Retailer's licenses issued by the Liquor Control Commissioner
shall be of the following classes. Requirements for each classification
and the annual fees to be charged shall be as follows:
A.
Class A liquor license. A Class A license shall be issued to hotels,
motels or restaurants meeting the following definitions and requirements:
(1)
A "hotel or motel" is hereby defined as every building or other structure
kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to
be a place where food is actually served and consumed and sleeping
accommodations are offered for adequate pay to travelers and quests,
whether transient, permanent or residential, in which 25 or more rooms
are used for the sleeping accommodations of such quests and having
one or more public dining rooms being conducted in the same building
or buildings, structures being provided with adequate and sanitary
kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity and as long as such
food is prepared under sanitary conditions meeting all local and state
laws, rules, and regulations.
(2)
A "restaurant" is hereby defined as a place where food is actually
served and consumed for adequate pay to the public, and having one
or more public dining rooms where meals are served and wherein adequate
and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment is provided and wherein
the combined dining room seating capacity is adequate to serve 50
patrons at one time, as long as any such food prepared and served
is done so under sanitary conditions meeting all local and state laws,
rules and regulations.
(3)
All such hotels or motels licensed under this classification shall
have an assessed valuation of all buildings and grounds of at least
$200,000.
(4)
All such restaurants licensed under this classification shall have
an assessed valuation of all buildings and grounds of at least $100,000.
(5)
A Class A liquor license issued to any hotel, motel or restaurant
meeting the requirements above shall entitle the licensee to sell
alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises only.
(6)
Any licensee under this classification shall be entitled to maintain
a dance floor on or within the licensed premises.
(7)
The annual fee for a Class A liquor license shall be $1,450.
(8)
A Class A liquor license issued to any hotel, motel or restaurant
meeting the requirements above shall entitle the licensee to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or to sell alcoholic
liquor in the original package not to be consumed on the premises
where sold.
[Added 11-12-2012 by Ord.
No. 12-11-12-2]
B.
Class B liquor license. A Class B liquor license shall be issued
to taverns or similar establishments meeting the following definitions
and requirements:
(1)
A "tavern" is hereby defined as a place selling alcoholic beverages
for consumption on the premises and shall include such places commonly
known as "saloons," "bars," "barrooms," "cocktail lounges," "ale houses,"
"road houses," "pubs," and "taprooms."
(2)
A Class B liquor license shall entitle the licensee to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises or to sell alcoholic liquor
in the original package not to be consumed on the premises where sold,
but shall not include grocery stores or any business wherein the primary
business is other than the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(3)
A licensee under this classification shall be entitled to sell food
and food items as a secondary function of the business being conducted
as long as any food prepared and served is done so under sanitary
conditions meeting all local and state laws, rules and regulations.
(4)
No licensee under this classification shall maintain a dance floor.
(5)
The annual fee for a Class B liquor license shall be $950.
C.
Class C liquor license. A Class C liquor license shall be issued
to nightclubs or similar establishments meeting the following definitions
and requirements:
(1)
A "nightclub" is hereby defined as a place of selling alcoholic beverages
for consumption on the premises which offers live entertainment or
mechanically reproduced entertainment and shall include such places
commonly known as "discotheques," "discos," and "cabarets."
(2)
A Class C liquor license shall entitle the licensee to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises or to sell alcoholic liquor
in the original package not to be consumed on the premises where sold.
(3)
A licensee under this classification shall be entitled to sell food
and food items as a secondary function of the business being conducted
as long as any food prepared and served is done so under sanitary
conditions meeting all local and state laws, rules and regulations.
(4)
Any licensee under this classification shall be entitled to maintain
a dance floor on or within the licensed premises.
(5)
The annual fee for a Class C liquor license shall be $1,250.
D.
Class D liquor license. A Class D liquor license shall be issued
to package liquor stores or similar establishments meeting the following
definitions and requirements:
(1)
A "package liquor store or establishment" is hereby defined as a
place selling alcoholic beverages in the original package, not to
be consumed on the premises, including places where sales are made
at drive-up facilities.
(2)
A Class D liquor license shall not entitle the licensee to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises.
(3)
No licensee under this classification shall maintain a dance floor
on or within the licensed remises.
(4)
The annual fee for a Class D liquor license shall be $600.
E.
