Public Conduct in Alpharetta, GA (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Alpharetta, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
The City of Alpharetta defines aggressive panhandling by six specific behaviors, including unwanted physical contact, following the person solicited, and blocking someone's path, and bans it citywide. Alpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-16 also bans soliciting on transit, within 15 feet of banks and ATMs, on private property after being told no, and from motorists in traffic.
Alpharetta Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-16
Aggressive panhandling means and includes: ... (4)In the course of soliciting, intentionally or recklessly blocking the safe or free passage of the person being solicited or requiring the person, or the driver of a vehicle, to take evasive action to avoid physical contact with the person making the solicitation. Acts authorized as an exercise of one's constitutional right to picket or legally p...
Public Urination
The City of Alpharetta bans defecating or urinating on or adjacent to any street, alley, or sidewalk, on property open to public view, or in any part of a public building not designated as a restroom. Alpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-19 applies regardless of intoxication, unlike the city's older intoxication-specific version of the same ban.
Alpharetta Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Some RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-19
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate on or adjacent to any street, alley, or sidewalk, or on any property open to public view in the city, or in any portion of a public building other than has been designated as a restroom.
Skateboarding Rules
The City of Alpharetta bans operating skateboards or longboards on public alleyways, sidewalks, parking lots and garages, or elevated surfaces within a mapped skateboard restriction zone. Alpharetta Code of Ordinances §§ 30-65 through 30-69 exempt supervised children 12 and under and set fines from $100 for a first offense up to $500 or community service for repeat violations.
Alpharetta Skateboard Restriction Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances §§ 30-65, 30-66, 30-68
No person shall operate or propel skateboards or long boards (collectively "skateboards") upon a public alley way, sidewalk, public parking lot, public parking garage or elevated surface (including rails, ramps, and steps) within the skateboard restriction zone as shown on the map below. ... ... Sec. 30-66. - Exception. Any minor 12 years old or younger may operate skateboards in the skateboard...
Loitering Rules
The City of Alpharetta bans being in a place at a time or in a manner unusual for law-abiding people under circumstances that create justifiable, reasonable alarm for the safety of persons or property nearby. Alpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-12 requires an officer to give the person a chance to identify himself and explain his presence before any arrest, unless flight or other circumstances make that impracticable.
Alpharetta Loitering or Prowling Ordinance
Some RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances § 30-12
(a)It shall be unlawful for a person to be in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.(b)Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upo...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Sec. 32-5 of the Alpharetta Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to use any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, or pipes, anywhere inside a city park. The ban covers every building, field, trail, parking lot, and greenway the city owns or operates, and a violation is a misdemeanor even where the city has not posted a sign.
Alpharetta Bans Tobacco Use in City Parks
Heavy RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances § 32-5
It shall be unlawful for any person to use tobacco products within any city park. Examples of tobacco products include, but are not limited to, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipes, etc., For purposes of this section, the term "city park" means any park within the city owned or operated by the city, including all facilities, buildings, stands, concession areas, ground...
Public Alcohol Use
Alpharetta bans public alcohol consumption citywide under Code of Ordinances Section 4-369, prohibiting drinking on streets, sidewalks, alleys, parking lots, vehicles or other public grounds unless the location itself is licensed for on-premises consumption. Section 4-368 adds a 100-foot buffer around package stores. The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety enforces both provisions.
Alpharetta's Public Drinking and Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsAlpharetta Code of Ordinances §§ 4-368, 4-369
(a)Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to open or to consume all or any part of any type of alcoholic beverage within 100 feet of any retail store where alcoholic beverages are sold in package form or within the boundary lines of the property on which such retail store is located, whichever constitutes the greater distance. ... No person shall drink or consume all or any part of an a...
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