§ 9.24.040. Posted premises.

A.

As used in this section, "posted premises" means those premises which must obtain any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage license pursuant to Division 9, commencing with Section 23000, of the California Business and Professions Code in order to operate lawfully, any parking lot immediately adjacent to such licensed premises or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which visible notices have been posted indicating that the provisions of this section are applicable to such premises.

B.

All retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage establishments shall post in accordance with the provisions of this section their premises and any adjacent parking lot utilized by the establishment to satisfy its parking requirements. Establishments licensed to do business on the effective date of this section shall post within 30 days after the effective date of the ordinance enacting this section. New off-sale liquor establishments starting business after the effective date of this section shall post their premises immediately upon opening for business. The notice to be posted shall read:

 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HAVE AN OPEN BEVERAGE CONTAINING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN YOUR POSSESSION ON THESE PREMISES. (P.M.C. § 9.24.040)

C.

No person who has in his or her possession any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, shall enter, be or remain on the posted premises of any retail, off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent to or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed and posted premises. This section does not apply to a private residential parking lot which is adjacent to the posted premises.

D.

Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction.

(Ord. 6994 §§ 2, 3, 2004; Ord. 6181 § 1 (part), 1986)