(A) All licenses, except as hereinafter provided, shall be annual licenses expiring June 30 following their issuance, and shall state thereon the name of the licensee, the class of the license, the address and description of the premises for which it is granted, and the date of its issuance.
(B) Licenses to sell alcoholic liquor at retail shall be of the following classes.
(1) Class “A” licenses. Class “A” licenses shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic liquors for consumption on the premises described in the license. A Class “A” license shall also permit the sale of alcoholic liquor at retail in original packages for consumption off the premises described in the license.
(2) Class “B” licenses. Class “B” licenses shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in original packages, but not for consumption on the premises described in the license.
(3) Class “C” licenses. Class “C” licenses shall authorize the sale at retail of beer by a Club (defined in 235 ILCS 5/1-3.24) for consumption on the premises.
(4) Class “V” licenses. Class “V” licenses shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic beverages by a duly organized veterans organization, created or recognized by acts of Congress of the United States at such a veterans organization. Such licenses shall be otherwise subject to the same provisions as Class “A” licenses.
(5) Class and Subclass “T” licenses. Class “T” licenses shall authorize the sale at retail of alcoholic, malt, and vinaceous beverages at retail by the licensee at picnics, festivals, dinners, or similar events for a period of not to exceed six days. Any such Class “T” license when issued, shall state thereon the name of the licensee, the class and subclass of the license, the address and description of the premises for which it is granted, the date of its issuance, and the duration of said license. Subclass “T” licenses are hereby created as follows:
(a) Subclass “T-1” licenses shall exist for issuance to licenses when the number of patrons expected or who actually frequent the licensed premises per day is between 1 and 250 persons;
(b) Subclass “T-2” licenses shall exist for issuance to licensees when the number of patrons expected or who actually frequent the licensed premises per day is between 251 and 750 persons; and
(c) Subclass “T-3” licenses shall exist for issuance to licensees when the number of patrons expected or who actually frequent the licensed premises per day exceeds 750 persons.
(C) The combined total of Class “A” and “B” licenses to be issued and in effect at one time shall not exceed 28 in number. The total of Class “C” licenses to be issued and in effect at one time shall not exceed five in number. The total of Class “V” licenses to be issued and in effect at one time shall not exceed eight in number. The total number of Subclass “T” licenses which shall be issued or in effect at one time shall rest in the discretion of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner.
(D) The annual fees for the various classes of annual licenses and the fees for temporary licenses shall be as follows:
(1) Class “A”: $900;
(2) Class “B”: $800;
(3) Class “C”: $200;
(4) Class “V”: $100;
(5) Subclass “T-1”: $25 per day;
(6) Subclass “T-2”: $100 per day; and
(7) Subclass “T-3”: $1,000 per day.
(E) With respect to Class “A”, “B”, “C”, and “V” licenses, all fees are payable in cash or by certified check at the office of the County Clerk, and half of the annual fee shall be paid when the initial application for license or application for renewal of license is filed, and half shall be paid on or before December 31. The fee accompanying an initial application for license shall be reduced in proportion to the full calendar months which have expired in the licensed year prior to the filing of the application. This license fee shall be refunded if a license is not issued; but if a license is issued, no portion of the fee paid shall be refundable. If a license is issued to the purchaser of a licensed business, no such purchaser shall be credited with any portion of the fee previously paid by the seller.
(F) (1) All license fees for any Subclass “T” license shall be payable in advance in cash or by certified check at the office of the County Clerk and the type of subclass license issued shall be based upon a sworn statement of the applicant as to the number of persons expected to patronize the license premises each day.
(2) However, if upon inspection by the County Sheriff’s Department, County Health Department, or any individual or entity designated by the Liquor Control Commissioner, it is determined that more persons patronized the licensed premises than declared by the licensee so as to require the payment of a higher license fee as provided herein, there shall become immediately due and payable the higher fee in accordance with this section. Failure to so pay the additional fee upon demand by the Local Control Commissioner or his or her agent shall constitute grounds for immediate suspension or revocation of the license, pending hearing. In any event, the failure to so pay any required fee shall give rise to the institution of a civil action by the county against any individual responsible for any such additional fee.
(G) No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall authorize the sale at retail within the county of any alcoholic liquor until such a time as a liquor license is obtained by the applicant from the state’s Liquor Control Commission.
(Prior Code, 3 TCC 1-3) (Number of “A” and “B” licenses increased from 26 to 28 eff. May 28, 2003) (Number of “V” licenses increased from six to eight eff. July 30, 2003)