Implementation.
Sacramento City Code § 12.50.030
in effect12.50.030 Implementation.
A. The city manager has the authority to issue administrative policies for the implementation of this chapter.
B. The city manager shall not issue a special event permit authorizing an entertainment zone event in an entertainment zone before doing the following:
1. Issuing a management plan that:
a. Establishes a process or procedure to readily identify individuals in possession of alcoholic beverages within the entertainment zone as being 21 years of age or older;
b. Requires any person seeking a city permit for an entertainment zone event to comply with the applicable insurance requirements, rules, and regulations; and
c. Imposes requirements not otherwise imposed by state or local law, including additional requirements for permissible beverage containers, additional restrictions on the hours of operation for entertainment zone events, and other restrictions on time, place, and manner.
2. Transmitting a copy of the management plan to ABC.
3. In consultation with the police department, providing the following information to ABC, pursuant to California Business and Professions Code section 25690, subdivision (b):
a. A copy of the ordinance establishing or modifying the entertainment zone;
b. Information necessary to identify the boundaries of the entertainment zone;
c. The days and hours of operation of the entertainment zone;
d. The types of alcoholic beverages allowed within the entertainment zone; and
e. The approved non-glass and non-metal containers in which alcoholic beverages may be possessed.
C. Any holder of an ABC license or permit that wishes to allow customers to leave the premises with open containers for consumption off the premises during an entertainment zone event shall provide to the city manager a copy of the notice required under California Business and Professions Code sections 23357, 23358, or 23396, as applicable. The notice shall be provided to the city manager at the same time the notice is provided to ABC. (Ord. 2025-0017 § 4(part))
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-46476Fetched: 10/24/2026