Every person engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in the village shall pay an annual license fee.
(A) Class “A” – restaurants. There shall be one retail license which shall be designated as a Class “A” license. The license shall authorize the licensee to sell alcoholic liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the licensed premises on which food is also sold for consumption. In order to qualify for a license of this class, and in order to remain qualified for any subsequent renewal of this license, the person applying, or the licensee, must prove to the satisfaction of the Village Liquor Commissioner that more than one-half of the gross revenue of the person’s business on the licensed premises has resulted from the sale of food. A licensee shall be required to maintain such major percentage of gross revenue from food sales, and his or her business records may be subjected to audit from time to time for verification of the maintenance of such major percentage of gross income from food. The annual license fee for such license shall be $1,500. The total number of restaurant liquor licenses shall be one to be issued as a Class “A” license.
(B) Class “B” – liquor stores. There shall be one retail license which shall be designated as a Class “B” license. The license shall be a package liquor license under which the licensee may sell to the general public beer, wine coolers, wine and distilled spirits in original packages only for consumption off the premises where sold. The annual license fee for such license shall be $1,500. The total number of package liquor licenses shall be one to be issued as a Class “B” license.
(C) Class “C” – taverns. There shall be two retail licenses which shall be designated as Class “C” licenses. The licenses shall authorize the licensee to sell alcoholic liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises. The principal purpose of such establishment shall be the operation of a tavern. The annual license fee for such license shall be $1,500. The total number of tavern liquor licenses to be issued as a Class “C’ license shall be two.
(D) Special events. the Mayor who acts as the Liquor Commissioner shall have the power to issue a temporary permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises at a banquet, picnic, bazaar, fair, or similar private or public assembly where food or drink is sold, served, or dispensed. A temporary permit shall be issued only to an educational, fraternal, political, civic, religious or not-for-profit organization which sells or offers for sale alcoholic beverages only for consumption at the location and on the dates designated by a special event retail license. The special event retail license shall be temporary and shall be for a period or not more than four days. Nothing herein shall relieve the licensee granted the temporary special events permit from the obligation to acquire any temporary permit from the State Liquor Control Commission or other licensing agency that the state or federal law may require. Further, the special event licensee must fulfill any and all obligations set forth in this chapter including but not limited to dram shop insurance coverage and any additional special conditions imposed by the issuance of the license.
(E) Class “D” – gaming parlors. There shall be one retail license which shall be designated as a Class “D” license. The license shall authorize the licensee to operate an establishment or business whose primary purpose is to operate video gaming terminals as defined under the Illinois Video Gaming Act and in which the sale of foods or snacks and alcoholic beverages is only incidental to the operation of the video gaming terminals. A Class “D” license shall not be issued for any premises situated in any residential district established by this code, nor shall any Class “D” license be issued for any premises located within 100 feet of another establishment which offers video gaming terminals.
(2001 Code, § 21-2-6) (Ord. 98-08, passed 9-8-1998; Ord. 06-01, passed 5-15-2006; Ord. 09-09- 08-10, passed 9-8-2009; Ord. 13-07-01-09, passed 7-1-2013; Ord. 15-08-03 Ord09, passed 8-3-2015; Ord. 24-07-15 Ord03, passed 7-15-2024)
Statutory reference:
Similar provision, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 4-1