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4-60-043 Application for caterer's liquor license – Additional information.
   In addition to the information described in Section 4-60-040, an applicant for a caterer's liquor license shall provide proof of a valid retail food establishment license issued pursuant to Chapter 4-8 for the site where the applicant prepares food for off-site catering.
(Added Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55769, § 3)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55769, §§ 3 – 5, amended the Code by adding new sections designated as §§ 4-60-041 – 4-60-043. Inasmuch as there already existed provisions designated as §§ 4-60-041 and 4-60-042, the provisions have been codified as §§ 4-60-0434-60-045 at the discretion of the editor.
4-60-044 Additional operational requirements for caterers.
   In order to qualify for a caterer's liquor license under this chapter, an applicant must demonstrate the ability to store, handle, prepare, transport and serve food in a safe and sanitary manner, in accordance with standards promulgated pursuant to this code. The department of health shall inspect an applicant's licensed retail food establishment to assure compliance with this section, and shall report its findings to the local liquor control commissioner.
(Added Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55769, § 4)
Editor's note – See the editor's note at § 4-60-043.
4-60-045 Outside caterers.
   (a)   An outside caterer may obtain a caterer's liquor license under this chapter by submitting to the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection: (1) proof of a valid license for the preparation of food for service off the licensed premises, issued by the appropriate licensing authority of the jurisdiction in which the applicant's catering business is located; (2) proof of its ability to store, handle, prepare, transport, and serve food in a safe and sanitary manner, in accordance with standards no less stringent than those imposed by this Code; (3) proof of a valid license for the sale of alcoholic liquor, issued by the appropriate licensing authority of the jurisdiction in which the applicant's catering business is located; (4) proof of dramshop insurance in an amount equal to that required of a licensee under this chapter; and (5) payment of the license fee applicable to outside caterers, as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of Section 4-60-020, an outside caterer who has obtained a caterer's liquor license in accordance with this subsection may engage in the sale and service of alcoholic liquor on the same terms and conditions as any other licensee holding a caterer's liquor license under this chapter.
   (b)   A caterer's liquor license issued to an outside caterer shall be valid for two years, and shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner may revoke any caterer's liquor license issued to an outside caterer for violation of any applicable ordinance or law. Procedures for revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures for revocation of a business license under Chapter 4-4 of this Code. Revocation or suspension of an outside caterer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor or for the preparation and sale of food, issued by another jurisdiction, shall constitute a legal basis for revocation or suspension of such person's caterer's liquor license under this chapter. An outside caterer licensed pursuant to this section shall notify the Local Liquor Control Commissioner of each suspension or revocation of any such license by another jurisdiction, no later than the business day following the suspension or revocation. Such notification shall be in writing, and shall be delivered to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner by the outside caterer or by messenger.
(Added Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55769, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. III, § 3)
Editor's note – See the editor's note at § 4-60-043.
4-60-050 Notice and license issuance conditions.
   (a)   Within five days after the license fee was paid for a liquor license, the department of business affairs and consumer protection shall serve written notice by first class, registered or certified mail on all legal voters residing within 250 feet of the location for which the license is sought. The measurement of such area shall be made from the boundaries of the premises described in the application for which the license is sought, to a radius of 250 feet away. The notice shall state the name of the applicant, the street number and location of the premises for which the license is sought, the type of license sought by the applicant and the date on which the license fee was paid. The notice shall also state that any objection to the granting of the license sought shall be made to the local liquor control commissioner, in writing, signed by the objector and delivered to the local liquor control commissioner within 35 days after the date license fee was paid, as indicated on the notice, and shall set forth the specific grounds for the objection. The department of business affairs and consumer protection shall also serve such written notice in the manner and within such time limits as herein provided, upon the alderman of the ward in which the premises described in the notice is located.
   (b)   No outdoor patio liquor license shall be issued to any applicant who does not currently hold a tavern license, or a consumption on the premises – incidental activity license within the meaning of item (1) of the definition of a "consumption on premises – incidental activity license" in Section 4-60-010, for an indoor premises adjacent to the location for which an outdoor patio liquor license is sought.
   (c)   At no time may any live or recorded music be played or performed at any outdoor location licensed as an outdoor patio. This prohibition shall not apply to an outdoor patio operated in conjunction with a consumption on the premises – incidental activity license at the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago.
   (d)   This section does not require additional notice in conjunction with an application for a license to allow continuation of an existing license by a new licensee under subsection (e) of Section 4-60-024, or in conjunction with an application for a late-hour privilege under Section 4-60-130.
   (e)   No initial outdoor patio liquor license shall be issued after the effective date of this amendatory ordinance of 2016 to a location that has capacity for greater than 500 people on the outdoor patio. Locations subject to the outdoor patio liquor license that are adjacent to Wrigley Plaza shall be further subject to the requirements and restrictions in Section 4-160-130(d).
