Weston, FL Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Public streets/parks
- drinking banned, Sec. 83.03(D)
- Adjacent parking areas
- banned near licensed premises
- Exception
- City-issued Special Event Permit
- Default penalty
- up to $1,000/day, Sec. 2.99
Summary
In the City of Weston, Florida, drinking alcohol on public streets, in public parks, or in any government-owned Public Place is unlawful unless the site is licensed for alcohol sales or the City has issued a Special Event Permit allowing it, under Section 83.03 of the City Code.
83.03(B) Commission of an unlawful act. ... Unless the City has issued a Special Event Permit expressly allowing the consumption of Alcoholic Beverages during the event, it shall be unlawful for any Person to consume any Alcoholic Beverage upon any area available for use by the public for Motor Vehicle parking purposes, or any public Street , Highway, or sidewalk, where such area adjoins or is adjacent or appurtenant to any establishment within the City where Alcoholic Beverages are sold or dispensed. ... 83.03( ... D) License required. Unless the City has issued a Special Event Permit expressly allowing the consumption of Alcoholic Beverages during the event, it shall be unlawful for any Person to drink or consume Alcoholic Beverages , including Liquor , beer, or wines, on any public Streets, in any Public Parks, or in any other government owned or operated Public Place, unless such place is licensed by the City for the sale of Alcoholic Beverages .
Full Breakdown
Weston Code of Ordinances Section 83.03 sets three overlapping bans on public alcohol consumption. Section 83.03(B) makes it unlawful, absent a City Special Event Permit expressly allowing it, to consume any Alcoholic Beverage on any area available for public Motor Vehicle parking, or on any public Street, Highway, or sidewalk, where that area adjoins or is adjacent to an establishment in the City that sells or dispenses Alcoholic Beverages. Section 83.03(C) separately bars anyone, including the licensee's own employees or agents, from selling, serving, or knowingly permitting consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage on a Motor Vehicle parking area adjoining a licensed alcohol establishment, again absent a Special Event Permit.
Section 83.03(D) is the broadest bar: no Person may drink or consume Liquor, beer, or wine on any public Street, in any Public Park, or in any other government-owned or operated Public Place, unless that place is itself licensed by the City for alcohol sales, or the City has issued a Special Event Permit for the occasion. These bans sit within Chapter 83, which also fixes alcohol sales hours in Section 83.04 (no off-premises or on-premises sales between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. absent an Extended Operating Hours License under Section 83.06) and package-store distance separations in Section 83.02.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 83 does not print a standalone dollar penalty for Section 83.03, so a violation defaults to the Chapter 2 general penalty in Section 2.99: a fine of up to $1,000 per day for a first violation and up to $5,000 per day for a repeat violation, or imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, with each day of continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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