Hollywood, FL Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Hollywood Code § 113.06
- Covered areas
- Parks, streets, beaches, sidewalks, alleys
- Exceptions
- Sidewalk cafes, private property, golf courses
- Variance
- Up to 7 days, City Manager approval
- Penalty
- Up to $250 fine or 30 days jail (§ 113.99)
Summary
Hollywood bans drinking or carrying an open alcoholic beverage container in any public park, street, beach, sidewalk, alley or right-of-way. Code of Ordinances § 113.06 carves out sidewalk cafes, city golf courses, the Hollywood Art and Culture Center, and city indoor facility permits as the only exceptions.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume, and for any person to carry in any cup, glass, can, bottle or other open or uncovered container, any alcoholic beverage in any park or recreational area open to the public or on any street, beach, sidewalk, alley or public right-of-way. This section shall not apply to: (1) Any premises that has a valid sidewalk café table permit and is duly licensed pursuant to state law on which on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted, or on any privately-owned property; (2) Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts indoor facilities with a valid facility use permit; (3) City golf courses; or (4) The Hollywood Art and Culture Center.
Full Breakdown
06(A) makes it unlawful for any person to consume, and for any person to carry in any cup, glass, can, bottle or other open or uncovered container, any alcoholic beverage in any park or recreational area open to the public or on any street, beach, sidewalk, alley or public right-of-way. The ban does not apply to a premises with a valid sidewalk cafe table permit that is also duly licensed under state law, to any privately-owned property, to Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts indoor facilities under a valid facility use permit, to city golf courses, or to the Hollywood Art and Culture Center.
Division (B) separately bans selling alcoholic beverages in those same public spaces, with the same golf course and Art and Culture Center carve-outs. Division (C) lets a person, organization or corporation apply to the City Manager or a designee for a variance of up to seven days for a special event, weighed against the purpose, dates, times, location, security and crowd-control plans, and proximity to residential areas; a denied variance can be appealed to the City Commission, which hears the appeal de novo at its next regular meeting. The section traces to the 1972 Code § 3-9 and was last amended by Ord. O-2022-12 (passed 6-15-22).
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 113, including the open-container and public consumption ban in § 113.06, carries the chapter's general penalty under § 113.99(A): a fine of up to $250, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both, with each day of continuing violation charged as a separate offense. Selling alcohol in a banned public area under division (B) exposes both the seller and, potentially, the organizing entity to that same penalty.
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