Licenses shall be divided into the following classifications:
(A) Class A (bar establishments). A Class A licensee may not display alcoholic beverages on shelves or in free-standing displays in areas accessible to patrons consuming alcohol on the premises. No Class A license shall be issued except to a licensee who actually sells at retail alcoholic liquor for consumption both on and off the premises where sold. Bar establishments will generate more than 25% of revenues from the sale of food and alcohol consumed on premises. Video gaming is permitted. The annual fee for a Class A license shall be $200 (two hundred dollars), and the number allowed is unlimited.
(B) Class B (restaurants). A Class B license may be issued to establishments that have and utilize a full-service kitchen for serving food for consumption both on and off the premises. No Class B license shall be issued except to a licensee who actually sells at retail alcoholic liquor for consumption both on and off the premises where sold. Licensee must be able to show that more than 25% of projected sales are from food and alcoholic liquor consumed on the premises. Video gaming is permitted. The annual fee for a Class B license shall be $200 and the number allowed is unlimited.
(C) Class C (retail). Class C licenses shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original form, unaltered in any way, as packaged sales for consumption off the premises where sold. In no event shall sales of a single can of beer of 16 ounces or less, or a single bottle of beer of 16 ounces or less be permitted. Video gaming is not permitted. The annual fee for a Class C license shall be $200, and the number allowed is unlimited.
(D) Class D (not-for-profit organizations). A Class D license shall permit the sale or dealing at retail in alcoholic liquor by a religious organization or a not-for-profit organization. No Class D license shall be issued until the Liquor Control Commissioner has satisfied himself the club or organization applying for the license is actually and in fact organized for some purpose or object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquor. Video gaming is permitted. The annual fee for a Class D license shall be $200, and the number allowed is unlimited.
(E) Class E (daily not-for-profit organizations). Upon application, the Liquor Control Commissioner
is authorized to issue a Class E daily license to any charitable organization which desires to keep any place selling or offering for sale or in any manner dealing in alcoholic liquors either on premises or any special off-premises event(s). The daily fee for a Class E license shall be $10, and the number allowed is unlimited.
(F) Class F (daily, for profit organizations). Upon application, the Liquor Control Commissioner is authorized to issue a Class F daily license to any current retail licensee (including but not limited to Class A or Class B above) to hold any special off-premises event(s). The daily fee for a Class F license shall be $25, and the number allowed is unlimited.
(G) Class G (convenience stores - with video poker). Class G licenses shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original form, unaltered in any way, as packaged sales for consumption off the premises where sold. In no event shall sales of a single can of beer of 16 ounces or less, or a single bottle of beer of 16 ounces or less be permitted. The Class G licensee may however sell at retail alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises where sold when served in an area used for video poker. All requirements for video poker must be observed when serving alcoholic liquor for consumption on premises. Video gaming is permitted. The annual fee for a Class G license shall be $2,000, and the number of permits is limited to six.
(1) Class G.1 (convenience stores - no video poker). Class G licenses shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original form, unaltered in any way, as packaged sales for consumption off the premises where sold. In no event shall sales of a single can of beer of 16 ounces or less, or a single bottle of beer of 16 ounces or less be permitted. Video Gaming is not permitted. The annual fee for a Class G.1 license shall be $200, and the number of permits is unlimited.
(H) Class H (gaming parlor). A Class H license may be issued to establishments that have food services but do not have a full-service kitchen for serving food. The establishment will also have licenses for the operation of video poker on the premises. Gaming parlors will generate less than 25% of their revenue from the sale of food and alcohol consumed on premises. Alcoholic liquor sold on the premises must be consumed on the premises and are not permitted for off premise consumption. The annual fee for a Class H license shall be $2,000 and the number of permits is limited to three.
(Ord. 1747, passed 1-15-2018)
Statutory reference:
See similar provisions, ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 4-1