§ 111.57 NUMBER OF LICENSES.

   There shall be issued in the city not more than 8 Class A licenses, and not more than 11 Class B licenses. There shall be an unlimited number of Class C and Class D licenses. There shall be no more than 3 Class E licenses in effect at any one time. The number of Class F licenses shall be no more than 1. The number of Class G licenses shall be unlimited, and the number of Class H, Class J, and Class K licenses shall be limited to 1. The number of Class M licenses shall be limited to 1. The number of Class N licenses shall be limited to 1. The number of Class O licenses shall be limited to 1. The number of Class P licenses shall be limited to 1. The number of Class Q licenses shall be limited to 1.

(1969 Code, § 3-35) (Ord. 1975-13, passed 6-23-1975; Am. Ord. 1977-3, passed 2-14-1977; Am. Ord. 1982-4, passed 4-12-1982; Am. Ord. 1982-19, passed 7-12-1982; Am. Ord. 1985-2, passed 1-28-1985; Am. Ord. 1989-5, passed 2-27-1989; Am. Ord. 1992-4, passed 2-24-1992; Am. Ord. 1995-33,passed 12-21-1995; Am. Ord. 1997-1, passed 1-13-1997; Am. Ord. 1997-40, passed 10-13-1997; Am. Ord. 1998-16, passed 8-10-1998; Am. Ord. 1999-42, passed 11-29-1999; Am. Ord. 2000-7, passed 3-27-2000; Am. Ord. 2002-11, passed 5-20-2002; Am. Ord. 2003-5, passed 3-10-2003; Am. Ord. 2003-23, passed 9-8-2003; Am. Ord. 2003-32, passed 11-10-2003; Am. Ord. 2004-27, passed 7-12-2004; Am. Ord. 2005-4, passed 1-24- 2005; Am. Ord. 2005-9, passed 2-28-2005; Am. Ord. 2008-2, passed 1-14-2008; Am. Ord. 2008-21, passed 7-28-2009; Am. Ord. 2012-6, passed 4-9-2012; Am. Ord. 2012-14, passed 6- 25-2012; Am. Ord. 2015-1, passed 1-12-2015; Am. Ord. 2015-2, passed 1-26-2015; Am. Ord. 2016-18, passed 9-26-2016; Am. Ord. 2016-21, passed 10-11-2016; Am. Ord. 2018-1, passed 1-8-2018; Am. Ord. 2018-14, passed 8-13-2018; Am. Ord. 2019-5, passed 5-13-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-8, passed 5-28-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-10, passed 7-8-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-14, passed 9-9-2019; Am. Ord. 2020-10, passed 8-24-2020; Am. Ord. 2021-16, passed 9-13-2021; Am. Ord. 2021-21, passed 11-8-2021; Am. Ord. 2022-12, passed 8-22-2022; Am. Ord. 2023-1, passed 1-9-2023; Am. Ord. 2023-15, passed 7-24-2023; Am. Ord. 2023-17, passed 8-14-2023; Am. Ord. 2024-1, passed 1-8-2024) Penalty, see § 111.99

Statutory reference:

   Authority to determine number of licenses to be issued, see ILCS Chapter 235, Act 5, § 4-1

§ 111.58 LICENSE PERIOD.

   Each license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the thirtieth day of June next following the date of issuance.

(1969 Code, § 3-37)

§ 111.59 PRORATED LICENSE FEE.

   Where there are less than 12 months remaining between the time the application for a license under this chapter is made and the date on which the license expires annually, the applicant may reduce the license fee remitted with his or her application in proportion to the number of full calendar months which have expired in the license year.

(1969 Code, § 3-32)

§ 111.60 RENEWAL.

   Any licensee under this chapter may renew his or her license at the expiration thereof, provided that he or she is then qualified to receive a license and the premises for which the renewal license is sought are suitable for the purpose; provided further that the renewal privilege herein provided for shall not be construed as a vested right which shall in any case prevent the City Council from decreasing the number of licenses to be issued within its jurisdiction.

(1969 Code, § 3-40)

§ 111.61 RENEWAL FEE INSTALLMENTS.

   Renewal fees may be paid in 2 equal semi-annual installments.

(1969 Code, § 3-41)

§ 111.62 CHANGE OF LOCATION; PERMISSION REQUIRED.

   A retail liquor dealer’s license shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor only on the premises described in the application and license. The location may be changed only upon written permission to make a change issued by the Mayor. No change of location shall be permitted unless the proposed new location is a proper one for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor under the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city.

(1969 Code, § 3-39) Penalty, see § 111.99

§ 111.63 LICENSE PRIVILEGE RESTRICTED; TRANSFER PROHIBITED.

   A license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be purely a personal privilege, good for not to exceed 1 year after issuance unless sooner revoked as provided in this chapter, and shall not constitute property or be subject to attachment, garnishment, or execution, nor shall it be alienable or transferable, voluntarily or involuntarily, or subject to being encumbered or hypothecated. The license shall cease upon the death of the licensee and shall not descend by the laws of testate or intestate devolution, provided that executors or administrators of the estate of any deceased licensee, and the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt licensee, when the estate consists in part of alcoholic liquor, may continue the business of the sale of alcoholic liquor under the order of the appropriate court, and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or bankrupt licensee after the death of that decedent, or that insolvency or bankruptcy, until the expiration of the license, but not longer than 6 months after the death, bankruptcy, or insolvency of the licensee. A refund shall be made of that portion of the license fees paid for any period in which the licensee shall be prevented from operating under the license in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(1969 Code, § 3-36) Penalty, see § 111.99

Statutory reference:

   Similar provisions, see ILCS Chapter 235, Act 5, § 6-1