear and legible and use at least a 12 point font. The exemption authorized by this subsection (b) applies only to property of responsible persons, who may be property owners or persons with authority over parking operations on the property, who have requested the exemption using a form developed by the City. The request form shall require the property address where the exemption will apply, the name of the responsible person, and the mailing address for the responsible person. It shall be the responsible person's obligation to update the mailing address by informing the City of any changes. Exemptions are not transferable. Section 2. The matrix in Subsection (1) of Section 4.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the following in numerical order therein: 4.990 Penalties - Specific. (1) Violation of the following sections is punishable by fine or confinement in jail, or both, up to the amounts indicated opposite each: Section Penaltv 4.190(4 )(b) See 4.996(3) Section 3. Subsection (3) of Section 4.996 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is renumbered (4), and a new Subsection (3) is added thereto, to provide: 4.996 Administrative Civil Penaltv. (3) Upon a determination by the city manager, or the manager's designee, that a responsible person failed to request the exemption allowed under section 4.190(4 )(b) and allowed drinking, or failed to post the signs or distribute the handbills containing the information as required by section 4.190(4 )(b), the city manager may impose upon the violator an administrative civil penalty. A first violation is subject to a fine of $200. Second and subsequent violations are subject to fines of $500. Upon the imposition of a third civil penalty to the same responsible person within a period of 12 months from the first penalty imposed, in addition Ordinance - 2 to the civil penalty, the exemption provided under section 4.190(4 )(b) shall be revoked for a period of one year. Upon the expiration of the one year period, the responsible person may again make a request for the exemption as provided in section 4.190(4 )(b). (4) In addition to enforcement mechanisms authorized elsewhere in this code, failure to pay an administrative civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section constitutes a violation of this code. Section 4. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971 to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein. Passed by the City Council this 24th day of September, 2007 lMuL^ ~ A Cit~e~2r:;U'-- Approved by the Mayor this ~ day of September, 2007 ~ Pei. Ordinance - 3 Map C - Autzen Area Map 4.190(4)(b) Eugene Police Department Eugene, Oregon 9/18/2007 - SOL o I 0.25 0.5 Miles N fE S Map C - Autzen Area Map 4.190(4)(b) Eugene Police Department Eugene, Oregon 9/18/2007 - SOL o I 0.25 0.5 Miles N ~E S