For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply
unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
ALCOHOL
The product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether
rectified or diluted, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes
synthetic ethyl alcohol. It does not include denatured alcohol or
wood alcohol.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
Includes alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, and every liquid
or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer,
and capable of being consumed as a beverage by human beings. The provisions
of this chapter will not apply to alcohol used in the manufacture
of denatured alcohol produced in accordance with acts of Congress
and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor to any liquid or solid
containing 0.005% or less of alcohol by volume.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
BEER
A beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion
or concoction of barley or other grain, malt and hops in water, and
includes, among other things, beer, ale, stout, lager beer, porter
and the like.
CLOSE
To shut up so as to prevent entrance or access by any person;
and the entire suspension of business.
CLUB
A corporation organized under the laws of this state and
not for pecuniary profit, solely for the promotion of some common
object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors, 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 and provided with suitable and adequate kitchen and dining
space and equipment and maintaining a sufficient number of employees
for cooking, preparing and serving food and meals for its members
and their guests; provided that such club files with the Mayor at
the time of its application for a license under this chapter a list
of names and residences of its members and provided 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.
CORPORATION
Any corporation, domestic or foreign, qualified to do business
in the State of Illinois under the Business Corporation Act of Illinois.
MANAGER or AGENT
Any individual employed by any licensed place of business,
provided said individual possesses the same qualifications required
of the licensee. Satisfactory evidence of such employment will be
furnished to the Mayor in the form and manner as such commission shall
from time to time prescribe.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
MAYOR
The Local Liquor Control Commissioner as provided in the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 235, entitled "Liquor," and all references to "Liquor Commissioner" shall refer
to the Mayor, unless otherwise provided.
MEAL
Food that is prepared and served on the licensed premises
and excludes the serving of snacks.
ORIGINAL PACKAGE
Any bottle, flask, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg, hogshead
or other receptacle or container whatsoever, used, corked or capped,
sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain
and to convey any alcoholic liquor.
PACKAGE LIQUOR STORE
Any public place where packaged liquors are offered for sale
in the original, unopened container for consumption away from the
premises.
PARTNER
Any individual who is a member of a copartnership. "Copartnership"
means an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners
of a business for profit.
PREMISES/PLACE OF BUSINESS
The place or location where alcoholic beverages are manufactured,
stored, displayed, offered for sale, or where drinks containing alcoholic
beverages are mixed, concocted and served for consumption. Not included
are sidewalks, streets, parking areas and grounds adjacent to any
such place or location.
PRIVATE FUNCTION
A prearranged private party, function, or event for a specific
social or business occasion, either by invitation or reservation,
and not open to the general public, where the guests in attendance
are served in a room or rooms designated and used exclusively for
the private party, function or event.
PUBLIC HOUSE
A public place where the sale and consumption of alcoholic
spirits is primary and the sale of food is secondary and incidental
to the sale and consumption of alcoholic spirits.
PUBLIC PLACE/PUBLIC PREMISES
Any premises enclosed or unenclosed, or partly enclosed and
partly unenclosed, wherein any service or goods, chattels or merchandise
are offered for sale to the public, or any such premises used as a
clubhouse, club room or meeting place. The terms "public place" and
"public premises" shall be interchangeable for the purposes of this
chapter.
RESIDENT
Any person (other than a corporation) who has resided and
maintained a bona fide residence in the State of Illinois for at least
one year and in the county in which the premises covered by the license
are located for at least 90 days prior to making application for such
license.
RESTAURANT
Any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held
out to the public as a place where meals are served, such space being
provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment
and capacity, and having employed therein a sufficient number and
kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food for its
guests. A public place where the sale and consumption of food is primary
and the consumption of alcoholic spirits is secondary.
RETAILER
A person who sells or offers for sale alcoholic liquor for
use or consumption and not for resale in any form.
SALE
Any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner or by any
means whatsoever for a consideration and includes and means all sales
made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant
or employee.
SELL AT RETAIL
Any sale for use or consumption and not for resale in any
form.
SPECIAL EVENT
An event conducted by an educational, fraternal, political,
civic, religious or nonprofit organization.
SPECIAL EVENTS RETAILER
An educational, fraternal, political, civic, religious, or
nonprofit organization which sells or offers for sale beer or wine,
or both, only for consumption at the location and on the dates designated
by a special event retail license.
