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Home My WebLink About _ 4(e)--Adopt Uncodified Ordinance No.2689 GI �" Y C� F � � �- ' � ° � � i � CITY OF REDDING �� REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 17, 2026 FROM: Sharlene Tipton, City Clerk ITEM NO. 4(e) ***APPROVED BY*** �, ;�' �� „ "�q¢, . s , "�`�""'�^e 3�� .� � �' � �$ �� ..",�. � �,y � �,�n , � �„��<��;� ,. � s n� ��'�; , ,� t. �J�1��Y 2'�r�ec.'u�9:`�'�t) , —�"^ .rn�: �. � ,��. ..,., ' � ,� � ��y�"I�rk 3J912426 G��lia��'arbc�x,�'��1�a�nag�r � 3112/�.t726 stipton@cityofredding.org wtarbox@cityofredding.gov SUBJECT: 4(e)--Adopt Uncodified Ordinance No. 2686 Recomrrcendation This is the second reading of the below-noted Ordinance introd�uced at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting of March 3, 2026, authorize and approve the following: (1) Adopt Uncodi�ed Ordinance No. 2689, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redding, amending Redding Municipal Code Title 6 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations) Chapter 6.42 (Entertainment Zone) by amending Section 6.42 for establishing a temporary entertainment zone on portions of Hilltop Drive. Attachments Ordinance No. 2689 - Hilltop Entertainment Zone Hilltop Entertainment Zone Map First reading done: 3/3/2026 T For adoption on: 3117/2026 5-0 CC agenda item# 4(b) ORDINANCE NO. 2689 AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY ENTERTAINMENT ZONE ON PORTIONS OF HILLTOP DRIVE WHEREAS, Senate Bill 969 (2024) authorizes local jurisdictions to create "entertainment zones" where people lnay buy open container drinks (alcoholic drinks "to-go") 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; and WHEREAS, the Redding City Council has previously adopted Chapter 6.42 of the Redding Municipal Code creating a Downtown Entertainment Zone; and WHEREAS, the Redding City Council wishes to create a temporary entertainment zone along a portion of Hilltop Drive between the hours of 6 P.M. and 9 P.M. on Apri124th, 2026, in order to allow the consumption alcoholic drinks from local bars,restaurants,wineries,and breweries during a portion of the Kool April Nights event; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section l. There is hereby created a Temporary Entertainment Zone on 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 delineated area in Exhibit A. This Temporary Entertainment Zone sha11 exist only between the hours of 6 P.M. and 9 P.M. on April 24th, 2026. The following types of alcoholic beverages are permitted within the Temporary Entertainment Zone: (1) Beer; (2) Wine; and (3) Mixed spirits All open alcoholic beverages consumed in the Temporary Entertainment Zone shall be purchased only from a premises located within the Temporary 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 eonsumption 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. Open alcoholic beverages must be kept within a standardized open eontainer complying First reading done: 3/3/2026 T For adoption on: 3117/2026 5-0 CC agenda item# 4(b) with ABC's guidelines and approved by the City Manager after coordination with Redding Police Department Chief. The container will be easily identifiable and affixed with a recognizable marking or sticker issued by a licensed participating vendor in the Downtown Entertainment Zone. 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. 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 the foregoing ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 3rd day of March, 2026 and passed and adopted on the 17th of March, 2026, by the following roll call votes: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAINING: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MIKE LITTAU, lVlayor ATTEST: FORIYI APPROVED: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. 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