ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR: Alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being, but not alcohol used in the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced in accordance with acts of congress and regulations promulgated thereunder, and not any liquid or solid containing one-half of one percent (1/2%) or less of alcohol by volume.
ART STUDIO, ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL: A business which offers arts or crafts classes in connection with the designing or creating of arts and crafts goods, including, but not limited to, paintings, pottery, ceramics, jewelry and sculptures.
BAR: An additional facility for serving liquor, located on premises which has a valid retail liquor license in effect under this chapter or any amendment hereto or located within the property lines of the property upon which a licensed premises is located in effect under this chapter or any amendment hereto.
BEER: Beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley, or other grain, malt and hops in water, and includes, among other things, beer, ale, stout, lager beer, and/or porter.
BEVERAGE CART: A motorized or nonmotorized portable cart, with or without wheels, used for the purpose of dispensing beverages, snacks, and alcoholic liquor.
BREWPUB: A person who manufactures beer only at a designated premises to make sales to importing distributors, distributors, and nonlicensees for use and consumption only, who stores beer at the designated premises, and who is allowed to sell at retail from the licensed premises; provided, that a brewpub licensee shall not sell for off premises consumption more than fifty thousand (50,000) gallons per year.
CATERER: A person who serves alcoholic liquors for consumption, either on site or off site, whether the location is licensed or unlicensed, as an incidental part of food service. Prepared meals and alcoholic liquors are sold at a package price agreed upon under contract.
CLUB: A corporation organized under the laws of Illinois, not for pecuniary profit, solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors, kept, used and maintained by its members through the payment of annual dues, and owning, hiring or leasing a building or space in a building, of such extent and character as may be suitable and adequate for the reasonable and comfortable use and accommodation of its members and their guests and provided with suitable and adequate kitchen and dining room space and equipment and maintaining a sufficient number of servants and employees for cooking, preparing and serving food and meals for its members and their guests; provided, that such club files with the local liquor control commissioner at the time of its application for a license under this chapter, two (2) copies of a list of names and residences of its members, and similarly files within ten (10) days of the election of any additional member his or her name and address; and provided further, that its affairs and management are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee, or similar body chosen by the members at their annual meeting and that no member or any officer, agent, or employee of the club is paid or directly or indirectly receives in the form of salary or other compensation any profits from the distribution or sale of alcoholic liquor to the club or the members of the club or its guests introduced by members beyond the amount of such salary as may be fixed and voted at any annual meeting by the members or by its board of directors or other governing body out of the general revenue of the club.
COOKING SCHOOL: A business which provides culinary instruction, both demonstration style and hands on, to persons of all levels of cooking experience.
DISTILLED SPIRITS: Any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water or other substance in solution, and includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, or other spirituous liquors, and such liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise, mixed with alcohol or other substances.
GOLF COURSE: A public, quasi-public, or private recreational outdoor facility designed and developed for golf activities consisting of nine (9) or more standard golf holes which may include a driving range, clubhouses, pro shops, restaurants, and other similar buildings associated with a golf course which are generally used by the public and/or by members and guests, and which does not include a novelty putting facility more commonly referred to as "miniature golf" or "mini-golf".
HE AND HIM: The word "he" or "him" shall include "she" or "her" where appropriate.
INN: Every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place where food is served and consumed and sleeping accommodations are offered for adequate pay to travelers and guests, whether transient, permanent or residential, in which rooms are used for the sleeping accommodation of such guests and having one or more public dining rooms where meals are served to such guests, such sleeping accommodations and dining rooms being conducted in the same building or buildings in connection therewith and such building or buildings, structure or structures being provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity commonly identified as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, lodge or resort.
ORIGINAL PACKAGE: Any bottle, flask, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg, hogshead or other receptacle or container, whatsoever, used, corked or capped, sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain and to convey any alcoholic liquor.
OUTDOOR SERVICE: Any service of alcoholic liquor occurring outside of the premises within the property lines of the property upon which a licensed premises is located.
PACKAGE STORE: A public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where alcoholic liquor is sold at retail in the original package not for consumption on the premises where sold.
PREMISES: Any permanent physical structure(s) or building(s) from which alcoholic liquors are sold.
PRIVATE FUNCTION: A prearranged private party, function, or event for a specific social or business occasion, either by invitation or reservation and not open to the general public, where the guests in attendance are served on the premises or within the property lines of the premises designated and used exclusively for the private party, function, or event.
RESTAURANT: Any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where meals are served, and where meals are actually and regularly served and comprise greater than fifty percent (50%) of the gross receipts, without sleeping accommodations, such space being provided with an adequate and sanitary kitchen and where indoor dining room seating and equipment are maintained and having employed therein a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food for its guests.
SELL AT RETAIL, SALE AT RETAIL: Refer to and mean sales for use or consumption and not for resale in any form.
SPECIAL EVENT RETAILER: An educational, fraternal, political, civic, religious, or nonprofit organization which sells or offers for sale beer or wine, or both, only for consumption at the location and on the dates designated by a special event retail license.
WINE: Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural contents of fruits, or vegetables, containing sugar, including such beverages when fortified by the addition of alcohol or spirits.
WINEMAKER: A person engaged in the making of wine. (2013 Code § 3-1-1)
All other words and phrases used herein shall have the same meanings as the same or similar words or phrases defined by and used in "an act relating to alcoholic liquors", approved January 31, 1934, in force February 1, 1934, as amended. (2013 Code § 3-1-2) (2016 Code; Ord. O-21-12, 10-19-2021)