Village of Oakwood, IL Article IV License Requirements

§ 114-11 Application required.

Any person, partnership or corporation seeking to sell alcoholic beverages under the terms of this Part 1 shall submit the appropriate application for a liquor license in accordance with the requirements of this article.

§ 114-12 Application procedures; fees.

A. Application for an Oakwood, Illinois liquor license shall be made in writing by the applicant on forms made available for such purpose. The Liquor Control Commissioner shall cause the following types of application forms to be prepared and made available and shall have the authority to revise such forms as deemed necessary by the Liquor Control Commissioner:

Type of Application
N	—	Application for New License
R	—	Application for Renewal License
G	—	Application for Temporary License

Type of Applicant/Due Date
N	—	Any applicant not holding a valid Oakwood, Illinois liquor license; no due date but license applied for must be available
R	—	Holders of valid licenses shall submit by November 1 prior to the date of issuance for the following calendar year
G	—	Applicants for temporary license (Class G); applicant shall submit at least 30 days prior to date for which license is requested

B. Applications shall be submitted to the office of the Liquor Control Commissioner and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $200, which shall be paid by money order, cashier's check or bank draft and shall be made payable to the "Village of Oakwood, Illinois."

[Amended 11-15-2021 by Ord. No. 21-11-15-1]

C. License fees as required in § 114-24 shall be paid at the time the application has been approved by the Liquor Control Commissioner.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

D. Upon receipt of an application, the Liquor Control Commissioner shall submit said application and the applicant's file to the members of the Liquor Control Commission.

E. The Liquor Control Commission shall, as appropriate, make an on-site investigation of the premises to determine whether all statements on the application are true and correct. The Liquor Control Commission shall be authorized to add any appropriate information to the applicant's file, including, but not limited to, site review, photographs of the premises, and/or recommendations regarding approval or disapproval based on its review of the site and the application.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: The original subsection regarding on-site visits, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

F. Applicants for a new license shall be required to request the Oakwood Police Department to conduct a police records check. Said report shall be forwarded by the Oakwood Police Department to the Liquor Control Commissioner. The records check report shall become a part of the applicant's file, but shall be kept as confidential information for review by the Liquor Commissioner and the Liquor Control Commission only. A records check shall be conducted on each party of the applicant (i.e., individual owner, partner of partnership, officers of a corporation).

G. Upon completion of required site investigations and records checks, the Liquor Control Commissioner shall call a meeting of the Liquor Control Commission to review the full application. Applicants shall be notified by the Liquor Control Commissioner of the meeting date, time and place. At such meeting, the Liquor Control Commission shall recommend approval or disapproval of the license application, but such action shall not constitute final action on said application.[3]

[3] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

H. The Liquor Control Commissioner shall, within a reasonable time of receipt of the Commission's recommendation, make a determination to approve or deny the license as applied. The Liquor Control Commissioner shall notify the applicant in writing of his decision. If approved, such notification shall include instructions to the applicant as to the amount of fee to be paid and the date or conditions under which said license shall be issued.

I. License fees shall be made payable to the "Village of Oakwood, Illinois," and shall be in the form of a money order, cashier's check or bank draft. The Liquor Control Commissioner shall not issue a license to any applicant unless the license fee has been paid in full in the manner prescribed herein. All such fees shall be delivered by the Liquor Control Commissioner of the Village of Oakwood forthwith to the Treasurer.

§ 114-13 Application contents.

All applications for any license under the terms of this Part 1 shall be completed in full and shall be accompanied by all required attachments as listed herein. All such applications shall be signed by the applicant, if an individual; or partners, if a partnership; or by a duly authorized agent of the corporation, if a corporation; and all signatures thereon shall be verified by a notary public registered in the State of Illinois.

§ 114-14 Applications for new licenses.

A. Applications for new licenses shall include the following items and attachments:

(1) An indication of the license classification being applied for.

(2) Name, address and telephone number of the business location which the license is being applied for.

(3) An indication that applicant is an individual owner, partnership, for-profit corporation or not-for-profit corporation.

(4) Name, title, address, telephone number, present age, place of birth or, if naturalized, date and place naturalized for the individual owner, each partner if a partnership and the agent, manager and corporation officials if a corporation.

(5) Information relating to any conviction of any felony crime for any person listed in Subsection A(4) above.

(6) Description of object of business being conducted.

(7) Information relative to any denials, suspensions or revocations of any liquor licenses that the applicant has had at the same or other premises.

