The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, may permit the sale, delivery and consumption of wine and beer, but no other alcoholic liquor, on public streets or any other public place as designated in the permit hereinafter described, for festival events, but only pursuant to the following rules and regulations:
(A) Said permit, to be known as a “Festival Permit,” shall only be issued in connection with a bonafide festival within the jurisdictional limits of the City, and shall only be issued to a not-for-profit corporation, in good standing with the Secretary of State’s Office, whose principal place of business or operations is the City of Tuscola.
(B) Said sale, delivery and consumption of wine and beer, pursuant to said Festival Permit, shall only be upon those portions of public property as defined in the specific Festival Permit for the festival in question and no other place.
(C) The applicant for said Festival Permit shall present proof of Dram Shop Insurance for the festival before the license is issued, and, further, shall present proof of a license from the State of Illinois authorizing consumption of alcoholic liquor for said festival activity.
(D) The recipient of the Festival Permit shall be responsible for compliance with Tuscola’s Alcoholic Beverages Code of Ordinances, in all respects, and shall comply with Illinois State law as found in Illinois Compiled Statutes concerning the sale, delivery and consumption of alcoholic beverages including, but not necessarily limited to, the prohibition upon the sale of alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of 21 years, and the prohibition of the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverage to any intoxicated person or person under legal disability or in need of mental treatment.
(E) Upon a violation of this chapter, and the rules and regulations and laws to which this refers, by the permit holder of a Festival Permit shall result in the non-profit corporation having an 18-month ban placed upon them, from date of violation, during which they shall be ineligible to receive a subsequent Festival Permit. Determination of a violation shall be made by the Mayor under the Mayor’s power to revoke and suspend as found in § 111.38 of the City Code of Ordinances, and, further, said permit holder may be subject to fine and/or prosecution as authorized by law and/or ordinance.
(F) Inasmuch as the Festival Permit is pursuant to the activities of a non-profit corporation there shall be no permit fee charge by the City.
(Ord. 96-0-7, passed 8-26-96)