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Home My WebLink About _ 4(b)--Adopt Ordinance No.2682 - Entertainment Zones GI �" Y C� F � � �- ' � ° � � i � CITY OF REDDING �� REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 2,2025 FROM: Sharlene Tipton, City Clerk ITEM NO. 4(b) ***APPROVED BY*** � �', rt �.. s.N,. �� , �' �, � `.��",� ,� � �� , �� .,: � ��m ..u� � � � Sh�r��;5`�c� , � ��"I�c-k �(?'�J242� i�}�in,Ci an � �127(242� stipton@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 4(b)--Adopt Ordinance No. 2682 Recomrrcendation Adopt Ordinance No. 2682, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding, amending Redding Municipal Code (RMC) Title 7 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations) by adding RMC Chapter 6.42 (Entertainment Zones). Attachments ^ Ordinance No. 2682 -Title 6 Entertainment Zones First reading done: 0$/1912025 S For adoption on: 09/16/2025 5-0 CC agenda item## 4(c) ORDINANCE NO. 2682 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 6 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS) BY ADDING CHAPTER 6.42 (ENTERTAINMENT ZONES) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Redding Municipal Code Title 6 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations), Chapter 6.42 (Entertainment Zones), is added to read as follows: 6.42.010. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish an Entertainment Zone within the City of Redding, pursuant to Senate Bill 969 (2024), where people can buy open container drinks (alcoholic drinks "to-gd') from local bars, restaurants, wineries, and breweries and enjoy them outside in common spaces such as plazas, sidewalks, and streets during certain hours for the purposes of creating active, commercial corridors, to stimulate the economy. 6.42.020. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "ABC"means the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. (b) `Bntertainment Zone" has the meaning set forth in Section 23039.5 of the California Business and Professions Code, as may be amended from time to time. (c) "Licensee" means any person, business, or other entity duly licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. 6.42.030. Entertainment Zone Boundary. (a) Downtown Entertainment Zone shall include all public streets,public rights-of-way, alleys and sidewalks in front of storefronts, and all establishments holding permits or licenses from ABC that are located within the Downtown Entertainment Zone further delineated in Exhibit A. (b) The boundaries of the Downtown Entertainment Zone may be amended from time-to-time by resolution of the City Council. 6.42.040. Days/Times. (a) Seven days a week, Sunday through Saturday. (b) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (c) Days or times of operarion may be amended from time-to-time by resolution of the City First reading done: 0$/1912025 S For adoption on: 09/16/2025 5-0 CC agenda item## 4(c) Council. (d) Sales or consumption of alcoholic beverages during the hours in which sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited under Section 25631of the Business and Profession Code shall be prohibited. 6.42.050. Beverages Permitted. (a) The following types of alcoholic beverages are permitted within the Downtown Entertainment Zone: (1) Beer; (2) Wine; and (3) Mixed spirits (b) All open alcoholic beverages consumed in the Downtown Entertainment Zone shall be purchased only from a premises located within the Downtown Entertainment Zone that is authorized under California Business and Professions Code Section 23357, 23358, or 23396, as may be amended from time to time, to permit consumers to leave the premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, or an organization that is authorized by ABC special event permit or license to make such sales within the Downtown Entertainment Zone. 6.42.060. Allowable Open Alcoholic Beverage Containers. (a) The City Manager is authorized and will coordinate with the Redding Police Department Chief for the approval of a standardized open container that complies with ABC's guidelines. The container wi11 be easily identifiable and affixed with a recognizable marking or sticker issued by a licensed participating vendor in the Downtown Entertainment Zone. (b) No alcoholic beverages purchased at a licensed premises may leave the premises in an open glass or metal container for consumption in the Downtown Entertainment Zone. 6.42.070. Signage The boundaries of the Downtown Entertainment Zone must be clearly marked by easily visible signage posted at every intersection around the perimeter of the zone. This signage must instruct patrons not to carry alcoholic beverages outside the Downtown Entertainment Zone (e.g., "No Alcoholic Beverages Beyond This Point"). Signs must be illuminated well enough to be sufficiently visible during nighttime hours. 6.42.080. Two-Year Review. The operation of the Downtown Entertainment Zone shall be reviewed no less than every two years following the adoption of the ordinance establishing the Downtown Entertainment Zone to First reading done: 0$/1912025 S For adoption on: 09/16/2025 5-0 CC agenda item## 4(c) ensure that the Downtown Entertainment Zone is being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the general public. This review shall be conducted by the City Manager or their designee and in consultation with Redding Police Department and ABC. Section 2. The Council hereby finds and determines that the enactment of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the CEQA pursuant to the "common sense" exemption(14 CCR Section 15061(b)(3)of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance and the application of such provision will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law. Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause publication according to law. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 19th day of August, 2025, and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the day of , 2025, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUlYCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: JACK MUNNS, Mayor ATTEST: FORM APPROVED: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney DATE ATTESTED: , 2025