Every person engaged in business in the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in the Village shall pay a license fee. Licenses shall be classified in the following manner:
A. Class A: Class A retail sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises as well as in packages or bottles. The fee for such licenses shall be eight hundred fifty dollars ($850.00) per year.
B. Class B: Class B license for the sale of alcoholic liquor by a club. The fee for such licenses shall be four hundred dollars ($400.00); provided, that when beer only is sold by any such club, the license fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per year.
C. Class C: Class C licenses shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor, but not for consumption on the premises where sold. The annual fee for such license shall be four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00).
D. Class C-1: Class C-1 shall apply to convenience stores and shall authorize the retail sale of beer and wine in original packages or bottles for consumption off the premises. The annual fee for such license shall be three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00).
E. Class D: Class D license for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises only by a golf club. The fee for such license shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per year. (1979 Code § 3-4-8)
F. Class E: Class E, caterer retailer license shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor where the alcoholic liquor is both delivered and served by the licensee on premises located either inside or outside of the corporate limits of the Village, whether the location is licensed or unlicensed, as an incidental part of food service where prepared meals and alcoholic liquors are sold at a package price agreed upon under contract. The annual fee for such license shall be four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). (Ord. 09-01-12, 9-11-2012, eff. 9-12-2012)
G. Class F:
1. Class F temporary license shall authorize the sale of beer and wine, and the tasting of beer and wine in connection with the bona fide sale thereof in the original packaging only. All consumption shall be under the supervision of the license holder and shall be conducted in a manner which confines consumption on the premises only. Beer and wine tasting sales shall take place only between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. Monday through Saturday. Curb services or sales is prohibited. The Liquor Commission and/or Committee shall determine the length of the license, but licenses hereunder shall not exceed three (3) days and shall be issued only to not-for-profit organizations. All other limitations and conditions as set forth in this chapter shall apply to Class F licenses.
2. There shall be in effect no more than one (1) Class F license per not-for-profit organization at any one (1) time.
3. Prior to the issuance of a Class F license, the proposed license holder shall provide evidence to the Liquor Commission and/or Committee of dramshop liability insurance issued by a reputable insurance company doing business in the State of Illinois and naming the Village as an additional insured.
4. The fee for such Class F license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00), payable in advance.
H. Class G:
1. Class G special event license shall be for the sale and consumption of beer and wine within the boundaries of the Village as permitted by the license. The Liquor Commission and/or Committee shall determine the length of the license, but licenses hereunder shall not exceed five (5) days, and shall be issued only to not-for-profit organizations.
2. Special events liquor license shall be issued only to not-for-profit organizations in connection with some special public event or benefit to the Village. A special event liquor license shall not be considered a liquor license outstanding and shall not be subject to the restrictions of the number of licenses contained in this chapter.
3. Special events liquor license shall allow the sale of beer and wine between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight on the days Monday through Saturday, and Sundays between the hours of one o'clock (1:00) P.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M.
4. All other limitations and conditions as set forth in this chapter shall apply to Class G licenses.
a. There shall be in effect no more than one (1) Class G special event license per not-for-profit organization at one (1) time.
b. Prior to the issuance of a Class G license, the proposed license holder shall provide evidence to the Local Liquor Commissioner and/or Committee of dramshop liability insurance issued by a reputable insurance company doing business in the State of Illinois and naming the Village as an additional insured.
c. The fee for such Class G license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00), payable in advance.
I. Class I: Class I licenses shall authorize the retail sale of beer and wine for consumption on the premises only and shall be issued only to those establishments whose principal business is a grocery store. The term "grocery store" shall be limited to businesses whose primary source of income is derived from the retail sale of vegetables, meat, fruit and other food products and which shall be located in a building containing not less than twenty two thousand five hundred (22,500) square feet. To be eligible for a Class I license, the licensee must also have a Class C license. The annual fee for a Class I license shall be four hundred dollars ($400) per year. The license shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
1. No Class I license shall be issued unless a separate area is established for on premises sale and consumption of beer and wine. No beer and wine may be consumed, and no open containers may be taken, outside of such separate area.
2. The permitted hours of operation of the separate area established for on premises sale and consumption of beer and wine shall be the same hours as applicable to a Class C license as set forth in section 3-2-18
of this chapter. (Ord. 05-01-10, 5-11-2010, eff. 5-12-2010; Ord. 04-03-21, 4-13-2021)