ORDINANCE NO. 13,947
AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, by repealing Section 74-92 thereof and enacting a new Section 74-92, relating to the consumption of alcohol in any public park.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:
Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, is hereby amended by repealing Section 74-92 thereof and enacting a new Section 74-92, relating to the consumption of alcohol in any public park, as follows:
Sec. 74-92. Consumption of alcohol; intoxication.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to use, possess or consume beer, wine or alcoholic liquors in any public park, including all park roads and parking areas in parks, except by approval of the park and recreation board, by permit, when either a liquor control license has been obtained, or enclosed in park shelters at the following locations:
(1) Greenwood Park.
(2) MacRae Park.
(3) Birdland Park.
(4) Gray’s Lake Park Observation Deck Terrace.
(b) The permit must be received from the park and recreation director and is limited to beer and wine only. No keg beer is allowed except under a liquor control license.
(c) No person shall be intoxicated or simulate intoxication in a public park.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
FORM APPROVED:
Paul L. White, Assistant City Attorney
Preston Daniels, Mayor
Attest:
I, Donna Boetel-Baker, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 01-1383), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held May 7, 2001, signed by the Mayor on May 7, 2001, and published as provided by law in the Business Record on May 21, 2001. Authorized by Publication Order No. 1744.
Donna Boetel-Baker, MMC, City Clerk