Class E license. A Class E liquor license shall be issued to a club
or fraternal organization meeting the following definitions and requirements:
(1)
A "club or fraternal organization" is hereby defined as a corporation
organized under the laws of this state, not for pecuniary profit,
solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale
or consumption of alcoholic beverages, kept, used and maintained by
its members through the payment of annual dues, and owning, hiring
or leasing a building or space in a building, of such extent and character
as may be suitable and adequate for the reasonable and comfortable
use and accommodation of its members and their guests; provided that
such club files with the Liquor Control Commissioner at the time of
its application for the license under this Part 1 two copies of a
list of names and residences of its members, and similarly files within
10 days of the election of any additional member his name and address;
and provided further that its affairs and management are conducted
by a board of directors, executive committee, or similar body chosen
by the members at their annual meeting and that no member or any officer,
agent, or employee of the club is paid, or directly or indirectly
receives, in the form of salary or other compensation, any profits
from the distribution or sale of alcoholic beverages to the club or
the members of the club or its guests introduced by members beyond
the amount of such salary as may be fixed and voted at any annual
meeting by the members or by its board of directors or other governing
body out of the general revenue of the club.[1]
(2)
A Class E liquor license shall entitle the licensee to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises only.
(3)
A licensee under this classification shall be entitled to prepare,
sell, and serve food and food items and meals to the members and their
quests, provided that there exists adequate and sanitary kitchen and
dining room equipment and as long as any such food prepared and served
is done so under sanitary conditions meeting all local and state laws,
rules and regulations.
(4)
Any licensee under this classification shall be entitled to maintain
a dance floor on or with the licensed premises.
(5)
The annual fee for a Class E liquor license shall be $950.
F.
Class F liquor license. A Class F liquor license shall be issued
to establishments wishing to sell beer and wine only as long as the
following definitions and requirements are met:
(2)
A Class F liquor license shall entitle the licensee to sell beer
and wine by the drink for consumption on the premises and shall only
authorize the sale of beer and wine in conjunction with and together
with the sale of a meal and only at such times that prepared meals
are being sold in the same location on said premises.
(3)
A licensee under this classification shall be an establishment that
sells and serves food and food items, provided and as long as any
such food prepared and served is done so under sanitary conditions
meeting all local and state laws.
(4)
No licensee under this classification shall maintain a dance floor
on or within the licensed premises.
(5)
The annual fee for a Class F liquor license shall be $850.
G.
Class G temporary liquor license. A Class G temporary liquor license
shall be issued to any chartered not-for-profit corporation, religious,
political, charitable, or any organization that can show tax-exempt
status wishing to sell beer only as long as the following definitions
and requirements are met:
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. 12-4-9-3]
(2)
A Class G temporary license shall entitle the licensee to sell beer
for consumption on the licensed premises only.
(3)
The term or duration of a Class G license shall be for a period of
no longer than 10 days in any calendar year. Each day of said license
term shall begin no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and end not later than
12:00 midnight of the same calendar date.
(4)
At the time of application, the applicant shall provide evidence
that the organization is duly chartered by the State of Illinois as
a not-for-profit corporation or show proof that the organization has
tax-exempt status.
(5)
The Liquor Control Commission may recommend and the Liquor Control
Commissioner may require any special conditions that relate to the
public health, safety, and welfare, including, but not limited to:
(6)
Applicants for a Class G temporary license shall not be required to submit a bond as specified in Article VII.
(7)
The fee for a Class G temporary license shall be $25 each day for
the term that the license is issued.
In the event a license is surrendered under any provision of
this Part 1, the license fee shall be forfeited by the licensee. No
portion of any license fee shall be returned to the licensee for the
period of time when a license is considered null and void or when
a license is suspended or revoked under any provisions of this Part
1.
[Amended 10-14-1985 by Ord. No. 85-10-14-1; 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 88-11-14-1; 8-16-1993 by Ord. No. 93-8-16-1; 10-8-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10-8-1; 4-11-2016 by Ord. No.
16-4-11-2; 2-22-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02-22-2]
At no time shall the Liquor Control Commissioner issue more
licenses than indicated below for the classifications allowed by this
Part 1:
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License Classification
|
Limit on Number of Licenses
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|---|---|
|
A
|
1
|
|
B
|
2
|
|
C
|
0
|
|
D
|
7
|
|
E
|
0
|
|
F
|
1
|
|
G
|
No limit; however, only one license may be issued for any one
period of time.
|
There shall be no increase or decrease in the number of licenses
available for issuance at any time hereafter unless and until the
Board of Trustees shall cause notice to be given of not less than
90 days by publication in a newspaper having general circulation within
the Village of Oakwood, Illinois of the time, date, and location of
any meeting of the Board of Trustees during which such an increase
or decrease shall be considered and final action taken thereon.
No person shall be permitted to consume any alcoholic liquors
on that portion of the premises that are outside the structure in
which a licensee is operating under a valid license unless that license
permits consumption on the premises and the same is authorized by
the licensee. No licensee of any license shall authorize consumption
of alcoholic liquor on the parking area of any premises during or
after business hours.
The Liquor Control Commissioner shall keep or cause to be kept
a complete record and/or official listing of all licensees and licenses
issued by said Liquor Control Commissioner. Upon issuance of any license
or revocation of any license, the Liquor Control Commissioner shall
notify the Oakwood Police Department within 48 hours by providing
a copy of such transaction or an updated copy of the official list
of licensee and licenses issued.
