Ordinance No. 14,102ORDINANCE NO. 14,102
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 CERTAIN PARKS
FROM THE PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CITY
PARKS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED
AND NO/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,
2. Evergreen Park,
3. Town Square,
4. Baytown Nature Center,
5. Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education and Recreation Center,
6. Gene and Loretta Russell Park, and
7. Wayne Gray Sports Complex;
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: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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 3: 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 4: 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 N0.1100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5: 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.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 271h day of June, 2019.
BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor
A ST:
L TICIA BRYSCH, City erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ, SR. ity Attorney
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