[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Spring
Valley: Art. I, 7-26-1983 as L.L. No. 3-1983 (Sec. 12-11 of the 1970 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-26-1983 as L.L.
No. 3-1983 (Sec. 12-11 of the 1970 Code)]
It is the intent of the Village of Spring Valley, as an exercise of
its police power, to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the
residents and inhabitants of the Village of Spring Valley by enacting this
Article, since it is the finding of the Board of Trustees that the possession
of open containers of alcoholic beverages by persons on certain public lands
except under controlled conditions is detrimental to the health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the Village of Spring Valley in that such possession
contributes to the development of unsanitary conditions and the creation of
nuisances, including but not limited to littering or other disorderly behavior.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or
solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed
by a human being.
Any bottle, can, glass or other receptacle suitable for or capable
of holding any liquid.
Any highway, street, sidewalk, lot, park, playground or shopping
center parking lot in the Village of Spring Valley.
The Village of Spring Valley.
It shall be a violation of this Article for any person to consume any
alcoholic beverage on any public land or shopping center parking lot within
the Village of Spring Valley or to have in his possession any open container
containing any alcoholic beverage for the purpose of consumption of the same
on any public land or shopping center parking lot within the Village of Spring
Valley by either himself or another person.
The foregoing prohibition shall not apply at the location of a fair,
picnic or other community gathering for which special permission has been
granted by the Village of Spring Valley.
