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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-3-(L), Amending the Class L Liquor
License To Allow Sale of Alcoholic Liquor Greater than 6.76 Fluid
Ounces and Wine Greater than 6.32 Fluid Ounces
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 3-4-3(L) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended and revised as follows:
(L) Class L licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in a
grocery store in original packages to persons of at least twenty-one (21) years of
age for consumption off the premises. "Grocery store" is defined in Section 3-4-1
of this Chapter.
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class L 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.
2. It shall be unlawful for a Class L licensee to sell a single container of wine
unless the container is greater than or equal to 6.32 fluid ounces or 0.187
liters.
3. It shall be unlawful for a Class L licensee to sell a single container of
alcoholic liquor, except beer and wine which are regulated by Subsections
(L)1. and (L)2. of this Section, unless the volume of the container is
greater than 6.76 fluid ounces or 0.20 liters.
4. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retail pursuant to the Class L 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. A Class L licensee shall provide a minimum of five thousand (5,000)
square feet to a maximum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square
feet of production, preparation, and display area in which products are
prepared and are for sale.
6. The retail package area shall occupy no more than ten percent (10%) of
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the total floor space (including office, bathroom and kitchen space).
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount
herein required semiannually or annually. Such election shall be made at the
time of application.
The annual fee for 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 one (1) such license(s) shall be in force at any one (1) time. (Ord.
No. 150-0-14)
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: 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 4: 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 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
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Introduced: Dew-Aer P , 2018
Adopted: 'I1ec-2m'ber 10 , 2018
Attest:
Devon Reid, City Clerk
Approved:
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Approved as to form:
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Michelle L. Masoncup, Corporation
Counsel
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