HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2010-059-O-10Effective Date: December 171 2010 7/14/2010
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Portions of Section 3-5-8 of the City Code
to Permit Certain Changes in Liquor License Classifications
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Subsection 3-5-8-(H) of the Evanston City Code
of 1979, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(H) Pro Rata License Fee Credit for Change in License Classification: If
during the term of the current license, a licensee applies for and receives
a license of a class with a higher fee than the current license, any
payments made for the original license will be applied to the new license.
If, during the term of the current license, a licensee requests and receives
a change in license class pursuant to Subsection I-2 of this Section, for a
40 class of license with a lower fee than the current license, the licensee shall
not receive any refund. The term of the license will remain the same.
SECTION 2: That Section 3-5-8 of the City Code, "License
Conditions," is hereby further amended by the enactment of a new Subsection (I)
thereof, to read as follows:
(I) Change in License Classification:
1. Except as provided for in Subsection I-2 below, any request by a
holder of a current, valid liquor license for a change in license
classification must submit a new, complete license application.
2. During the term of a current, valid liquor license, or through an
application for a renewal license, a holder of a Class B, B1, C, or Q
license may request a change in license classification, without
having to submit a new license application, so long as the criteria a,
b, c, and d, and the applicable criterion a through h are met:
• a. There has been no change in ownership or personnel as set
forth in Subsection (B) of this Section.
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b. There has been no change in location as set forth in
Subsection (D) of this Section.
C. There has been no other change regarding the license
holder that would require automatic termination of said
license pursuant to the terms of this Chapter.
d. Granting the change in license classification would not
violate any terms of Evanston, Illinois, or U.S. law.
e. A holder of a class B liquor license may request a change in
license classification only to a class C, D, Q, or R license.
f. A holder of a class B1 liquor license may request a change
in license classification only to a class B, C, D, Q, or R
license.
g. A holder of a class C liquor license may request a change in
license classification only to a class D or R license.
h. A holder of a class Q liquor license may request a change in
license classification only to a class R license.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict •
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance 59-0-10 shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Introduce �jqjAy,) Ja 2010 Approved:
Adopted:'4)bD" Y1,bLf- aka , 2010 s , 2010
Eli eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
dney Great'%, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, City Attorney
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