HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2014-148-O-14Effe.ctaivesDate: December 13, 2014
11/11/2014
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Subsection 3-4-6-(P) Allowing for Sale of Alcohol in
Containers with Volumes of 200 mL or Greater
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 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, and on -site
sampling of such alcohol. Sales of alcohol 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 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 samples, but the volume of any
sample sold shall not exceed one (1) fluid ounce and the total volume of
all samples sold to a person in a day shall not exceed two and one-half
(2.5) fluid ounces. Licensees shall not provide and/or sell more than two
and one-half (2.5) fluid ounces of samples to any person in a day. Class P
licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified site manager on
premises whenever offering samples of alcohol. Class P licensees must
provide food service when offering samples of alcohol.
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3. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a class P license to provide a sample
of or sell any alcohol 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. Every class P licensee must have a valid craft distiller license from the
State of Illinois.
5. 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 license shall be in force at any one (1) time.
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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.
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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.
Introduced: J UQMYjQ,r (54, 2014
Adopted: l N\k ,VDO-f (5'j, 2014
Attest:
Rodn reene
City Clerk
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Approved:
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Eliz eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grant Farrar
Corporation Counsel