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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2002-039-O-0204/12/2002 39-0-02 AN ORDINANCE Amending the Liquor Control Regulations Title 3, Chapter 5 to Create the Class V Liquor License BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 3-5-1 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended, be and it hereby is further amended, by adding the following definition in appropriate alphabetical order: GROCERY STORE: A building or portion thereof where the direct retail sale of food items such as meats, cereals, grains, produce, baked goods, dairy products, canned and frozen prepared food products, beverages, cleaning supplies, pet food and supplies, pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter medicines, personal products, household goods, books and magazines, plants, and other sundry and similar items are available to be purchased by the consumer. SECTION 2: That Section 3-5-6 is further amended by adding a new Section 3-5-6 (V) in appropriate alphabetical order: 3-5-6 (V) CLASS V licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of beer and wine in a grocery store in original packages to persons of at least twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption off the premises. "Grocery store" is defined in section 3-5-1 of this Chapter. The annual fee for the Class V license is five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). • The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual payments, payable according to the provisions of Section 3-5-7 of this Chapter shall be............................................................$5,250.00 i• • 14 • 1. It shall be unlawful for a Class V licensee to sell a single container of beer unless the volume of the container is equal to or greater than forty (40) fluid ounces or 1.18 liters. 2. It shall be unlawful for a Class V licensee to sell a single container of wine unless the container is greater than or equal to sixteen (16) fluid ounces or 0.473 liters. 3. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retail pursuant to the Class V license may begin after eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. Monday through Sunday. Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold after the hour of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight on any day. 4. A Class V licensee shall provide a minimum of five thousand (5,000) square feet to a maximum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of production, preparation, and display area in which products are prepared and are for sale. 5. The retail package area shall occupy no more than ten percent (10%) of the total floor space (including office, bathroom and kitchen space). • The total number of Class V licenses in force at any one time shall not exceed zero (0). SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: 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:-�' -` �t , 2002 Adopted: N� 2002 A prow d: , `� ►`� �- �/ , 2002 Mayor -2- • ATTEST: Clerk Appr v ;d as to for 1 Corporation Counsel • 39-0-02 -3-