A. Existing Licenses:
1. The village clerk, serving as the administrative assistant to the liquor commissioner, shall maintain a current list of all authorized licenses, and shall report to the village board promptly at any time there is any change in the number of such licenses, irrespective of the reason for the change.
2. In the event any license(s) shall be revoked by final administrative action of the liquor commissioner, and any appeals to the Illinois liquor commission or the courts of this state shall have been exhausted, such license(s) shall be automatically void and the village clerk shall decrease the number of authorized licenses by the number of such revoked license(s).
3. In the event any license(s) shall be allowed to lapse through nonrenewal, relinquishment or otherwise, such license(s) shall be automatically void and the village clerk shall decrease the number of authorized licenses by the number of such revoked license(s).
B. License Creation:
1. The village board has the sole power to create licenses upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit, pursuant to law.
2. A person or corporation seeking to have a license created shall submit a sworn complete liquor license application on a form to be supplied by the village clerk.
3. An applicant shall be required to submit legible and complete copies of the following documents:
a. A lease, deed, or other document demonstrating that the applicant has, or will have, the right to establish the proposed business in a properly zoned location;
b. A site drawing showing the exterior of the proposed location, together with parking and all necessary site improvements to meet applicable exterior codes, such as ADA and the Illinois accessibility code;
c. A drawing of the interior of the proposed location, at a minimum in planar view, but preferably accompanied by concept drawings showing the interior and a general idea of the layout, decoration, seating, bathrooms, kitchen (if applicable) and the like;
d. For restaurants, a proposed menu showing not only representative food choices, but reasonably anticipated price points;
e. An application fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00), which shall be nonrefundable, but which shall be applied toward the initial license fees in the event a license should be created by the village board and the applicant awarded the license by the local liquor commissioner;
f. A complete business plan including marketing initiatives, target clientele, and other factors such as video gaming terminals, sound stage and any other attractions that may be offered to the public;
g. A full background history report provided by an agency approved by the Antioch Police Department.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the creation of class G special event licenses shall be allowed by a simplified process consisting of a letter request by the applicant. No fee shall be charged to any applicant seeking the creation of a class G license, although other fees set forth in this code may apply to such licenses. (Ord. 16-05-13, 5-16-2016; amd. Ord. 20-05-17, 5-11-2020)