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• 93-0-97
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 3-5-6(0) of the
Evanston City Code Relating to
Class O Liquor Licenses
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-5-6(0) of Title 3, Chapter 5 of the Evanston City
Code of 1979, as amended, be and it hereby is further amended by increasing the number of
Class O licenses from three (3) to four (4), to read as follows:
Class O licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of warm beer and wine in
grocery stores and combination stores, as defined in section 3-5-1 of this Chapter, in
• original packages to persons of at least twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption
off the premises. The applicant for such license shall pay an initial fee of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000.00) for the first fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of space and five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each additional five thousand (5,000) square feet, to
a maximum fee of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). The annual renewal fee for
renewal of a Class O license is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). No
more than four (4) such licenses shall be in force at any one time.
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class O licensee to sell a single container of beer unless
the volume of the container is equal to or greater than 40 ounces or 1.18 liters.
2. It shall be unlawful for a Class O licensee to sell a single container of wine unless
the container is greater than or equal to 16 fluid ounces or .473 liters.
3. The sale of warm beer and wine shall be confined to an area which is separated
by a full enclosure or full partition with a controlled access to and from all other retail
sales activity at the grocery store.
4. It shall be unlawful for a Class O licensee to consummate the sale of warm beer
and wine except solely within the area set forth in subsection 3 supra and with a cash
register designated as for the sale of warm beer and wine and which cash register is
• operated by a person of at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
5. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a Class O licensee to offer for sale at the •
licensed premises warm beer and wine in original packages for consumption off the
premises where sold before the hour of eleven o'clock (11:00) A.M. or after hour of ten
o'clock (10:00) P.M. on Monday through 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.
6. A Class O licensee shall provide a minimum of twelve thousand (12,000) square
feet of production, preparation and display area in which products are prepared and
are for sale. The sale of products other than warm beer and wine shall be the primary
use within the area. No more than ten percent (10%) of the area shall be utilized for
the sale of warm beer and wine.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced;�Ju g 1997
Adopted: 2,2-, 1997
ATTEST:
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Approved Z-S- , 1997
Mayor
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