HomeMy WebLinkAbout003-O-22 Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(L-2) to Increase the Number of Class L-2 Liquor Licenses from Zero to One Village Farmstand, LLC d/b/a Village Farmstand, 810 Dempster Street12/20/2021
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(L-2) to Increase the Number of
Class L-2 Liquor Licenses from Zero to One
Village Farmstand, LLC d/b/a Village Farmstand, 810 Dempster Street
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Table 1 of Section 3-4-6 of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended and revised as follows:
Consume Consume Initial Renew Location Permitted
Class Type on site off site Fees Fees Licenses Limit Hours
L-2 Grocery None Liquor $2,000 $2,000 01 Store 8 a.m.—
Store between midnight
0 and
2,000 sq.
ft.
(product
display)
SECTION 2: Subsection 3-4-6(L-2) of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class L-2 liquor
licenses from zero (0) to one (1) to read as follows:
(L-2) CLASS L-2 licenses, which shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor 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 3-4-1 of this
Chapter.
1. It shall be unlawful for a Class L-2 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.
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2. It shall be unlawful for a Class L-2 licensee to sell a single container of wine unless
the container is greater than or equal to 6.32 fluid ounces or 0.187 liters.
3. It shall be unlawful for a Class L-2 licensee to sell a single container of alcoholic
liquor, except beer and wine which are regulated by Subsections (L-2)1. and (L-2)2. of
this Section, unless the volume of the container is greater than 6.76 fluid ounces or
0.20 liters.
4. The sale of alcoholic liquor at retail pursuant to the Class L-2 license may begin
after 8:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday. Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold after the
hour of 12:00 midnight on any day.
5. A Class L-2 licensee shall provide a maximum of two thousand (2,000) square feet
of production, preparation, and display area in which products are prepared and are
for sale.
6. The retail package area shall occupy no more than ten (10) percent of the total
floor space (including office, bathroom and kitchen space).
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 two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
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 two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100.00).
No more than one (1) such license(s) shall be in force at anv 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.
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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: December 12 2021 Approved:
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Adopted: January 10 2022
Attest:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
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Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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