§ 22-1. Restrictions on sale and use of alcoholic beverages in parks.  


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  • (a)

    Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, possess, consume or distribute alcoholic beverages in any city park.

    (b)

    The following parks or park facilities are exempted from the restriction in subsection (a):

    (1)

    Sunken Garden Theater in Brackenridge Park;

    (2)

    Koehler Area in Brackenridge Park;

    (3)

    S.A. Zoo in Brackenridge Park;

    (4)

    Witte Museum in Brackenridge Park;

    (5)

    HemisFair Park;

    (6)

    Tower of the Americas;

    (7)

    King William Park;

    (8)

    La Villita;

    (9)

    Market Square;

    (10)

    RiverWalk;

    (11)

    Koger Stokes Softball Complex in San Pedro Park;

    (12)

    McFarlin Tennis Center in San Pedro Park;

    (13)

    Spanish Governor's Palace;

    (14)

    Reserved;

    (15)

    Coliseum Oaks Park;

    (16)

    Martin Luther King Plaza;

    (17)

    Dorie Miller;

    (18)

    Sunrise;

    (19)

    Willow Springs Golf Course;

    (20)

    Harlandale;

    (21)

    Kingsborough;

    (22)

    Mission Del Lago Golf Course;

    (23)

    Mission Parkway;

    (24)

    Pytel;

    (25)

    Riverside Golf Course;

    (26)

    Southside Lions-Area, east of Pecan Valley Drive only;

    (27)

    Stinson;

    (28)

    Mateo Camargo picnic facility;

    (29)

    Reserved;

    (30)

    Reserved;

    (31)

    Reserved;

    (32)

    Reserved;

    (33)

    Reserved;

    (34)

    Reserved;

    (35)

    Reserved;

    (36)

    Reserved;

    (37)

    Kennedy Park Softball Complex;

    (38)

    Reserved;

    (39)

    Reserved;

    (40)

    Reserved;

    (41)

    Reserved;

    (42)

    Rosedale Mass picnic facility;

    (43)

    Graff Pavilion in O. P. Schnabel Park;

    (44)

    Reserved;

    (45)

    Cedar Creek Golf Course;

    (46)

    Eisenhower Mass picnic facility;

    (47)

    Gunn Sports Park in McAllister Park;

    (48)

    Olmos Basin Park;

    (49)

    Olmos Basin Golf Course;

    (50)

    San Antonio Botanical Center;

    (51)

    San Pedro Driving Range and Par 3;

    (52)

    Alva Jo Fischer Softball Complex in Lady Bird Johnson Park;

    (53)

    Belmeade Park;

    (54)

    Lions Field Center;

    (55)

    San Antonio Little Theater in San Pedro Park;

    (56)

    Main Plaza, but only in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by Main Plaza Conservancy as reviewed and approved by the city manager.

    (57)

    Brackenridge Park Golf Course.

    (58)

    Northern Hills Golf Course;

    (59)

    Northeast Golf Center.

    (c)

    The director of parks and recreation or his designated representative is authorized to issue a special permit to allow the possession and consumption of alcohol within restricted parks for specific events. The director shall have authority to establish guidelines for the issuance of such permits imposing whatever conditions he deems appropriate.

(Code 1959, § 27-8; Ord. No. 58957, § 1, 6-28-84; Ord. No. 59042, § 1, 7-12-84; Ord. No. 59804, § 1, 11-20-84; Ord. No. 60015, § 1, 1-3-85; Ord. No. 60484, § 1, 3-28-85; Ord. No. 60545, §§ 1, 2, 4-11-85; Ord. No. 61317, § 1, 8-29-85; Ord. No. 61395, § 1, 9-5-85; Ord. No. 62692, § 1, 4-10-86; Ord. No. 62771, § 1, 4-24-86; Ord. No. 62936, § 1, 5-22-86; Ord. No. 63085, § 1, 6-19-86; Ord. No. 63310, § 1, 7-24-86; Ord. No. 63345, §§ 1, 2, 7-31-86; Ord. No. 63397, § 1, 8-7-86; Ord. No. 63589, § 1, 9-4-86; Ord. No. 63632, § 1, 9-11-86; Ord. No. 63689, § 1, 9-18-86; Ord. No. 64008, § 1, 11-13-86; Ord. No. 64009, § 1, 11-13-86; Ord. No. 64371, § 1, 1-15-87; Ord. No. 64623, § 1, 2-26-87; Ord. No. 65079, § 1, 5-21-87; Ord. No. 65236, §§ 1, 3, 6-25-87; Ord. No. 65310, § 1, 7-9-87; Ord. No. 65441, § 1, 7-30-87; Ord. No. 65849, § 1, 10-7-87; Ord. No. 65881, § 1, 10-15-87; Ord. No. 65936, § 1, 10-2-87; Ord. No. 66027, § 1, 11-5-87; Ord. No. 66911, § 1, 4-7-88; Ord. No. 66027, § 1, 11-5-87; Ord. No. 66911, § 1, 4-7-88; Ord. No. 67757, § 1, 8-18-88; Ord. No. 68319, § 1, 11-17-88; Ord. No. 68588, § 1, 1-5-89; Ord. No. 69813, § 1, 7-13-89; Ord. No. 69851, § 1, 7-20-89; Ord. No. 70417, § 1, 10-19-89; Ord. No. 70704, § 3, 12-7-89; Ord. No. 71155, § 2, 3-1-90; Ord. No. 71156, § 2, 3-1-90; Ord. No. 71217, § 2, 3-15-90; Ord. No. 71688, § 1, 6-7-90; Ord. No. 71794, § 1, 6-28-90; Ord. No. 71942, § 4, 7-19-90; Ord. No. 72180, § 1, 8-30-90; Ord. No. 72725, § 1, 11-29-90; Ord. No. 74749, § 1, 11-14-91; Ord. No. 75897, § 1, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 75978, § 1, 6-18-92; Ord. No. 78598, § 1, 9-2-93; Ord. No. 79555, § 2, 2-3-94; Ord. No. 86910, § 1, 11-6-97; Ord. No. 88608, § 1, 10-8-98; Ord. No. 89570, § 1, 4-8-99; Ord. No. 92282, § 1, 8-10-00; Ord. No. 94855, § 1, 11-1-01; Ord. No. 95687, § 1, 4-25-02; Ord. No. 2006-03-23-0377, § 1, 3-23-06; Ord. No. 2008-05-29-0450, § 2, 5-29-08; Ord. No. 2008-11-20-1041, § 3, 11-20-08; Ord. No. 2010-04-15-0328, § 3, 4-15-10; Ord. No. 2012-05-03-0325, § 1, 5-3-12; Ord. No. 2015-12-03-1021 , §§ 1, 2, 12-3-15)