HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 870217.016 - Alc Bev Near Amuse DevicesORDINANCE NUMBER 870217.016
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER', 16, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES
TAXES, AND REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN BY MODIFYING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE
SALE AND USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHERE AUTOMATIC
AMUSEMENT DEVICES ARE PRESENT, AND ELIMINATING THE
PROHIBITION OF ROOM PARTITIONS WHERE AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT
DEVICES ARE PRESENT, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
SECTION
1. That
shall a room
chapter 16,
of.the
devices)
City of
Georgetown
Code
of Ordinances
untended
16-24
(Saute
-Revocation)
Ordinance
(2)
to
hereby
read as
follows:
(2) For knowingly permitting the sale, use, consumption or
possession of any alcoholic beverage in any room in which
automatic amusement device(s) are located. The presence of
alcoholic beverage containers within such room is an
offence under this section.
be
SECTION 2. That chapter 16, section 16-27, (Alcoholic beverages), be amended to
reaa follows:
The sale, use or possession of any alcoholic beverage by
anyone in a room where automatic amusement device(s) are
present is hereby prohibited. All entrances to rooms where
automatic amusement device(s) are located shall bear a
sign, posted in a conspicuous location, which sures
"POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES BEYOND THIS POINT IS
STRICTLY PROHIBITED". Such sign shall be clearly readable
and the letters of such sign shall not be less than one
inch in height. The sale, use or possession of any
alcoholic beverage by anyone on the driveways, sidewalks or
parking lot of any building in which automatic amusement
device(s) are located is prohibited. No person licensed,
under this section, shall knowingly permit the sale, use,
consumption or possession of any alcoholic beverage in any
of the above described areas. Failure to comply with the
above provisions may result in the revocation of such
license.
SECTION 3. That chapter 16, section 16-28, (Partitions) be amended to read as
follows:
In
no case
shall a room
in which automatic
autuserment
devices)
are
displayed,
owned and operated for
profit be
less
than 300
square feet
in area.
Ordinance
Section 4. If
any section,
paragraph,
clause, phrase or provision of this
Ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid
or held
unconstitutional, the same shall
not affect the
validity of this
Ordinance
as a whole or any part or provision
thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption of its second
and final reading by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
Read on first reading this day of \y/ 1987
Read and adopted on second reading this I day of ` 1987.
Jim Colbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mr. Fat Caballero, City Secretary
Approved as to legality in accordance with section 2.10 of the City of
Georgetown Charter as amended..
City Attorney
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WITLIAMSON
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
I,
being the
current City
Secretary of the
City of
Georgetown
do
hereby
certify that
the attached
ordinance
of the City
Council of
the
City of Georgetown
is a true and
correct
copy of such
ordinance
adopted at
a
council
meeting
open to the
public and
notice of
said meeting,
giving the
date,
place,
and subject
thereof,
having been
posted
as prescribed
by Article
5252-17,
Section
3A,
VATCS.
Bated this day of
(City Seal)
City Secretary
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