§ 4-5. Exceptions—City-sponsored events.

(a)

Whenever the City Council shall determine that the public interest would be served by such action, the Council may designate by resolution that the provisions of sections 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4 shall not apply to city-sponsored events at such place and at such time as specifically designated by resolution.

(b)

In the event that the City Council does enact a resolution excepting a specific event from the provisions of sections 4-1, 4-3, and 4-4, the following provisions shall control in that instance:

(1)

One drink on-street limit. Any establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages by the drink for consumption on the premises is authorized to dispense an alcoholic beverage in a paper or plastic cup, or other container other than a can, bottle, or glass, for removal from the premises; provided, however, that no establishment shall dispense to any person more than one such alcoholic beverage at a time for removal from the premises, and no person shall remove at one time more than one such alcoholic beverage from the licensed premises.

(2)

Size limited to 16 fluid ounces. No container in which an alcoholic beverage is dispensed and removed from the licensed premises shall exceed 16 fluid ounces in size. No person shall hold in his possession on the streets and sidewalks, in parks and squares, or in other public places within the defined area any open alcoholic beverage container which exceeds 16 fluid ounces in size.

(3)

Drinking from can, bottle, or glass prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or attempt to drink any alcoholic beverage from a can, bottle, or glass or to possess in an open can, bottle, or glass any alcoholic beverage on the streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, and parking lots, whether public or private.

(Ord. No. 14-2008, 5-5-2008; Ord. No. 11-2018 , § I, 9-4-2018)