HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2012-109-O-12Effective Date: November 25, 2012 10/8/2012
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6 to
Create Liquor License Class (P-1) for Craft Breweries
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 3-4-6 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended to add the following:
(P-1) CRAFT BREWERY license, shall authorize the on -site production and storage
of beer in quantities not to exceed four hundred sixty-five thousand (465,000) gallons
(or 15,000 barrels) per year, the sale of such beer for consumption off -premises and on -
site sampling and consumption of such beer by persons of at least twenty-one (21)
years of age. Sale of beer manufactured outside the facility is prohibited. Such craft
brewery licenses shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class P-1 licensee to sell a single container of beer for
off -premises consumption unless the volume of the container is greater than
forty (40) ounces or 1.18 liters.
2. During authorized hours of business, Class P-1 licensees may offer for on -site
consumption samples of beer 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 two (2) fluid ounces, to any person in a
day. Licensees may sell for on -site consumption samples of the beer permitted
to be produced and sold pursuant to this classification, provided the total
quantity of the sampling package, regardless of the number of containers in
which the beer is being served, does not exceed sixteen (16) fluid ounces.
3. Class P-1 licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified site manager
on -premises whenever beer is available for on -site consumption. Class P-1
licensees must provide food service whenever beer is available for on -site
consumption.
4. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a Class P-1 license to provide a sample of
• or sell any beer before the hours of 10:00 a.m. or after the hour of 10:00 p.m. on
any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday; before the hour or 10:00 a.m.
or after the hour of 11:00 p.m. on any Friday or Saturday; and before the hour of
12:00 p.m. and after the hour of 10:00 p.m. on any Sunday.
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5. Every Class P-1 licensee must have a valid Class 3 Brewer's License from the
State of Illinois.
6. Every employee of a Class P-1 licensee who participates in the production and
sale of beer, pursuant to this license class, must be BASSET -certified.
The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be
$1,800.00.
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
payments, payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-5-7 of this Chapter, shall be
$1,890.00.
No more than zero (0) 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 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 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:&-fbb-C 9 , 2012
Adopted: OPA bP-+' d a , 2012
Attest:
Roc�riey Grle, City Clerk
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Approved:
(ILW :2 5 , 2012
Eli eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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W. Gra t Farrar, Corporation Counse
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