HomeMy WebLinkAbout005-O-22 Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(P-5) to Increase the Number of Class P-5 Liquor Licenses from Two to Three Few Spirits, LLC d/b/a Few Spirits, 609 South Boulevard12/20/2021
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(P-5) to Increase the Number of
Class P-5 Liquor Licenses from Two to Three
Few Spirits, LLC d/b/a Few Spirits, 609 South Boulevard
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Class P-5 of Table 1, 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
P-5 Alcohol Liquor or Liquor or$3,000 $3,000 23 None 10 a.m. —
Manufactur beer —As beer —As 10 p.m.
er permitted permitted (Mon-Thurs);
by State by State 10 a.m. —
law law 11 p.m. (Fri -
Sat); 12 p.m.
— 10 P.M.
(Sun)
*The hour
limitation in
this Section
only applies
when a P-5
license
holder is
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open to the
public and
serving or
selling
alcohol
directly to
customers
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SECTION 2: Subsection 3-4-6(P-5) of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended by increasing the number of Class P-5 liquor
licenses from two (2) to three (3) to read as follows:
(P-5) CLASS P-5 Manufacturer license shall authorize the manufacture, importation in
bulk, storage, distribution and sale of alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as
may be permitted by State and Federal Law and to licensees in this State:
1. Manufacturers of alcohol, not including wine or beer, may make sales and
deliveries of alcoholic liquor to distillers, rectifiers, importing distributors, distributors
and non -beverage users and to no other licensees.
2. Manufacturers of beer may make sales and deliveries of beer to importing
distributors and distributors and may make sales as authorized under the Illinois
Liquor Control Act.
3. All business or entities that manufacture alcoholic beverages must obtain a
Manufacturer (P-5) license, unless the business or entity qualifies for another license
in Section 3-4-6(P) of the Evanston City Code
4. If retail sales for off -site consumption are permitted by State law, it shall be
unlawful for a Class P-5 licensee to sell a container of alcohol for off -premises
consumption unless the container is greater than or equal to two hundred (200)
milliliters in volume.
5. If permitted by State Law, Class P-5 licensees may, during authorized hours of
business, offer samples of the alcohol permitted to be produced and sold pursuant to
this classification. Licensees shall not provide more than three (3) free samples, each
of which shall not exceed one -quarter (0.25) fluid ounce, to any person in a day.
Licensees may sell samples, but the volume of any sample sold shall not exceed one
(1) fluid ounce and the total volume of all samples sold to a person in a day shall not
exceed two and one-half (2.5) fluid ounces. Licensees shall not provide and/or sell
more than two and one-half (2.5) fluid ounces of samples to any person in a day.
Class P licensees must have at least one (1) BASSET -certified site manager on
premises whenever offering samples of alcohol. Class P licensees must provide food
service when offering samples of alcohol. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a Class
P-5 license to provide a sample of or sell any alcohol before the hour of 10:00 a.m. or
after the hour of 10:00 p.m. on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday;
before the hour of 10:00 a.m. or after the hour of 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and
before the hour of 12:00 noon and after the hour of 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.
6. Every Class P-5 licensee must have an alcohol manufacture license from the State
of Illinois.
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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
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
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
three thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($3,150.00).
No more than two (2) three (3) 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: December 20 , 2021 Approved:
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Adopted: January 10 2022 , 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
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Attest: Approved as to form:
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Stephanie Mendoza, `City Clerk Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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