It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 25620, Penal Code Section 647e, and other applicable laws, in order to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community.
(Ord. 3723 § 3, 1983)
For the purposes of this chapter "alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, 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, as defined in Section 23004 of the California Business and Professions Code.
(Ord. 3723 § 3, 1983)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage within any public facility or upon any public grounds located in the Super-block, Civic Center, Expanded Civic Center and Prescott Promenade areas, and to possess any alcoholic beverage in the Prescott Promenade; said areas described in Section 6.12.150.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, public parking lot, or private parking lot held open to the public, within the city of El Cajon.
C. 
Notwithstanding subsections A and B above, consumption of alcoholic beverages may be permitted at planned events held at specific times in the areas stated above, including the El Cajon Performing Arts Center and the areas immediately adjacent to the East County Performing Arts Center building; provided that express permission for such is granted by the city council or city manager.
D. 
Notwithstanding subsections A and B above, this section shall not apply to the East County Regional Center building.
(Ord. 4738 § 2, 2003; Ord. 5033 §§ 4, 5, 2015)
It is unlawful for any person to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage within any city, county, or city and county owned park, or other adjacent city, county, or city and county owned public place, or any recreation and park district, or any regional park or open space district.
(Ord. 4738 § 3, 2003)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person possessing any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or the contents of which have been partially removed, to enter, be, or remain on the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot, parking lots adjacent to the posted parking lot, or public sidewalks immediately adjacent to, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee, pursuant to Division 9 of the California Business and Professions Code.
B. 
Those premises which are subject to licensure under any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license shall be posted with clear, visible notice indicating to the patrons of the licensee and the immediately adjacent parking lot, and to persons on the immediately adjacent sidewalk, that the provisions of California Penal Code Section 647e(a) , as adopted by subsection A above, are applicable. Any licensee who fails to post the licensed premises shall be subject to penalties as provided in subsection E below.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a private residence parking lot which is immediately adjacent to those premises to which this section applies.
D. 
Parking lot immediately adjacent to any alcoholic beverage licensee means any parking lot, except those described in subsection C of this section, which is contiguous to the licensed premises and any parking lot under the control of, operated in conjunction with, or having shared access to, the licensed premises.
E. 
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of an infraction. Violations of this section are subject to the provisions of the general penalty clause as set forth in Section 1.24.010(C) of this code.
(Ord. 5013 § 2, 2014)
Signs posted in accordance with Section 9.22.050(B) shall conform in all respects to the sign provisions of this code. They shall be limited to no more than two faces per sign with no more than four square feet per sign face and shall be in substantially the following form:
POSSESSION OF OPENED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS UPON THESE PREMISES IS PROHIBITED.
(ECMC § 9.22.050)
(Ord. 4178 § 3, 1989)
This chapter shall not apply where the alcoholic beverage consumption or possession is within premises located in a park or other public place for which a license has been issued pursuant to Division 9 of the California Business and Professions Code, except as expressly provided in Section 9.22.050 of this code.
(Ord. 3723 § 3, 1983)