Fremont, CA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

50's miscellaneous crimes, was most recently amended by Ordinance 2530 in 2004. Subsection (a) bans consuming any alcoholic beverage or possessing a can, bottle, or other receptacle with a broken seal or partially removed contents, without a valid permit from the city manager or designee, in three settings: any city park, recreation area, open space area, or plaza; any public sidewalk, street, highway, or parking lot within 500 feet of a park's exterior boundary; and any public sidewalk, street, highway, or parking lot within 500 feet of commercial or business property other than a lawful home occupation.

Subsection (b) lets the city manager adopt an administrative regulation allowing alcohol in a park that has a permanent restroom, so long as it will not interfere with public use, enjoyment, health, or safety. Subsection (e) separately bars remaining in a covered location for the purpose of consuming alcohol when doing so would violate the section. 110, bans drinking beer, wine, or other intoxicating beverages in a private parking lot open to the public within 500 feet of a street, sidewalk, alley, or highway without the property owner's permission. 100 clarifies the local ordinance does not excuse conduct that state law separately punishes.