Sec. 154.115. - Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center.

(a) Creation of Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center. Pursuant to F.S. § 561.20(2)(b), the City does hereby create and establish a specialty center along and contiguous to the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks adjacent to the St. Johns River Downtown with the areas and boundaries as set forth and designated in Figure 1 below, to be called the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center. (b) Possession of open containers of alcohol within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area. (1) A person who legally obtains an alcoholic beverage from a licensed premises within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center may possess and/or consume the alcoholic beverage within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area so long as the alcoholic beverage is in an Approved Container. (2) A person may only enter a licensed premises with an alcoholic beverage if the alcoholic beverage is in an Approved Container and only into that portion of the licensed premises that extends into the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area. (3) No person may possess more than two open containers of alcoholic beverage in an Approved Container while in the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area. (c) Open container in public parks not allowed. Except by valid permit or license, no person shall possess or consume in any public park within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center any open container of alcoholic beverage. However, if an event is permitted by the City which allows alcoholic beverages in a park within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center, then that park may be included within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area for the duration of the event, provided such is requested by the event permit holder and approved as part of the event permit. During the time of such event, alcohol may be consumed in the Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area in an approved container issued by the holder of the event permit. (d) Open containers of alcoholic beverages purchased outside the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center not allowed in the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center. Except as provided in this Section, possession of any open container containing an alcoholic beverage within the Jacksonville Riverwalk Specialty Center shall be unlawful and punishable in accordance with the appropriate laws. Figure 1: Jacksonville Riverwalk Open Container Area (Ord. 2023-863-E , § 2)