2012-63 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 52 - ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-63 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 52— ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR - BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Section 34 of Chapter 52 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby, modified and amended so that said Section 34 as so modified and amended shall provide as follows: 34. CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL IN AN OPEN CONTAINER IN PUBLIC PLACES. A. Alcoholic liquor shall not be consumed or possessed in an open container at anytime within the City at, in or on the following places: (1) The right of way of any public highway, street or alley, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code; (2) Central Park, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code; (3) The Central Business District, as defined in this Code; (4) The Street Division and Transit buildings, garages and grounds; (5) The South Water Treatment Plant and grounds; or any firehouse. B. The Council may provide by ordinance for the consumption or possession of an open container of alcoholic liquor, or the consumption or possession of an open container of wine and beer only, and provide for the regulation of the manner of such consumption or possession of an open container, for limited periods of time at, in or on any or all of, or any portion of,those places listed in Section 34A of this Chapter. Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the provisions hereof to be appropriately set out in the City Code and to cause the same to be published in pamphlet form according to law. PRESENTED, PASSED, APPROVEq"AND ORDED this 4ttP day of September, 2012. 1 ATTEST: HAEL T.tMcELR0Y, YOR t E CITY CUM S PUBLISHED this r7 _day of , 2012. CITY CLERK