HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2013-025-O-13• Effective Date: April 14, 2013 2/ 6/2013
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6-(Y), "Classification & License
Fees," Adding Alcoholic Liquor to the Class Y Liquor License
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THAT:
SECTION 1: Subsection 3-4-6-(Y) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(Y) Class Y licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor, wine and
unrefrigerated beer only in original packages to persons of at least twenty-one
(21) years of age for consumption off the premises.
1. It shall be unlawful for a class Y licensee to sell a single container of wine
unless the container is greater than or equal to sixteen (16) fluid ounces or
four hundred seventy-three thousandths liter (0.473 1).
2. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retain pursuant to the class Y 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.
3. Wine tasting of only the wines permitted to be sold under this classification
for consumption off -premises shall be permitted during authorized hours of
business. Licensees shall not provide more than three (3) free samples,
each of which shall not exceed one (1) fluid ounce, to any person in a day.
Licensees may sell samples, but the volume of any sample sold shall not
exceed four (4) fluid ounces and the total volume of all samples sold to a
person in a day shall not exceed ten (10) fluid ounces. Licensees shall not
provide and/or sell more than ten (10) fluid ounces of samples to any
person in a day. Licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified
site Manager on -premises whenever offering wine for tasting. Licensees
• must provide food service when offering wine for tasting.
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4. The licensed premises shall not exceed a gross area of five thousand •
(5,000) square feet total.
5. Not less than ten (10) percent but not more than twenty (20) percent of
total gross square foot area of the licensed premises shall be designated
for the sale of food.
6. Not more than ten (10) percent of total gross square foot area of the
licensed premises may be designated for the sale of unrefrigerated beer.
7. Not more than two (2) percent of total gross square foot area of the
licensed premises may be designated for the sale of alcoholic liquor other
than wine and unrefrigerated beer.
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount herein
semiannually. 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
.....$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
.....5,160.00
No more than three (3) such licenses shall be in force at any one (1) time.
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 herein are declared to be prima •
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• 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.
Introduced: , � 5 , 2013
Adopted: M- %-,,k l I , 2013
Attest:
Ro ey Gree, City Clerk
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Approved:
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Eli a eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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