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-19-93, p. 32382; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48017; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48044; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-99, p. 89271; Amend Coun. J. 6-27-01, p. 62917, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-5-08, p. 43677, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 4-10-13, p. 51217, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 26612, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-16, p. 31396, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. III, § 4)
4-60-060 Licenses – Fees and other policies.
   (a)   The fee for a city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Every applicant or licensee shall obtain a separate liquor license for each category of liquor license as defined in Section 4-60-010 that applies to the business to be conducted at the licensed establishment.
      Every city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license.
   (b)   Every liquor dealer's license shall contain the following information:
      (1)   the name of the licensee as well as the names of each member of a partnership, the officers and directors of a club, the officers, directors and manager of a corporation;
      (2)   language that describes with particularity the premises covered by such license; and
      (3)   the type or category of liquor license issued to the licensee for such premises.
   (c)   Whenever any changes occur in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection in accordance with the procedures set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term "officer of the licensee" or "officers of the licensee" means the members of a partnership, the officers or directors of a club, the officers, directors, managers or shareholders of a corporation, or the managers or managing members of a limited liability company or other legal entity licensed pursuant to this chapter.
      (1)   If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death, or for any other reason, and such officer is not replaced, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change; provided, however, that if the person removed from office but not replaced owned five percent or more of the interest in the licensee at the time of his or her removal from office, the licensee shall comply with item (3) of this subsection. The licensee shall submit any additional information pertaining to the removal of any officer requested by the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection within 10 days of such request.
      (2)   If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and the person removed from office is replaced by a person who has no ownership interest in the licensee or who owns less than five percent of the ownership interest in the licensee, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by filing with the department a change of officer form provided by the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The person replacing the removed officer shall be fingerprinted as required by Section 4-60-040(b)(11), and the licensee shall submit to the department of business affairs and consumer protection, along with the change of officer form, the following: (i) proof that the person replacing the removed officer has been finger- printed; (ii) a fee of $500.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess; and (iii) any other supplementary materials prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department of business affairs and consumer protection.
      (3)   If any officer of the licensee owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and such officer is replaced, or if five percent or more of the ownership interest in the licensee changes hands or is transferred to a non-licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection by submitting to the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change (i) a change of officers/shareholders application in conformity with the requirements of Section 4-60-040 and (ii) a fee of $2,000.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess. All new partners, officers, directors, managers, managing members, shareholders or any other person owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in a licensee shall satisfy all of the eligibility requirements for a liquor licensee as provided in this chapter. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of any liquor license held by such licensee.
      (4)   If a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection (c) takes place at the same time that a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in item (3) of subsection (c) occurs, the licensee shall be required to comply with the requirements of item (3) of this subsection (c) only.
      (5)   If any change occurs in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the local liquor commissioner of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The letter shall (i) describe the nature of the change in the officers of the licensee; and (ii) identify which procedure, as set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this section, the licensee used to notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-2-95, p. 555; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48044; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. IV, § 2)
4-60-070 Issuance authority – Special licenses.
   (a)   A City retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be issued by the local liquor control commissioner, subject to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, 235 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq., and subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 4-4 relating to licenses in general not inconsistent with the law relating to alcoholic liquor.
   (b)   Any qualified organization licensed and approved for the operation of charitable games under the Illinois Charitable Games Act, Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 120, Section 1121, et seq. (1985), as amended, may apply to the local liquor control commissioner for a special term liquor license. The local liquor control commissioner may, upon the approval of the fire department, issue a special term liquor license to such an organization for the location and for a period not to exceed the actual time specified in the applicant's charitable games license issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Any licensee under this section shall be subject to Sections 4-60-100, except as it may incorporate and impose any requirements for separate licensing, 4-60-110, 4-60-130, 4-60-140, 4-60-150 and 4-4-313 with respect to violations of application sections, and shall be exempt from all others.
   Any special term liquor license issued pursuant to this section shall be automatically suspended or revoked whenever the special term liquor license holder's charitable games license is suspended or revoked. The fee for a special term liquor license shall be $50.00.
   (c)   (1)   The local liquor control commissioner shall have the authority to issue a special event liquor license.
      (2)   The local liquor control commissioner may approve a special event retailer's license issued to a not-for-profit by the State of Illinois for a period of time not to exceed 15 calendar days.
      (3)   The local liquor control commissioner may approve a special event use permit issued to a for-profit entity by the State of Illinois for an outdoor event authorizing the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days; provided that the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has designated an event as a special event.
      (4)   The local liquor control commissioner shall have authority to issue a beer showcase permit, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and the Liquor Control Act of 1934, 235 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq., and to promulgate rules useful to assist in the proper implementation and administration of this subsection.
      (5)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the fee for a special event liquor license or a beer showcase permit shall be the special liquor license fee as set forth in Section 4-5-010.
      (6)   The alderman of the ward in which the event is located shall be notified five days prior to issuance of the special event license or beer showcase permit.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-95, p. 67571; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-6-05, p. 58166, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 12-10-14, p. 100450, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. VII, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. IV, § 7)
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