SPIRITS
Any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation,
mixed with water or other substance in solution, and includes brandy,
rum, whiskey, gin or other spirituous liquors and such liquors when
rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other substances.
TO SELL
Includes to keep or expose for sale and to keep with intent
to sell.
WINE
Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the
natural contents of fruits or vegetables containing sugar, including
such beverages when fortified by the addition of alcohol or spirits,
as above defined.
The Mayor shall have the right to examine or cause to be examined,
under oath, any applicant for a local license or for renewal thereof,
or any licensee upon whom notice of revocation or suspension has been
served in the manner hereinafter provided, and to examine or cause
to be examined the books and records of any such applicant or licensee;
to hear testimony and take proof for information in the performance
of his or her duties, and for such purpose to issue subpoenas which
shall be effective in any part of this state.
No retail license shall be issued by the Mayor to the following:
(A) A person who is not a resident of Fayette County, Illinois;
(B) A person who is not 21 years of age;
(C) A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or
state law if the Mayor determines, after investigation, that such
person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public
trust;
(D) A person who has been convicted of keeping a place of prostitution
or keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, promoting prostitution
that involves keeping a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile
prostitution that involves keeping a place of juvenile prostitution;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(E) A person who has been convicted of pandering;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(F) A person whose license has previously been revoked for cause;
(G) A person who, at the time of the application for renewal for any
license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon
first application;
(H) A copartnership, if any general partnership thereof or any limited
partnership thereof owning more than 5% of the aggregate limited partner
interest in such copartnership would not be eligible to receive a
license hereunder for any reason;
(I) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any
stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 5% of such corporation,
would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason
other than the requirement for citizenship and residence;
(J) A corporation or limited-liability company, unless it is incorporated
or organized in the State of Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation
or foreign limited-liability company which is qualified under the
Business Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company Act to transact business
in Illinois;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(K) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent,
unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required
by the licensee;
(L) Any person, association, or corporation not eligible for a state
retail liquor license;
(M) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community
in which he resides;
(N) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or
state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic
liquor subsequent to the passage of this code or has forfeited his
bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(O) A person who does not own the premises for which a license is sought,
or does not rent or have a written lease executed by the parties thereto
for the full periods for which the license is to be issued;
(P) Any law enforcing public official, including members of local liquor
control commissions, any mayor, alderperson, or member of the commission,
any president of the village board of trustees, any member of a village
board of trustees, or any president or member of a county board; and
no such official shall have a direct interest in the manufacture,
sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a license may
be granted to such official in relation to premises that are not located
within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official
if the issuance of such license is approved by the State Liquor Control
Commission and except that a license may be granted, in a city or
village with a population of 55,000 or less, to any alderperson or
member of a village board of trustees in relation to premises that
are located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that
official if i) the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license
is incidental to the selling of food, ii) the issuance of the license
is approved by the State Commission, iii) the issuance of the license
is in accordance with all applicable local ordinances in effect where
the premises are located, and iv) the official granted a license does
not vote on alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council
to which the license holder is elected. Notwithstanding any provision
of this Subsection (P) to the contrary, an alderperson or member of
a commission, a member of a village board of trustees other than the
president of the village board of trustees, or a member of a county
board other than the president of a county board may have a direct
interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor
as long as he or she is not a law enforcing public official, a mayor,
a village board president, or president of a county board. To prevent
any conflict of interest, the elected official with the direct interest
in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor shall
not participate in any meetings, hearings, or decisions on matters
impacting the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
Furthermore, the mayor of a city with a population of 55,000 or less
or the president of a village with a population of 55,000 or less
may have an interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of
alcoholic liquor as long as the council or board over which he or
she presides has made a local liquor control commissioner appointment
that complies with the requirements of 235 ILCS 5/4-2.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(Q) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated
by the licensee;
(R) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed
by 720 ILCS 5/28-1.1 or 720 ILCS 5/28-3, as heretofore or hereafter
amended, or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid
statutory provisions;
(S) A person to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the
federal government for the current tax period; except those persons
who are eligible to receive a license under the Raffles and Poker
Runs Act, being 230 ILCS 20/1 et seq. of the state's Pull Tabs and
Jar Games Act;
(T) A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for use or consumption
on his or her licensed retail premises who does not have liquor liability
insurance coverage for that premises in an amount that is at least
equal to the maximum liability amounts set out in 235 ILCS 5/6-21(a);
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(U) A person who is licensed by any licensing authority as a manufacturer
of beer, or any partnership, corporation, limited-liability company,
or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other
form of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer, having
any legal, equitable, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly,
in a person licensed in this state as a distributor or importing distributor.
