Ordinance No. 13,950ORDINANCE NO. 13,950
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "PARKS AND RECREATION,"
SECTION 70-8 "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO EXEMPT THE CLUBHOUSE AT
EVERGREEN PARK FROM THE PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES IN CITY PARKS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXMUM
PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($500.00); AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 70 "Parks and Recreation," Section 70-8 "Alcoholic
Beverages" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 70. PARKS AND RECREATION
Sec. 70-8. Alcoholic beverages.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or consume alcoholic
beverages in city parks except at:
1. Bayland Park and
2. the clubhouse at Evergreen Park,
and there only at times and under conditions and requirements designated by the
director of parks and recreation in consultation with the city manager and other
city staff.
Section 2: The Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized and directed to
establish a special event permit application process for events to be held at either Bayland Park
or the clubhouse at Evergreen Park where alcoholic beverages may be possessed or consumed.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing
the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. /2
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by theaffirmaX vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 19th day of November, 2018.
LETICIA BRYSCH, City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., Ci Attorney
SYEPHEN H.
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