HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 38-O-26 Amending City Code Section 3-4-6 to Extend Permitted Hours of Alcohol Service for Class E-2 Entertainment Venue (Medium) Liquor License holders (1) (1) (1) (2) (1)4/27/2026
38-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6 “Classification and License Fees” to
Extend Permitted Hours of Alcohol Service for Class E-2 Entertainment
Venue (Medium) Liquor License Holders
WHEREAS, the permitted hours of alcohol service for Class E -2 medium-
sized entertainment venues is more restrictive than the permitted hours for other
entertainment venue classifications in the City; and
WHEREAS, modifications to the City Code can make the permitted hours
of alcohol service more consistent for all entertainment venues in the City , and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interest of
the City of Evanston to amend the City Code to increase the permitted hours of alcohol
service for Class E-2 medium-sized entertainment venues in the City;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Table 1 of City Code Section 3-4-6 “Classification and License
Fees” of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended as
follows:
3-4-6. – CLASSIFICATION AND LICENSE FEES
TABLE 1
CLAS
S
TYPE CONSUM
E ON
SITE
CONSUM
E OFF
SITE
INITIAL
FEES
RENE
W FEE
LOCATION
LIMIT
PERMITTE
D HOURS
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E-2 ENTERTAINMEN
T VENUE
(MEDIUM)
LIQUOR NONE $2,00
0
$2,00
0
AS
PERMITTE
D BY TITLE
6 OF THE
CODE
4 P.M. 11
A.M. – 2
A.M.
(MON-
THURS); 4
P.M. 11
A.M. – 3
A.M. (FRI-
SUN)
SECTION 2: City Code Section 3-4-6 “Classification and License Fees” of
the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
3-4-6. – CLASSIFICATION AND LICENSE FEES
(E-2) CLASS E-2 licenses, which shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor for
consumption on the premises where served, limited to patrons of a medium -sized
entertainment venue, with a capacity of between two hundred twenty-six (226) and three
hundred twenty-five (325) people, presenting live performances, for compensation.
1. The sale of alcoholic liquor shall not take place between the hours of 2:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m., except that sales may be made up to 3:00 a.m. on
Friday, Saturday, Sunday mornings and up to 3:00 a.m., on the mornings of
January 1, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving.
2. The sale of alcoholic liquor shall not take place more than two (2) hours before
a live performance begins, nor more than two (2) hours after the end of a live
performance.
The applicant for the renewal only of such licenses may elect to pay the amount herein
semiannually. Such election shall be made at the time of the application.
The annual single payment fee for initial issuance or renewal of such license shall be two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
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The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make semiannual
payments, payable pursuant to the provision of Section 3-4-7 of this Chapter, shall be two
thousand two hundred dollars ($2,200.00)
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this Ordinance 38-O-26 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.
SECTION 5: Ordinance 38-O-26 shall be in full force and effect after its
passage and approval.
SECTION 6: 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.
Introduced: _________________, 2026
Adopted: ___________________, 2026
Approved:
__________________________, 2026
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
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