For purposes of this Subsection (U), a person who is licensed by any
licensing authority as a “manufacturer of beer” shall
also mean a brewer and a nonresident dealer who is also a manufacturer
of beer, including a partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other
form of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(V) A person who is licensed in this state as a distributor or importing
distributor, or any partnership, corporation, limited-liability company,
or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other
form of business enterprise licensed in this state as a distributor
or importing distributor having any legal, equitable, or beneficial
interest, directly or indirectly, in a person licensed as a manufacturer
of beer by any licensing authority, or any partnership, corporation,
limited-liability company, or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate,
or agent thereof, or any other form of business enterprise, except
for a person who owns, on or after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 98th General Assembly, no more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of a manufacturer of beer whose shares are publicly traded
on an exchange within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. For the purposes of this Subsection (V), a person who is licensed
by any licensing authority as a “manufacturer of beer”
shall also mean a brewer and a nonresident dealer who is also a manufacturer
of beer, including a partnership, corporation, limited-liability company,
or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other
form of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer; and
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(W) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
The following licenses shall be available:
(A) Class "A" licenses (package store). "A" licenses shall authorize
the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in closed containers and not
for consumption on the premises.
(B) Class "B" licenses (club). "B" licenses shall authorize a club, as
otherwise herein defined, to sell all alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the premises, but shall not authorize sale of sealed containers
of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.
(C) Class "C" licenses (restaurant). "C" licenses shall authorize a restaurant
to sell all alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, but
shall not authorize sale of sealed containers of alcoholic beverages
for off-premises consumption.
(D) Class "D" licenses (special event license).
(1)
A "D" license shall authorize the retail sale of beer and wine
for consumption on premises only and shall not authorize sale of sealed
containers for off-premises consumption. This license shall be for
a not-to-exceed-twenty-four-hour period on specifically described
premises and not otherwise. The license is for special events only
and shall be available only to civic, service, charitable and other
not-for-pecuniary profit organizations. No alcoholic beverage may
be sold or consumed within 25 feet of any public street open to vehicular
traffic. No license shall issue unless a $500 cleanup deposit of $500
shall be made.
(2)
The applicant shall participate in a meeting with the Mayor
and Chief of Police. The purpose of said meeting shall be to discuss
and review, in detail, the following:
(a)
The proposed physical layout of the site of the event, including
but not limited to the location and size of fences or other barriers
used to secure the area, the location where alcoholic beverages will
be served, the location and size of any stage that will be used for
live entertainment, and the number and location of sound-amplification
devices;
(b)
The identity, training and background of any persons who will
be responsible for security at the event;
(c)
Any other aspects of how the applicant proposes to operate and
manage the event that are related to ensuring that the event will
not violate the requirements of this section or otherwise adversely
impact on the health, safety and welfare of the public.
(3)
The Mayor may consider the following characteristics of the
event as proposed to determine whether to request meeting with the
applicant ahead of the event and whether to recommend the imposition
of additional security measures as a condition of the license:
(a)
The size of the site for the event.
(b)
The duration of the event.
(c)
The number of persons that can reasonably be expected to attend
the event.
(d)
The event's proximity to residential areas.
(e)
The event's proximity to public streets or other public rights-of-way.
(f)
Whether live entertainment will be provided.
(g)
The Police Department's or other municipalities' experience
with similar events in the past.
(h)
Any other characteristics of the event as proposed that could
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the public health, safety
and welfare in the absence of adequate security measures.
(E) Class "E" licenses (public house). "E" licenses shall authorize a
public house as otherwise herein defined to sell all alcoholic beverages
for consumption on the premises, but shall not authorize sale of sealed
containers of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.
(F) Class "F" licenses (limited consumption/package). "F" licenses shall
authorize the retail sale of beer and wine for consumption on premises
and shall authorize sale of sealed containers of alcoholic beverages
for off-premises consumption.
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-11-03]
(G) Class "G" licenses (limited package convenience store). "G" licenses
shall authorize the sale at retail sale by a convenience store of
beer only, and the limited sale of one beer per twenty-four-hour period
for consumption on the premises within an area restricted for video
gaming purposes under the provisions of the Illinois Video Gaming
Act (250 ILCS 40/1 et seq.). No more than 10% of the annual sales
on the premises shall be for alcoholic liquor. The annual fee for
such license shall be $1,000.
