HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2011-014-O-11Effective Date: March 7, 2011 1/25/2011
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Subsection 3-5-6-(P) to Increase the Number
of Class P Liquor Licenses from Zero to One
(Few Spirits, LLC, d/b/a "Few Spirits", 918 Chicago Avenue) -
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-5-6-(P) of the Evanston City Code of 1979,
as amended, is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class P liquor
licenses from zero (0) to one (1), to read as follows:
(P) CRAFT DISTILLERY licenses, which shall authorize the on -site production and
storage of alcohol- in quantities not to exceed five thousand (5,000) gallons per
year, 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
three hundred seventy-five milliliters (375 ml) 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 fluid ounce (0.25
fl.oz.), to any person in a day. Licensees may sell samples, but the
volume of any sample sold shall not exceed one fluid ounce (1 fl.oz.) and
the total volume of all samples sold to a person in a day shall not exceed
two and one-half fluid ounces (2.5 fluid oz.). Licensees shall not provide
and/or sell more than two and one-half fluid ounces (2.5 fluid oz.) 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 ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. or after i
the hour of ten o''lock (10:00) P.M. on any Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday; before the hour of ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. or
after the hour of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. Friday and Saturday; and
before the hour of twelve o'clock (12:00) noon and after the hour of ten
o'clock (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 $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 zere-(0) one (1) such licenses shall be in force at any one time.
SECTION 2:. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith is
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced , 2011 Approved:
Adopted: Y� 2011 2011
Eliza64th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Rodney Gree , City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, City Attorney
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