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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2008-041-O-08Effective date: March 25, 2008 3/10/08 2/28/2008 41-0-08 AN ORDINANCE Amending the City Code by Enacting Subsection 3-5-6 (F), "SPECIAL ONE -DAY LICENSES" 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: 3-5-6 (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 four (4) special one -day licenses shall be issued to any sales address in any one (1) calendar year. 40 application shall receive more than two 2 special one licenses 2. No pp ( ) within any one (1) 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 twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight (Friday and Saturday), provided also that food is made available during those hours. 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: 46 41-0-08 a. The name of applicant, address and phone 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, phone 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, I (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. 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 whom 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. 6 —2— 41-0-08 • 0 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. SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: That if any provision of this Ordinance 41-0-08 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 41-0-08 that can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this Ordinance is severable. SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its Ipassage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. Introduced: Y 11�1, ,�t. / 0 , 2008 Approved: Adopted: Y YLPU&k / 0 , 2008 It 12008 Attest: f Mary %Pore4iClerk orrai-ie H. Morton, Mayor A r ved as to fo Co ration Counse —3— • 0 0