Ordinance 1992-01
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE USE,
CONSUMPTION, POSSESSION, SALE AND GIVING AWAY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
WITHIN THE CITY PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 71-8, as codified in Section 2.1 of
Chapter 7 of the Wylie City Code and Ordinance No. 85-49, as
codified in Section 6.05 of Chapter 1 of the Wylie City Code,
both prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public
places and City Parks respectively; and,
WHEREAS, both said ordinances
of alcoholic beverages in Parks and
City of Wylie; and
prohibit the possession
other public places in the
WHEREAS, allowing
a problem in enforcing
frustrating the purpose
such consumption; and
possession of alcoholic beverages
the prohibition on consumption
and intent of said ordinances to
creates
thereby
prevent
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that prohibiting
possession of alcoholic beverages as well as consumption is
necessary to properly enforce and effectuate the intent of the
City Council in regard to consumption of alcoholic beverages
within the City Park and other public places;
NOW, THEREFORE,
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS,
BE IT ORDAINED BY
as follows:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 1, Section 6.05 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Wylie, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 6.05 Possession, Consumption and Use of Alcoholic
Beverages in Class Containers
a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away,
possess or consume any beer or alcoholic beverage within in any
City park in the City of Wylie.
b)
any glass
Park."
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or use
container of any kind or nature within in any City
SECTION 2.
That Chapter 7, Section 2.01 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Wylie, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2.01. Possession and Consumption of
Beverages in Public Place
Alcoholic
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or consume
any alcoholic beverage or beer in any public place within the
corporate limits of the City of Wylie."
SECTION 3.
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict
herewith hereby are repealed to the extent of any conflict or any
inconsistency.
SECTION 4.
Should any paragraph, sentence, subdivision, clause, phrase
or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or
provision thereof, other than the part or parts so declared to be
invalid, illegal or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption as the law and the
City Charter provide in such cases.
DULY PASSED
Wylie, Texas this
AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
/~,tA/ day of January, 1992.
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APPROVED:
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