HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 66-O-26 Amending Section 3-4-6 to Amend Allowed Hours of Alcohol Service for Class N-3 Liquor License holders (1) (1)
09/28/2026
66-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6 “Classification and License Fees”
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston’s Liquor Code is contained in City Code
Section 3-4-6; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 3-4-6(N-3) contains the regulations
pertaining to large University Entertainment Venues; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 3-4-6(N-3) currently states that alcohol sales
must end no later than thirty (30) minutes prior to the conclusion of an event; and
WHEREAS, City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to
restrict alcohol sales for N-3 license holders to no later than one (1) hour prior to the
conclusion of an event;
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 3-4-6 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended
(“City Code”), is hereby amended as follows:
3-4-6. – CLASSIFICATION AND LICENSE FEES.
(N-3) CLASS N-3 licenses, which shall authorize the sale on the premises specified
of alcoholic liquor only for consumption upon the premises while food service is
available.
1. Such licenses shall be issued for use only in outdoor facilities with a
permanently constructed seating capacity of not more than forty thousand (40,000)
and not less than thirty thousand (30,000) persons, designed and used for
presentation of sporting events and other activities, such as recreational activities
and entertainment events, and includes retail sales areas and retail food dispensing
outlets, including, but not limited to, restaurant areas to accommodate liquor by the
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drink as well as food patronage, owned, operated and maintained by not for profit
educational institutions within the designated university areas.
2. Establishments holding Class N-3 licenses must have some food service
available when alcoholic liquor is being sold.
3. Alcohol may be served only on days on which there is a sporting event,
recreational activity, or other entertainment event which occurs in the qualifying
facility.
4. N-3 license holders shall only serve alcohol beginning one (1) hour prior to the
start of the event and must cease selling alcohol no later than thirty (30) minutes
prior to the conclusion of the event and at the end of the third quarter for football
games.
5. In the general admission area, all alcoholic beverages may not be served in
glass or plastic containers.
6. No more than two (2) alcoholic beverages shall be sold to any person in any
single transaction.
7. The term "university area" shall be as defined in Section 3-4-1 of this Chapter.
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 fee for such license shall be thirteen thousand dollars ($13,000.00).
The total fee required hereunder for renewal applicants electing to make
semiannual payments, payable according to the provisions of Section 3-4-7 of this
Chapter, shall be fourteen thousand three hundred dollars ($14,300.00).
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance will be in full force and effect after its passage,
approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 4: If any provision of this ordinance 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 provision or invalid application of this
ordinance is severable.
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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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