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ORDINANCE NO. 6639
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY CODE SECTION 6-2-5 TO REGULATE
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AT PARKS,
PLAYGROUNDS, PUBLIC STREETS AND PUBLIC
AREAS OWNED OR OPERATED BY AUGUSTA; TO
PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF
SAME AS FOllOWS:
Section 1. The Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-2-5 is hereby
amended to add a new subsection (f) so as to prohibit possession of any open container
containing beer, wine, or intoxicating liquor on streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks or any
other public areas owned or operated by Augusta, except as herein provided, such
Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-2-5 shall read as follows:
~ 6-2-5. CONSUMPTION AT PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS,
PUBLIC STREETS AND PUBLIC AREAS OWNED OR
OPERATED BY AUGUSTA.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to serve, to consume or offer for
the purpose of consumption to anyone else or to be in possession of beer,
wine, or any type of intoxicating liquor or beverages, in and on any public
park, playground, or building thereon, or other public area, owned or
operated by Augusta, at any time whatsoever, with the exception of Julian
Smith Casino, Julian Smith Park Barbecue Pit, Fleming Park Community
Center, Reynolds Park, Jamestown Community Center, Hephzibah
Community Center and McBean Community Center, May Park, Brigham
Center, Savannah Place, Warren Road Community Center, New
Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Recreation Area, Gracewood Community
Center, McDuffie Wood, Diamond Lakes Community Center, Bernie Ward
Community Center, Blythe Area Recreation Center, The Boathouse, Old
Government House, Minnick Park, Augusta Municipal Golf Course,
Eastview Park and Doughty Park, Sandhills Recreation Center, Augusta
Common, 8th Street Plaza, or any other recreational facility or property
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owned, controlled, or maintained by Augusta, except in accordance with
subsection (b) and (c) below, or otherwise provided by the Augusta-
Richmond County Code or Georgia law.
(b) Prior written approval must be obtained from the Sheriff of
Richmond County, Georgia, and the Director of the Recreation
Department, when alcoholic beverages are served or consumed at Julian
Smith Casino, Julian Smith Park Barbecue Pit, Fleming Park Community
Center, Reynolds Park, Jamestown Community Center, Hephzibah
Community Center and McBean Community Center, May Park, Brigham
Center, Savannah Place, Warren Road Community Center, New
Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Recreation Area, Gracewood Community
Center, McDuffie Wood, Diamond Lakes Community Center, Bernie Ward
Community Center, Blythe Area Recreation Center, The Boathouse, Old
Government House, Minnick Park, Augusta Municipal Golf Course,
Eastview Park and Doughty Park, Sandhills Recreation Center, Augusta
Common, 8th Street Plaza, or any other recreational facility or property
owned, controlled, or maintained by Augusta.
(c) Prior written approval must be obtained from the Sheriff of
Richmond County, Georgia, and the Director of Riverwalk, when alcoholic
beverages are served or consumed at Augusta Common or the 8th Street
Plaza.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to serve, to consume or
offer for the purpose of consumption to anyone else or to be in possession
of any type of intoxicating liquor or beverages in and on the Golf Hall of
Fame property at any time whatsoever, except as provided in subsection
(e) below.
(e) Prior written approval must be obtained from the Sheriff of
Richmond County, Georgia, and the Director of License and Inspection,
when alcoholic beverages are served or consumed at the Golf Hall of
Fame.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to serve, to consume or
offer for the purpose of consumption to anyone else or to be in possession
of beer, wine, or any type of intoxicating liquor or beverages, in an open
container, cup, or glass, on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or other
public area, owned or operated by Augusta, at any time whatsoever,
except in accordance with subsection (b) and (c) above, or otherwise
provided by the Augusta-Richmond County Code or Georgia law.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
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Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances In conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Should any section, provision, or clause of any part of this
Ordinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional, or if the provisions of any part of this
Ordinance as applied to any particular situation or set of circumstances be declared
invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not be construed to affect portions of this
Ordinance not so held to be invalid, or the application of this Ordinance to other
circumstances not so held to be invalid. It is hereby declared as the intent of this
Ordinance would have been adopted had such invalid portio
Duly adopted this 2
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First Reading: 9-2-03
Second Reading: Wo..i.vt:: Zud Rt::o.ding
Published in the Augusta Chronicle SeptemberDffi, 2003
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