Penn Hills, PA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- For transporting or drinking alcohol
- Issuing agency
- Dept. of Parks and Recreation
- Permit fee
- $10, plus standard park permit fee
- Intoxicated persons
- Barred from parks/buildings outright
Summary
Penn Hills bars anyone from bringing or drinking alcoholic beverages in municipal parks or municipally owned buildings without a special permit from the Department of Parks and Recreation, and bans visibly intoxicated persons from those properties outright.
No person or organization shall transport alcoholic beverages into a Municipal park or municipally owned building being used for Municipal purposes, or consume alcoholic beverages in any such park or building, without first obtaining a permit therefor.
(b) Permit Application and Issuance; Conditions. Any person or organization who or which desires to transport alcoholic beverages into a Municipal park or consume or use alcoholic beverages in a Municipal park must apply for a special permit therefor with the Department of Parks and Recreation. The granting of such a permit is at the discretion of the Department. If a permit is granted, it must be kept at the park site by the applicant. Permitted sales or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be made only in individual drinks, not in the original packages or otherwise in bulk, and such drinks shall be served for consumption on the immediate premises of the concession.
(c) Permit Fee. In addition to the standard park permit fee, an additional fee of $10 must be paid to the Department of Parks and Recreation when the park permit allows consumption of alcoholic beverages pursuant to Subsection (b) hereof.
(d) Intoxicated Persons Prohibited. No person shall enter or remain in a Municipal park or municipally owned building who is visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4434863; v5 updated 2025-07-21; through 07-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Code § 1068.01, no person or organization may transport alcoholic beverages into a Municipal park or municipally owned building used for Municipal purposes, or consume alcohol there, without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Parks and Recreation, which grants permits at its discretion. Permitted alcohol sales or consumption must be served in individual drinks on the immediate premises, not original packages or bulk quantities, and permit holders pay an additional $10 fee on top of the standard park permit fee. Separately, anyone visibly under the influence of alcohol is barred from entering or remaining in a Municipal park or municipally owned building, permit or not.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 1068 sets no dollar fine for alcohol violations; the Code's editor's note points enforcement to the general penalty section, § 202.99, which applies whenever a chapter provides no specific fine.
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