HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2012-101-O-12• Effective Date: November 11, 2012 9/6/2012
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Subsection 3-5-6-(N) to Increase the Number of
Class N Liquor Licenses from Six to Seven
(Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., d/b/a
Whole Foods Market, 1111 Chicago Ave)
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 3-5-6-(N) of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as
amended ("City Code"), is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class N
liquor licenses from six (6) to seven (7), 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 3-5-1 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. The
applicant for such license shall pay an initial fee of thirty-five thousand
($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
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subsections 1 and 2 above, unless the container is greater than sixteen •
(16) fluid ounces or 0.473 liters.
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.
The total number of Class N licenses in effect at any one (1) 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 held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity is
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each 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: Jtfkj-), Q� X , 2012
Adopted: fiA-PbL4"" � , 2012
Attest:
Abdne,
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Approved:
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Eliz th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
W. Grant Farrar, Corporation Counsel
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