No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail in the Village
any alcoholic liquor without having a retail liquor dealer's license.
[Amended 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 15-11]
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the retail sale
of alcoholic liquor in the Village shall pay an annual license fee.
The licenses shall be divided in six classes, and the license fees
shall be as follows:
A. Class A license. A Class A license shall authorize the sale of alcoholic
liquor for consumption only on the premises where sold.
B. Class A-1 license. A Class A-1 license shall authorize the sale on
premises specified of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises,
as well as other retail sales of beer and wine in the original package
and not for consumption on the premises. Any display of beer and wine
for retail in the original package shall not exceed an area of 36
square feet in the licensed premises and no advertising of retail
sales of package goods shall be carried on other than the price of
the package being attached to the display area.
C. Class B license. A Class B license shall authorize the sale of alcoholic
liquor only in original packages and not for consumption on the premises
where sold, which premises shall not be located on property or in
a building that is used, in whole or in part, for residential purposes,
except as otherwise approved by the Liquor Control Commissioner in
connection with an approved mixed-use planned unit development.
D. Class C license. A Class C license shall be issued only to restaurants
engaged primarily in selling and serving meals and which shall authorize
the sale of alcoholic liquors on the premises. The sale and service
of alcoholic liquor must be served at tables where meals are served,
or at a bar or counter, provided that the percentage of sales related
to alcoholic liquors cannot exceed 30% of the total retail sales of
the restaurant; and any bar area must be specifically identified as
such in the license.
E. Class D license. A Class D license shall only be issued for (1) special
public or private events sponsored by civic, fraternal, political
subdivisions or religious organizations or (2) for private, invitation-only
events for any business, organization, citizen or resident of the
Village in connection with a picnic, carnival, banquet, wedding, party
or other special event and shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises specified. Class D licenses
may be granted to an applicant on a temporary basis for a single event
for up to 48 hours or be issued annually to an applicant and authorize
said applicant to conduct multiple special events up to a maximum
of 15 days per licensed premises in any twelve-month period. The dates
of such special events shall be listed in the application materials
or shall be disclosed no less than five days prior to any such event.
Applications must be filed with the Village Clerk at least five days
prior to any special event in connection with which same is issued.
F. Class F catering license. A Class F license shall authorize a catering
business with its business license location either within or without
the Village to sell alcoholic liquor at retail for consumption on
the premises where sold only in connection with scheduled special
functions such as banquets, wedding receptions, and other private
party functions where meals are served by the licensee and where the
service of alcoholic beverages is primarily incidental and complementary
to the service of such meals. No retail sale of alcoholic liquor shall
be made at any time to the general public (other than to those in
attendance at the banquets, wedding receptions, or other party functions).
An applicant for a Class F license shall furnish a copy of its State
of Illinois catering liquor license.
Schedule of Fees
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License Classification
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License Fee
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Class A
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$600 per year
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Class A-1
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$600 per year
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Class B
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$600 per year
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Class C
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$400 per year
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Class D
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$25 per event or $200 for annual license*
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Class F
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$50 per day or $250 per year
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*
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Political subdivisions shall be exempt from the Class D license
fee.
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[Amended 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 12-09]
A. The number of licenses that shall be granted within the Village shall
be limited as follows:
[Amended 3-10-2016 by Ord. No. 16-05; 12-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-34; 10-11-2017 by Ord. No.
17-34; 10-23-2019 by Ord. No. 19-36; 10-27-2021 by Ord. No. 21-34; 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 22-08; 3-22-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04]
License Classification
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Number of Licenses Available
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Class A
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2
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Class A-1
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4
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Class B
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5
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Class C
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5
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Class D
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*
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Class F
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*
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*
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No limit is placed under this section upon the number of Class
D and F licenses. These licenses are limited in duration and restricted
as otherwise set forth in this chapter. The Board of Trustees may
further modify the number of Class A, A-1, B, and C licenses available
as it deems fit and in the best interests of the Village.
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B. Termination by dormancy. A license shall be rendered dormant and
shall abate when the licensed premises have been closed or when no
alcoholic liquor has been sold or served on the premises for 60 days,
and no request for transfer to a new location or request for an extension
of time has been received by the Liquor Control Commissioner. A license
shall be rendered dormant and shall abate immediately when a licensee
sells or otherwise conveys the licensed premises, and such license
shall be deemed to have been surrendered to the Liquor Control Commissioner.
Upon a determination of abatement by the Commissioner, the number
of licenses in the class of the license that has been rendered dormant
shall be reduced by one.
All license fees shall be paid to the Liquor Control Commissioner
at the time application is made and shall be forthwith turned over
to the Village Treasurer. In the event the license applied for is
denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant, but not
the nonrefundable filing fee of $200.
Each license issued under this chapter shall, unless terminated,
revoked, or suspended, expire on April 30 following the issuance thereof;
provided, however, that a Class D license, as designated above, shall
be valid for a forty-eight-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on
the date specified therein or for a lesser period as required by the
license, and a Class F license shall be valid for not more than an
eight-hour period and only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:00
p.m. The normal licensing period shall be from May 1 through April
30 of each year, unless a license is issued or terminated at some
other time during the year for individual circumstances.
Every licensee shall cause his or her current license or licenses
to be framed and hung in plain view of the public in a conspicuous
place on the licensed premises.
Subject to the limitation on the number of licenses which may
be issued and the making of such additional payment as may be necessary
to meet license fee requirements in case of a change to a higher-fee
class of license, a change may be requested and made from one class
of license to another upon renewal or reissuance of a license.
A license may be issued to two or more persons jointly and in
case of the death of one of such joint licensee, the surviving licensee
shall succeed to all the rights therein by the right of survivorship.
No licensee licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall
deny or permit his or her agents and employees to deny any person
the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodation, advantages, facilities,
and privileges of any premises in which alcoholic liquors are authorized
to be sold, subject only to the conditions and limitations established
by law and applicable alike to all citizens.
The licensee and his or her agents, officers, and employees
shall at all times be personally responsible for the proper operation
of the business, including compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and the observation of all laws and regulations applicable
thereto.
The President shall keep or cause to be kept a complete record
of all licenses issued by him or her and shall furnish the Village
Clerk, the Village Treasurer, and the Chief of Police each with a
copy thereof upon the issuance of any new license, and shall notify
each of the officers in writing upon the issuance of any new license
or revocation of any old license.
A person, club, firm, or corporation not having a license shall
not sell or offer for sale any alcoholic liquor for consumption on
the premises where sold or permit the same to be consumed on the premises
where sold.