(8) Information relative to any denials, suspensions or revocations of any type of license that the applicant has had at the same or other premises.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(9) Name of any public office currently held by applicant.

(10) Attachment giving description of corporation if applicant is a corporation.

(11) Attachment giving description of real estate upon which the business is conducted.

(12) Attachment that applicant has requested the Chief of Police to conduct a records check.

(13) Attachment providing a Certificate of Dram Shop Insurance for the term of the license being applied for by a reputable insurance carrier insuring the business under the dram shop laws of the State of Illinois, said certificate reflecting dram shop insurance coverage in amounts not less than $20,000 per person and $50,000 per occurrence.

(14) Attachment providing a Certificate of Liability Insurance on the place of business for the term of the license being applied for by a reputable insurance carrier.

(15) Attachment providing proof of ownership or lease of premises for the term of the license being applied for.

(16) Attachment providing a bond in the amount required by Article VII of this Part 1.

(17) Attachment providing a certificate that all taxes and special assessments are paid.

(18) Attachment providing signatures and verification of signatures of the applicant as required by this section.

B. NOTE: Applicants for a license for a newly established business may submit a letter of intent from a reputable insurance agent indicating that the required insurance and bond [Item (13), (14), and (16) above] will be issued to the applicant prior to the issuance of a license. Upon notification of license approval, the applicant must secure and submit the appropriate certificates as in Items (13), (14), and (16) above before the license will be issued.

§ 114-15 Renewal applications.

Renewal applications shall include items in § 114-14A(1), (2), (3), (4), (9), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) and (18) as well as the following:

A. Attachment which provides a statement regarding any change in the nature of the business or the premises to which the license applies.

B. Attachment which provides a statement regarding any change in ownership, partnership, corporate officers or management for the business to which the license applies.

C. Attachment which provides a statement regarding any change in the object of the business or corporation to which the license applies.

§ 114-16 Applications for temporary licenses.

A. Applications for temporary licenses shall include the following items:

(1) Title or description of the event for which the application is being made.

(2) Description or location of the event to be held.

(3) Proposed term of the license (number of days and specific dates).

(4) Name of title of the not-for-profit corporation seeking the application.

(5) Name, title, address, telephone number, present age, place of birth or, if naturalized, date and place naturalized of the agent, manager and corporation officials.

(6) Information relating to any conviction of any felony crime for any person listed in Subsection A(5) above.

(7) Description of the object of the applicant corporation.

(8) Description of the purpose for which the license is being sought.

(9) Information relative to any denials, suspensions or revocations of any liquor license that the applicant corporation has had for the same or other premises.

(10) Name of any public office currently held by any persons listed in Subsection A(5) above.

(11) Attachment providing proof of ownership or lease of the premises for the term of the license being applied for.

(12) Attachment providing a Certificate of Dram Shop Insurance for the term of the license being applied for by a reputable insurance carrier insuring the business under the dram shop laws of the State of Illinois, said certificate reflecting dram shop insurance coverage in amounts not less than $20,000 per person and $50,000 per occurrence.

(13) Attachment providing a Certificate of Liability Insurance on the place of business for the term of the license being applied for by a reputable insurance carrier.

(14) Attachment providing signatures and verification of signatures of the applicant as required by this section.

B. NOTE: Applicants for a license for a newly established business may submit a letter of intent from a reputable insurance agent indicating that the required insurance [Items (12) and (13) above] will be issued to the applicant prior to the issuance of a license. Upon notification of license approval, the applicant must secure and submit the appropriate certificates as in Items (12) and (13) above before the license will be issued.

§ 114-17 Statement of understanding.

A. All applications shall include a "statement of understanding," which shall read as follows:

	"I/We, the undersigned applicant(s), hereby acknowledge that I/we am/are not disqualified from receiving a liquor license by reason of any provisions within the laws of the State of Illinois or the United States; and that I/we am/are completely familiar with the terms and provisions of the Oakwood, Illinois Liquor Control Ordinance and all applicable and referenced laws of the State of Illinois or the United States; and
	that I/we have in good faith submitted all required documents and have answered all questions and parts of this application true and accurately; and
	that I/we fully understand that any license issued hereunder may be revoked in accordance with the provisions of the Oakwood, Illinois Liquor Control Ordinance under the terms of which this application is made, and hereby agree that any license issued hereunder may be so revoked."

B. The applicant(s) shall sign the "statement of understanding" separately from other signatures required and such signatures shall serve as an agreement regarding the "statement of understanding."