HomeMy WebLinkAbout39-O-24 Amending City Code 3-6-6 (W) to Increase the Number of Class W Liquor Licenses from One to Two TOCA Training Centers3/25/2024
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(W) to Increase the Number of Class
W Liquor Licenses from One to Two
TOCA Training Centers – Evanston, LLC, d/b/a TOCA Training Centers -
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NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Class W of Table 1, Section 3-4-6 of the Evanston City
Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended and revised as follows:
SECTION 2: Subsection 3-4-6(W) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class W liquor
licenses from one (1) to two (2) to read as follows:
(W) CLASS W licenses, which shall authorize the sale of beer and wine for
consumption at a commercial recreation facility, is limited to patrons of at least twenty-
one (21) years of age. Such commercial recreation facility liquor licenses shall be
issued subject to the following conditions:
Class Type Consum
e on site
Consume
off site
Initial
Fees
Renew
Fees Licenses Location
Limit
Permitted
Hours
W Commercial
Recreation
Facility
Liquor None $2,500 $2,500 1 2 Facilities
in the
Universit
y District
are not
eligible
for a
Class W
License
12 p.m.—
9 p.m.
(Mon-Fri);
11:30 a.m.
– 10 p.m.
(Sat-Sun)
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1. Licensees who offer servings of beer, wine, or liquor for retail sale shall provide
expanded food service which includes such items as sandwiches, flatbreads,
empanadas, hot dogs, salads, or other similar a la carte items to customers who are
purchasing beer or wine. Licensees may arrange for the presence and operation of a
mobile food vehicle on or adjacent to the licensed premises during authorized hours of
business to serve food to customers. Only mobile food vehicle vendors licensed
pursuant to Title 8, Chapter 23 of the City Code shall be allowed to be present and
operate. Licensees required to provide expanded food service shall comply with all
applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 6 of the City Code.
2. Each serving must not exceed five (5) fluid ounces for wine and twelve (12) fluid
ounces for beer.
3. Class W licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET-certified site manager on-
premises whenever beer or wine is available for on-site consumption. All persons who
sell, open, pour, dispense or serve beer or wine shall be BASSET certified. Class W
licensees must provide food service whenever beer or wine is available for on-site
consumption, in accordance with the specifications applicable to retail sale for on-site
consumption. The licensee is strictly liable for complying with all provisions regarding
food service. Beer or wine for retail sale for on-site consumption shall be sold and
dispensed only in plastic containers provided by the licensee. Beer or wine sold within
the licensed premises for consumption on the premises shall not be removed from the
licensed premises. No alcoholic liquor shall be brought onto the licensed premises or
consumed on the licensed premises other than the beer or wine sold at retail.
4. The sale of beer, wine, or liquor shall only take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.,
Monday through Saturday and from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday. No beer or
wine may be consumed on the premises after 12:00 p.m. on any given day.
5. Every employee of a Class W licensee who participates in the sale of beer or wine,
pursuant to this license class, must be BASSET-certified.
6. Commercial Recreational Facilities in the University District are not eligible for a
Class W License.
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount
herein required semiannually or annually. Such election shall be made at the time of
application.
The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
payments, payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-4-7 of this Chapter, shall be
two thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars ($2,625.00).
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No more than two (2) such license(s) shall be in force at any one (1) time.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled 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 provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: _________________, 2024
Adopted: ___________________, 2024
Approved:
__________________________, 2024
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Alexandra Ruggie, Interim Corporation
Counsel
March 25
March 25 March 25
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