Ordinance No. 677ORDINANCE NO. 677
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ADDING SECTION 17 -40 TO THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
PROHIBITING DRINKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES.
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WHEREAS, a significant segment of the residential population of the
City of Cypress is experiencing serious and regular interference with the
peaceful and tranquil enjoyment of their residences; and
WHEREAS, this interference is primarily caused by nonresident groups
of persons engaged in the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public and
private parking lots; and
WHEREAS, the circumstances may lead to more serious criminal conduct
if allowed to continue; and
WHEREAS, this City Council wishes to prohibit such activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress HEREBY DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17 -40 hereby is added to the Code of the City of
Cypress to read as follows:
Sec. 17 -40. Drinking in Certain Places. Except while in attendance
at an event which has been specifically approved by the City or by
the Cypress Recreation and Park District, no person shall drink or
consume any alcoholic beverage in any public or private parking
lot (other than a parking lot owned by such person), or in any
vacant lot (other than a vacant lot owned by such person), or within
or upon any vehicle parked or being driven in any such place.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance, or the application
thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or its application to other persons or places. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each section,
subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irres-
pective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any
person or place, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify
as to the passage of this ordinance and to give notice thereof by causing
copies of this ordinance to be posted in three public places throughout
the City.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on the 13th day of April 1981;and finally adopted and ordered posted at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the 27th day of April 1981.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY/OF CYPRESS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 2 7th day of April 1981;by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado, Lacayo, Rowan and Mullen
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Evans
CITY CLERK i
THE C OF CYPRESS