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City of Port Coquitlam | Consumption of Liquor in Public Places
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CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR IN PUBLIC PLACES BYLAW
Bylaw No. 4185
WHEREAS pursuant to section 73(2) of the Liquor Control and Licensing Act the Council of the
City of Port Coquitlam may designate a public place that it has jurisdiction over as a place where
liquor may be consumed;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Port Coquitlam wishes to designate certain parks as a
place where liquor may be consumed responsibly;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipal Council of the City of Port Coquitlam,
in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
1.
CITATION
This Bylaw is cited as "Consumption of Liquor in Public Places Bylaw", 2020, No.4185".
2.
DEFINITIONS.
Bylaw Enforcement Officer - means an individual who has been designated as a bylaw
enforcement officer pursuant to City's current Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw;
Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw means the City's current Bylaw Notice Enforcement
Bylaw;
City means the City of Port Coquitlam;
Director or Designate means the Director of the Parks Department or appointed designate(s);
City Park means a Park/Facility as defined in the Park and Facilities Bylaw, 2003, No. 3421;
Liquor means, subject to the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations, beer, wine, spirits
or other product that is intended for human consumption and that contains more than 1%
of alcohol by volume;
Liquor Control and Licensing Act means Liquor Control and Licensing Act, SBC 2015,
Chapter 19, as amended;
Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations means the Liquor Control and Licensing
Regulation, B.C. Reg.241/2016, as amended;
Peace Officer means an officer as defined in the Police Act or a member of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police who is deemed to be a provincial constable under the Police
Act;
Permitted Space means that part of a City Park that has been designated under section
3.1 of this Bylaw;
Sign has the same meaning as an "Authorized Sign" under the Park and Facilities Bylaw, 2003,
No. 3421.
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3.
Designation of Permitted Spaces and Setting of Hours
3.1
Those outdoor portions of City Park shown as outlined in thick black line in
Schedule A attached to this Bylaw are hereby designated as Permitted Spaces
where liquor may be consumed.
3.2
The hours that liquor may be consumed in any of the Permitted Spaces are from
dawn to dusk, seven days a week.
3.3
Liquor may not be consumed within 10 meters of a playground.
4.
Required Signs
4.1
The Director or Designate must post signs setting out the boundaries of each
Permitted Space and the hours during which liquor may be consumed in the
Permitted Space and such signs must:
4.1.1 be posted at all entry points into the park and on general park information
signs;
4.1.2 be at least 0.13 square metres in size; and
4.1.3 for each City Park containing a Permitted Space, number no less than the
number of entrances to that City Park.
5.
Enforcement
Offences set out in the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and the Park and Facilities
Bylaw, 2003, No. 3421 will apply to persons who consume liquor in City Park that is not
a Permitted Space or who consume alcohol outside of the permitted hours.
SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 1 (Aggie Park)
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6.
Severability
If any part, section, clause or sub-clause of this Bylaw is, for any reason, held to be
invalid by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will be severed and the
validity of the remaining provisions of this Bylaw will not be affected.
READ A FIRST TIME this
23 day of
June, 2020
READ A SECOND TIME this
23 day of
June, 2020
READ A THIRD TIME this
23 day of
June, 2020
ADOPTED this
25 day of
June, 2020
B. West
C. Deakin
Mayor
Assistant Corporate Officer
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
Bylaw No.
Section(s) Amended
Date
4219
Schedule 'A' - addition of 3 parks
2021-03-09
4278
Section 3.3
2022-07-19
SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 1 (Aggie Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 2 (Castle Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 3 (Cedar Drive Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 4 (Evergreen Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 5 (Gates Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
Permitted Space - Site 6 (Lions Park)
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SCHEDULE "A"
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Permitted Space - Site 7 (Settlers Park)
SCHEDULE "A"
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Permitted Space - Site 8 (McLean Park)
SCHEDULE "A"
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Permitted Space - Site 9 (Peace Park)
SCHEDULE "A"
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Permitted Space - Site 10 (Dominion Park)