OR 2009-1236 Alcoholic beverages in city facilities
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-1236
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6-
16, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SECTION 6-16-4, CITY
FACILITIES, TO ADD SUBSECTION C, TO PROVIDE FOR A
PERMIT TO CONSUME, POSSESS OR SELL ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN CITY FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR
THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH RULES AND
REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE GRANTING OF THE
PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEE
BY APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,
Section 6-16-4 provides for selling, storing, possessing and/or
consuming of alcoholic beverages in city facilities; and
WHEREAS,
the City has reviewed the ordinances and policies of the City
concerning selling, storing, possessing and/or consuming of alcoholic beverages in city
facilities; and
WHEREAS,
after discussion and consideration, the City Council has determined
that Coppell Code of Ordinances should be amended to provide for a permit to
consume, possess or sell alcoholic beverages in certain City facilities and desires to
amend Section 6-16-4 by adding Subsection C to provide for the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Article 6-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Coppell, Texas, be, and the same is, hereby amended, by amending Section 6-16-4 by
adding Subsection C, which shall read as follows:
“ARTICLE 6-16. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
. . . . .
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Sec. 6-16-4. City Facilities
. . .
A. No person shall any City facility except as provided in this
. . . . .
subsection.
. . . . .
C.“The City may, notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection A of
this section, issue a permit to a person or entity for the consumption,
possession and/or sale of alcoholic beverages for on premise consumption
(indoors only), for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive
hours, for certain City facilities. For an event at a city facility sponsored
by a private individual or group, the city manager or designee may grant a
special event permit to allow for the consumption, possession, and/or sale
of beer and wine in accordance with state law and City policy. No permit
shall be issued until satisfactory proof has been provided for liability
insurance and compliance with the TABC,
EXAS LCOHOLIC EVERAGE ODE
as amended, and rules issued by the appropriate state agency. The city
manager or his designee is further authorized to adopt and enforce such
other appropriate health, safety and welfare to ensure safe use of the
premises and general welfare of the areas adjacent thereto. The City may
establish an appropriate fee for issuance of such permit by resolution of
the city council.”
SECTION 2.
All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Coppell in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell not in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
Should any sentence, paragraph, 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 so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall
not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas.
SECTION 4.
That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and publication, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
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APPROVE TO FORM:
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H •f.' e W�TTORNEY
(JDD /ajh [08/1709] /RE 08/20/09)
By:
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this day of
C f e v r4. 4 e t___, 2009.
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APPROVED:
By:
J E ETERS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LIBBY B CIT ECRETARY
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