[Added 9-8-1992 by Ord. No. 92-29; amended 7-8-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18; 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 18-2]
A. No person shall possess any open alcoholic beverage container on
any public street.
B. No person shall possess any open alcoholic beverage container or
consume any alcoholic beverage on other City-owned property unless
the person obtains the appropriate permit from the City Manager. A
person seeking to obtain a permit allowing the possession of an open
alcoholic beverage container, or its consumption, on City-owned property
shall obtain the appropriate application from the Recreation and Parks
Department; and once completed, submit the application to the Department.
The Director of the Department, and a committee of City employees
which he chairs, shall review the completed application; discuss the
request with the applicant if the committee deems such discussion
appropriate; recommend to the City Manager whether to approve the
application; and if the committee recommends approval, specify those
conditions it deems appropriate for the City Manager to give his approval.
If the City Manager approves the application with the specified conditions,
he shall issue the applicant a permit authorizing the opening of beer
or wine containers, or both, and the serving and consuming of beer,
wine, or both, but no other type of alcoholic beverage.
C. The committee referenced in Subsection
B of this section shall not recommend the approval of a permit, and the City Manager shall not approve a permit, unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1)
The applicant pays a $100 nonrefundable application fee and
submits a completed application to the Recreation and Parks Department
at least 90 days before the event;
(2)
At least 30 days before the event, the applicant provides the
Recreation and Parks Department with proof of at least $1,000,000
in liability insurance coverage for the event and a certificate naming
the City as an additional insured. Also, each event vendor shall,
at least 30 days before the event, provide the Department with certificates
of insurance naming the City as an additional insured;
(3)
At least 30 days before the event, the applicant provides the
Recreation and Parks Department with a copy of any required Commonwealth
of Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control permit;
(4)
At least 30 days before the event, the applicant pays all fees
which the committee determines are needed to pay for security or other
functions that City employees shall provide;
(5)
At least 30 days before the event, each food vendor submits
to the Recreation and Parks Department a permit from an appropriate
governmental entity allowing the vendor to sell food;
(6)
The applicant specifies the City-owned property where the event
will be held and provides the Recreation and Parks Department with
a map depicting the location on the property of vendors and activities;
(7)
No alcoholic beverages other than beer, wine, or both, shall
be opened or consumed at the event; and
(8)
The applicant complies with any other requirements that the
committee or the City Manager impose.
D. The City Manager's decision whether to approve a permit shall
be final and not subject to appeal.
E. If the City Manager approves a permit, and subsequently receives
credible information that the approved event will not be conducted
according to the conditions that this section specifies, he may, in
his sole discretion, rescind his approval and disapprove the event.
F. Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $250.
[Added 3-9-1993 by Ord. No. 93-4; amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No.
17-11]
A. A person possessing a license from the State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board allowing the on-premises sale of mixed beverages, beer, and/or
wine is permitted to sell, and allow the consumption of, mixed beverages,
beer, and/or wine at any time of the day except between 2:00 a.m.
and 6:00 a.m.
B. A person possessing a license from the State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board allowing the off-premises sale of mixed beverages, beer, and/or
wine is permitted to sell mixed beverages, beer, and/or wine at any
time of the day except between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.