Orem, UT Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

The prohibition covers 'city-owned property' broadly as defined in Article 13-1: any designated park along with its adjacent parking lot and any restroom or structure on it, the public grounds bordering Orem City Center, and 'recreation areas' such as ball diamonds, soccer fields, tennis courts, trails, skate parks and swimming pools operated by the City. City-owned golf courses are expressly carved out of the 'recreation area' definition for this section, so golf-course alcohol rules run separately. The ban covers possession as well as consumption, meaning an open container carried in a backpack at a City park violates the section even if nobody is drinking from it at the time.

The only relief valve is for a person or group that leases land from the City, such as a concessionaire or a long-term park lessee; the Director of the Department of Recreation or a designee can grant that lessee an exemption, but the section gives no comparable exemption for a one-time event permit holder under 13-1-4. Orem enacted the current language in Ordinance No. O-08-0013 on July 8, 2008, amending the original 1990 park-conduct ordinance (No. 661). Police and code enforcement officers who find alcohol on city property can cite the possessor directly under this section, independent of any separate open-container violations that may apply on public streets.