§ 12.50.020 — Entertainment zone controls

12.50.020 Entertainment zone controls.

A. No person shall conduct an entertainment zone event without obtaining a special event permit issued pursuant to section 12.48.020 and, if necessary, section 12.16.020. B. The issuance of a special event permit for an entertainment zone event does not excuse a person selling alcoholic beverages from complying with all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including the following: 1. ABC license and permitting requirements; 2. California Business and Professions Code sections 23357, 23358, and 23396; 3. All other laws governing the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages; 4. Chapter 12.16; 5. Chapter 12.48; and 6. Special event permit conditions. C. A person may possess an open container and consume an alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk, or public right-of-way within an entertainment zone during an entertainment zone event if the open container or alcoholic beverage was purchased from either: 1. A premises that is authorized to permit consumers to leave the premises with open containers for consumption off the premises within an entertainment zone, pursuant to California Business and Professions Code section 23357, 23358, or 23396; or 2. A person that is authorized by an ABC special event permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages within the entertainment zone. (Ord. 2025-0017 § 4(part))