(A) A Class H-1 or H-2 public event license shall only be issued upon compliance with the provisions of this § 111.30 and State of Illinois regulations as administered by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
(B) Class H-1 public event license is for an event with community-wide or regional interest, Class H-1 license shall apply to events conducted on privately owned land, or public land not owned by, or dedicated to, the City of Kewanee. Class H-1 license shall comply with provisions stipulated by the Liquor Commissioner in the letter issuing the Class H-1 license.
(C) (1) Class H-2 public event license is required for an event conducted in relation to activities with a community-wide interest such as a City of Kewanee sanctioned festival or fair. Class H-2 License shall cover an event conducted in whole, or in part, on any land owned by the City of Kewanee or dedicated to the City of Kewanee for public use. An individual Class H-2 license may be granted for a time period of one to four days. With the intent of limiting issuance of Class H-2 licenses, on a city-wide basis for all liquor licensees for any calendar year, the aggregate number of license-days for all licensees in the city in said year shall not exceed 15 license-days. As an example of a license-day, one license issued for a three day event equals three license-days; two individual licenses each valid for concurrent three day periods equals six license-days in aggregate.
(2) An applicant for the Class H-2 Public Event license must also submit with the application proof satisfactory to the City of Kewanee that the applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the maximum limits and general liability insurance covering the City of Kewanee as an additional insured if, any part of the event is conducted on public property. The amount of the general liability insurance to be as determined by the Kewanee City Council in the resolution authorizing said license,
(D) A Class H-2 licensee shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) Issuance of a Class H-2 license and the subsequent opportunity for the sale of alcohol and open container, public consumption of alcohol shall occur only on public alley, street, sidewalk or open land as designated in a Resolution adopted by the City Council.
(2) Alcohol consumed in designated area shall be either sold in establishments abutting said area with liquor licenses allowing sale at retail by the drink, or at a location inside the designated public area by licensee.
(3) No private individuals shall bring their own alcohol to consume in said area.
(4) Abutting liquor retailers desiring to participate in an event with sales and open consumption on public property shall petition the Liquor Commissioner for a Class H-2 license in connection said event. Applicant shall also give copies of the petition to the Chief of Police and City Manager.
(5) In the event the Liquor Commissioner, City Manager and Chief of Police recommend said petition as submitted, or amended, the petition shall be submitted to the City Council for approval of the Class H-2 license by adoption of a resolution.
(6) No petition for a Class H-2 shall be recommended or approved by the City Council unless the following elements in (a) through (h) are present. The City Council shall hereby have the authority to make any and all stipulations they deem necessary to best ensure the use of public property for sale and consumption of alcohol does not cause nuisance conditions or compromise public safety. Such stipulations including but not limited to hours of operation, types of entertainment permitted, if any, noise limits, security staffing, or any other concern deemed. appropriate to regulate, restrict or prohibit.
(a) Licensees shall provide access control to the Class H-2 license area with temporary fencing. Licensees shall have personnel at each point of entry to, or exit from, the Class H-2 license area. Said personnel shall ensure good order is maintained in the Class H-2 license area and no one under the age of 21 years is in the Class H-2 license area.
(b) Licensees shall check identification of all persons entering the Class H-2 license area, barring entry to anyone less than 21 years of age.
(c) Licensees shall provide persons over 21 years of age with a wristband to be worn and displayed at all times the person is within the Class H-2 license area.
(d) Trash receptacles shall be provided by licensees.
(e) Class H-2 license area trash shall be emptied by the licensees along with cleanup when the event concludes.
(f) Only plastic containers for alcohol in the Class H-2 license area.
(g) The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall have the authority to immediately close the Class H-2 license area, clear the area of users and suspend the privileges granted by the Class H-2 license in the event of any disturbance, breach of the peace or other activities which threaten the safety of the users of the area or the public as a whole.
(h) Any violations of the terms of the Class H-2 license, or any violations of the laws of the State or provisions of the City Code pertaining to the sale of alcoholic liquor during the event covered by the Class H-2 license shall attach to the primary liquor license of the retailer to whom the Class H-2 license was issued for the purpose of possible violation., suspension or revocation hearings before the Liquor Commissioner.”
(Ord. 3801, passed 7-13-15)