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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(E), Class E Liquor License to Allow
for Onsite Consumption on the Licensed Premises
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Section 3-4-6(E) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended by allowing for the onsite consumption as follows:
(E) Class E licenses, which shall authorize in the retail package store area the retail
sale in package stores of alcoholic liquor in original packages to persons of at
least twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption off the premises. Class E
licenses shall also authorize the tasting of alcoholic liquor not exceeding the
limits set forth herein. Each Class E license shall be subject to the following
conditions:
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class E licensee to sell a single container of beer
unless the volume of the container is equal to or greater than forty (40)
fluid ounces or 1.18 liters. It shall be unlawful for a licensee to bundle,
tape, package, or otherwise manipulate single containers of beer for sale
as a set. Any such manipulation of packaging shall be a violation of this
Subsection. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed as prohibiting
the sale of packages containing six (6) single containers of beer, including
such packages consisting of various single containers of beer chosen by
the consumer.
2. It shall be unlawful for a Class E licensee to sell a single container of wine
unless the container is greater than 6.32 fluid ounces or 0.187 liters.
3. It shall be unlawful for a Class E licensee to sell a single container of
alcoholic liquor, except beer and wine which are regulated by Subsections
(E)1 and (E)2 of this Section, unless the container is greater than 6.76
fluid ounces or 0.20 liters.
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4. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retail pursuant to the Class E license may
begin after 8:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday. Alcoholic liquor shall not
be sold after the hour of 12:00 midnight on any day.
5. Class E licenses shall permit the tasting of samples of the alcoholic
liquor permitted to be sold under this classification, on the licensed
premises during authorized hours of business. No charge, cost, fee, or
other consideration of any kind shall be levied for any such tasting.
Licensees shall not provide more than three (3) free tastings, each of
which shall not exceed one (1) fluid ounce for wine, two (2) fluid ounces
for beer and one -quarter (.25) fluid ounce for distilled alcohol, to any
person in a day. Licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified
site manager on -premises whenever offering alcoholic liquor for tastings.
Licensees must provide food service when offering alcoholic liquor for
tastings.
The applicant for a Class E license shall pay a first year license fee of twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00). Thereafter, the annual fee for a Class E license shall be
four thousand one hundred dollars ($4,100.00).
SECTION 2: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and must be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: This ordinance must be in full force and effect after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
must 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.
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Introduced: --Sa1YIUWo2� , 2020 Approved:
Adopted: 'F(SIO i 0 , 2020 ��i�r.�� 2020
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