The following shall be the number of licenses to be issued.
(A) There shall be issued no more than 113 Class A, C, E, G, H and I licenses, in the aggregate of which four shall be available for fraternal and service organizations, and four licenses shall be available for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Lake County Forest Preserve District.
(B) Be it understood that the designated number of licenses for fraternal and service organizations, Illinois Department of Conservation, and the Lake County Forest Preserve District shall be allotted from the next available license on the waiting list by the Liquor Control Commissioner.
(C) The County Board reserves the right to increase the number of licenses when it determines that the additional licenses and issuance thereof will promote new economic development in the county.
(Ord. passed 6-14-2005; Ord. passed 8-13-2013; Ord. 15-0730, passed 6-9-2015; Ord. 17-1380, passed 1-16-2018; Ord. 19-0279, passed 2-12-2019; Ord. 19-0936, passed 6-11-2019; Ord. 19-1173, passed 7-9-2019; Ord. 21-1471, passed 10-12-2021; Ord. 24-0018, passed 1-16-2024)