HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2015-014-O-15EFFECTIVE Date: February 21, 2015
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6-(P) to Allow for the Retail Sale of
Alcohol for On -Site Consumption
NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Subsection 3-4-6-(P) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended and revised to read as follows:
(P) CRAFT DISTILLERY licenses, which shall authorize the on -site production and
storage of alcohol in quantities not to exceed thirty thousand (30,000) gallons for
one (1) year after the effective date of this amendatory ordinance and thirty-five
thousand (35,000) gallons thereafter, the sale of such alcohol to persons of at
least twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption off -premises. It also
authorizes on -site sampling and retail sale for consumption of such alcohol by
• persons of at least twenty-one (21) years of age. Sales of alcohol (1) not
classified as aperitifs and/or liqueurs; and (2) manufactured outside the facility
are prohibited. Such craft distillery licenses shall be issued subject to the
following conditions:
1. It shall be unlawful for a class P licensee to sell a container of alcohol for
off -premises consumption unless the container is greater than or equal to
200 milliliters in volume.
2. Class P licensees may, during authorized hours of business, offer
samples of alcohol, or alcohol for retail sale, the alcohol permitted to be
produced and sold pursuant to this classification. Licensees shall not
provide more than three (3) free samples, each of which shall not exceed
one -quarter (0.25) fluid ounce, to any person in a day. Licensees may sell
alcohol for on -site consumption, but the volume of alcohol per serving sold
shall not exceed two (2) fluid ounces and the total volume of all alcohol
servings sold to any person in a day shall not exceed ten(10) fluid ounces.
Class P licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified site
manager on premises whenever alcohol is available for on -site
consumption. All persons who sell, open, pour, dispense or serve alcohol
shall be BASSETT certified. Class P licensees must provide food service
whenever alcohol is available for on -site consumption, in accordance with
the specifications applicable to retail sale for on -site consumption. The
• licensee is strictly liable for complying with all provisions regarding food
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service. Alcohol for product sampling or retail sale for on -site consumption
shall be sold and dispensed only in containers provided by the licensee.
Alcohol sold within the licensed premises for consumption on the premises
shall not be removed from the licensed premises.
3. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a class P license to provide a sample
of or sell any alcohol for off -site consumption before the hour of 10:00 a.m.
or after the hour of 10.00 p.m. on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Thursday; before the hour of 10.00 a.m. or after the hour of 11.00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; and before the hour of 12.00 noon and after the hour
of 10-00 p.m. on Sunday.
4. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a class P license to sell any alcohol for
on -site consumption before the hour of noon or after the hour of 10:00
p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday; and
before the hour of noon or after the hour of 11:00 p.m. Friday and
Saturday.
5. Every class P licensee must have a valid craft distiller license from the
State of Illinois. Every licensee shall maintain accurate records as to (1)
the total gallonage of alcohol manufactured on the premises; and (2) the
total gallonage of alcohol sold to individuals not holding a State liquor
license. Licensee shall produce said records to the City upon request.
6. Every employee of a class P licensee who participates in the production of
alcohol, pursuant to this license class, must be BASSET -certified.
• The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be
one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00).
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
payments, payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-4-7 of this Chapter, shall be
one thousand eight hundred ninety dollars ($1,890.00).
No more than one (1) such licenses shall be in force at any one (1) time.
SECTION 6: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held 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
0 application of this ordinance is severable.
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• SECTION 8: 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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SECTION 9: 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.
Introduced::' u U) a1 () , 2015 Approved:
Adopted:2015�d. �� , 2015
Attest:
i beth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Rodney Gre e, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, Co poration Counsel
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