HomeMy WebLinkAbout077-O-22 Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(B) to Increase the Number of Class B Liquor Licenses from Zero to One American Multi-Cinema, Inc., d/b/a AMC Evanston 12, 1715 Maple Avenue07/25/2022
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(B) to Increase the Number of Class
B Liquor Licenses from Zero to One
American Multi -Cinema, Inc., d/b/a AMC Evanston 12,1715 Maple
Avenue
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Class B of Table 1, Section 3-4-6 of the Evanston City Code
of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended and revised as follows:
Class Type
Consume Consume Initial Renew Licenses Location Permitted
on site off site Fees Fees Limit Hours
B Movie Liquor None $5,000 $5,000 01 Core 11 a.m.—
Theater 1 a.m.
SECTION 2: Subsection 3-4-6(B) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class B liquor
licenses from zero (0) to one (1) to read as follows:
(B) CLASS B licenses, which shall authorize the sale, as described herein, of
alcoholic liquor, for consumption on the premises of a cinema, having a minimum
seating capacity of eight hundred (800) and located in the Core District, while food
service is available. Establishments holding Class B licenses must have some food
service available and at least one (1) BASSET -certified site manager on the premises
when alcoholic liquor is being sold. Each Class B license shall be subject to the
following conditions:
1. Sale, Possession and Consumption: Sale of alcoholic liquor shall be restricted
to the cafe and temporary bar area only. Possession and consumption of
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alcoholic liquor shall be permitted in the caf6 area and in viewing auditoriums
pursuant to Section 3-4-6(B)2.
2. Restrictions on Alcohol in Auditoriums: A Class B licensee may permit patrons
to exit the caf6 and temporary bar area while possessing or consuming
alcoholic liquor if the licensee first verifies that every such patron:
a. Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
b. Has in his/her possession no more than two (2) alcoholic beverage
served in an open plastic container of a different color, size and design
than those in which non-alcoholic beverages are served;
3. Hours: The sale of alcoholic liquor shall only take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
a.m. Sunday through Saturday and while the licensed premises is open for the
showing of motion pictures or a special event pursuant to Section 3-4-6(B)3.
Under no circumstances shall alcoholic liquor be served more than one (1) hour
prior to the advertised showing time of the first motion picture to be screened on
any day, or any special event.
4. Restrictions: No licensee shall employ on its premises any person under the
age of twenty-one (21) years to attend bar, or to pour, draw, or mix alcoholic
liquor on said premises.
5. Liability: A licensee shall be liable for any alcohol consumption by any person
younger than twenty-one (21) years of age on the licensed premises,
regardless of whether the alcohol was purchased from the licensee.
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount
required herein semiannually or annually. Such election shall be made at the time of
application.
The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
payments, payable according to the provisions of Section 3-4-7 of this Chapter, shall
be five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($5,250.00).
No more than zem (0) one (1) such license(s) shall be in force at any one (1) time.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: July 25
Adopted:
Attest:
July 25
, 2022 Approved:
, 2022
August 1
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved as to form:
, 2022
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Derke Price, Interim Corporation Counsel
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