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Effective Date: November 13, 2009
97-0-09
AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Evanston City Code of 1979,
Title 3, "Business Regulations,"
Chapter 5, "Liquor Control Regulations,"
Section 6, "Classification and License Fees,"
Subsection F, "Special One Day Licenses"
10/15/2009
9/28/2009
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-5-6 of the Evanston City Code of
1979, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(F) Special one day licenses, which shall authorize the sale on the premises
specified of beer and wine only for events conducted by an educational,
business, fraternal, political, civic, religious, or not for profit organization. Such
special one day licenses shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
1. No more than twelve (12) special one day licenses shall be issued to
any sales address in any one calendar year.
2. No applicant shall receive more than twelve (12) special one day
licenses within any one calendar year.
3. Only Evanston entities may receive the special one day license.
"Evanston entities" are hereby defined to include individuals residing
within the city, including businesses, educational, fraternal, political, civic,
religious, and not for profit organizations with a permanent address
located within the city.
4. The license shall authorize the consumption of beer and wine only.
5. The sale of beer and wine shall only take place from ten o'clock
(10:00) A.M. to ten thirty o'clock (10:30) P.M. (Sunday through Thursday),
. and from ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. to two o'clock (2:00) A.M. (Friday
through Sunday).
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6. The license shall be issued to and valid only for the "sales premises"
described on the application.
7. The application shall contain the following information:
a. The name of applicant, address and telephone number.
b. The "sales premises" for which the license is applicable, a
description of the approximate area of the sales premises, whether or
not it is indoors or outside, and whether the event will be held on
public or private property.
c. Whether or not the event is sponsored by a religious organization.
d. The hours of operation of the event, the sale date, the name of
the property owner, and a written statement of consent from the
property owner (if other than the applicant).
e. The person's name, telephone number, and address who is
responsible for conducting the event, and who will be on the
premises during the actual event.
f. A statement that:
If I (we) am (are) granted this special liquor license, 1 (we) specifically recognize
and agree that the Mayor or the City Council may revoke this license at any time
at the absolute discretion of the Mayor and City Council; and upon acceptance of
this special liquor license, the holder specifically acknowledges the special
privilege of obtaining this type of license and consents to all requirements,
including the requirement of immediate forfeiture without reason.
g. Signature of applicant.
h. A statement that:
No person under twenty-one (21) years of age will be allowed to purchase or sell
packaged alcoholic liquor at licensed event.
8. A copy of a certificate of liquor liability insurance, naming the City as
certificate holder for the period during which liquor will be sold.
9. The fee for a Class F liquor license shall be one hundred dollars
($100.00), and shall be deposited with the application.
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10. No special one day liquor license shall be required for the following:
a. Gratuitous service of alcoholic beverages on streets, alleys,
sidewalks, parkways, public parkways and within public buildings, by
neighborhood organizations to which a block party permit has been
issued by the City Manager.
b. Sale of beer and wine in business districts at licensed special
events by holders of current liquor licenses, at locations immediately
adjacent to their regularly licensed premises.
11. No special one day liquor licenses shall be issued in the University
Districts for sales on property owned by Northwestern University without
the written consent of Northwestern University.
12. Applications for special one day liquor licenses shall be submitted to
the Liquor Control Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this
Subsection (F). The Liquor Control Commissioner shall have the authority
to grant or refuse to grant all special one day liquor licenses.
\ 13. No one day liquor license shall be issued unless the
owner/manager/staff of the establishment at which the event will be held
has received BASSET training within the previous three (3) years and will
be on site for the duration of the event. Alternatively, the representative of
the sponsoring entity organizing the event must have received BASSET
training within the previous three (3) years and will be on site for the
duration of the event.
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SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That if any provision of this Ordinance 97-0-09 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.
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SECTION 4: That this Ordinance 97-0-09 shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Introduced: iQ jjUjLr Q , 2009 Approved:
Adopted: 0(1)- �(ri , 2009 �` 2�.�- 30 , 2009
Eliz eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attu Approve to form: —.
Rddney Gr ne, City Clerk \Elke B. Tober-Purze, Interim
First Assistant Corporation Counsel
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