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

140(A) bans drinking any beverage with more than one percent alcohol by volume on any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, playground, recreation area, or other public place in Glendale, unless the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department has licensed that specific location for on-premises consumption. The ban also reaches private property that is open to public view if the person drinking lacks the consent of the owner or the person in lawful possession or control of it, so a front yard visible from the sidewalk is not automatically safe.

Subsection B layers in the state open-container rule at Penal Code Section 647e, making it unlawful to possess an open container of alcohol adjacent to any retail off-sale liquor licensee, and subsection C adds the Business and Professions Code Section 25620 standard barring possession of any opened, broken-seal, or partially emptied can, bottle, or other alcohol container in a city-owned park or adjacent city-owned public place. 010(B) as the core public-drinking ban. 145, lets the city manager issue a permit allowing controlled alcohol sale, service, or consumption on city property, such as a street closure or park facility, if the applicant carries the required liability and liquor liability insurance, holds all state ABC permits, and the event will not interfere with public use of the area or create an unreasonable safety or expense burden on the city.