HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2013-066-O-13Effective Date: August 15, 2013 6/5/2013
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Subsection 3-4-6-(N) of the City Code
to Authorize Class N Licensees to Offer Tastings
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Subsection 3-4-6-(N) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(N) CLASS N licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in
grocery stores, combination stores as defined in Section 3-4-1 of this Chapter,
and wholesale clubs requiring membership in original packages to persons of at
least twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption off the premises. Class N
licenses shall also authorize the tasting of alcoholic liquor not exceeding the
• limits set forth herein. The applicant for such license shall pay an initial fee of
thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) and thereafter an annual fee of eleven
thousand five hundred dollars ($11,500.00).
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class N licensee to sell a single container of beer unless
the volume of the container is greater than forty (40) 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 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 N licensee to sell a single container of wine unless
the container is greater than sixteen (16) fluid ounces or 0.473 liters.
3. It shall be unlawful for a Class N licensee to sell a single container of alcoholic
liquor, except beer and wine which are regulated by Subsections (N)1 and (N)2
of this Section, unless the container is greater than sixteen (16) fluid ounces or
0.473 liters.
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4. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retail pursuant to the Class N 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. No such license may be granted to an establishment that is located within five
hundred (500) feet of a licensee holding a Class N liquor license.
6. A Class N licensee shall provide a minimum of twelve thousand (12,000) square
feet of production, preparation, and display area in which products are prepared
and are for sale.
7. Class N 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 fluid ounce (1 fl. oz.)
for wine, two fluid ounces (2 fl. oz.) for beer and one -quarter fluid ounce (0.25 fl.
oz.) 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 total number of Class N licenses in effect at any one time shall not exceed seven
(7).
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
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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: QcU.✓VI,P.
Adopted:
Attest:
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Rod y Green , City Clerk
, 2013 Approved:
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Ann Rainey, Mayor Pro m
Approved as to form:
W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counse�t
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