Costa Mesa City Council voted to tighten up restrictions on certain alcohol vendors yestderday in hopes of "reducing public drunkenness and nuisances," according to the Daily Pilot. Yet the efforts of Costa Mesa City Council might not be an effective means of solving the problem, nor is their any suggestion that the policies Costa Mesa City Council is enforcing, will decrease the number of DUI incidents in Orange County.
The city council voted unanimously to not allow small bottles and cans of alcohol to be broken up or separated from a set, meaning that customers cannot by one can of beer that's intended to be sold with a six pack of beer.
Selling alcohol from a drive-through or walk-up window is also no longer allowed in the city of Costa Mesa.
The new requirements will apply only to new stores looking to sell alcoholic beverages or to stores that are looking to expand their vicinity by 100 square feet or more. Perhaps the city of Costa Mesa should take a better look at their alcohol policies and come up with some more effective means of curbing public drunkenness. Why would selling a six pack over an individual beer reduce how intoxicated people become?
Costa Mesa City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 5:00 p.m., if there is a closed session scheduled, and 6:00 p.m. for regular meetings. An agenda and summary of each meeting is available on the city website.
- Costa Mesa City Council Agendas (City of Costa Mesa)
- Find a Los Angeles drunk driving lawyer (FindLaw)
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