[Added 7-19-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-07-01]
(1) The premises shall be a convenience store having a gross floor area
of not less than 3,000 above grade square feet which primarily sells
food, beverages and convenience items often in conjunction with other
uses such as a filling station or restaurant which other uses shall
be considered the principal use.
(2) The total floor and cooler space dedicated for the display of beer
only is limited to not more than 20% of the gross floor area of the
convenience store.
(3) The display area of beer only shall be compact and confined in a
single area approved by the local liquor control commissioner.
(4) Beer shall not be sold in quantities of less than four cans or bottles
to any customer.
(5) Each transaction for the sale of beer only shall be with point-of-sale
equipment that shall scan the identification of the customer as to
verify age.
(7) Window signs used for advertising the sale of beer only shall be
limited to 20% of the permitted total window sign area.
(H) Class
"H" licenses (bar/extended premises license; consumption sales and
package sales). "H" licenses shall entitle the license holder to make
consumption sales and package sales of alcoholic liquor, except that
this classification shall not be construed so as to permit package
sales without also making consumption sales. Furthermore, for purposes
of this Class "H" license, consumption sales shall be secondary to
package sales and shall not exceed 15% of the licensee's total gross
sales or revenues of alcoholic liquor for any quarter of any year.
For purposes of the regulation of a Class "H" license, the licensed
premises may include the enclosed area or property lying outside of,
adjacent and contiguous to the permanent structure housing the licensed
business, provided that said enclosed area or property outside such
permanent structure is specifically designated in said Class "H" license.
The sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor outside of the building
which houses the licensed premises shall be subject to any further
conditions and regulations required by the local liquor control commissioner
to promote and protect public safety and welfare.
(1) Class "H" licenses will permit the licensee to operate video gaming
terminals upon the premises, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Any person who displays a video gaming terminal for play or operation
by the public shall have, as a prerequisite to receiving any Class
"H" license from the city, a valid license issued by the State Gaming
Board for each such video gaming terminal. The cancellation, suspension
or revocation of any such license for the State Gaming Board shall
result in the automatic cancellation, suspension or revocation of
the city's Class "H" license without refund of any portion of the
license fee. An applicant for the Class "H" license shall submit to
the Village Clerk a copy of the license issued by the State Gaming
Board for each video gaming terminal to be played or operated on the
licensed premises.
(b) Any liquor license issued by the city to any liquor licensee pursuant
to this chapter, including but not limited to any licensed fraternal
establishment or licensed veterans' establishment (as defined in the
Video Gaming Act, 230 ILCS 40/5), that displays a video gaming terminal
for play or operation within its premises in violation of this subsection
shall be immediately revoked.
(c) No more than six video gaming terminals may be located on any Class
"H" licensee's premises.
(d) Every Class "H" licensee shall comply with the provisions of the
Video Gaming Act, 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq., as amended, and all rules,
regulations, and restrictions imposed by the State Gaming Board, as
amended.
(e) The operation of video gaming terminals shall not be permitted during
the hours alcoholic liquor sales are prohibited.
(f) Video gaming shall be located in a clearly demarcated area that is
restricted to persons over 21 years of age.
(2) Class "H" license holders will be allowed live music (no full bands),
six times per year.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
The holder of a Class D license shall, within 24 hours of termination
of the license term, remove from the license site and any adjoining
public or private property all refuse, litter and garbage arising
directly or indirectly from the presence of persons upon the licensed
premises. Upon written application, the twenty-four-hour period may
be extended by the local Liquor Control Commissioner for a definite
period of time for good cause shown. Good cause shall include, but
not be limited to, natural disasters and extreme weather conditions.
In the event that a Class "D" license holder does not remove all refuse,
litter, debris and garbage as above required, within the twenty-four-hour
period, or the extension of that period, the Village may, after 24
hours' notice, remove all refuse, litter, debris, garbage and the
like from the property used for the event. Any cleanup costs incurred
by the Village shall be deducted from the refund of the cleanup deposit.
The refund, if any, shall be paid to the licensee within 30 days of
occurrence of the special event.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
A license issued under this chapter shall be purely a personal
privilege, good for not to exceed one year after issued, unless sooner
revoked as in this chapter authorized and provided, and shall not
constitute property nor shall it be subject to attachment, garnishment
or execution; nor shall it be alienable or transferable, voluntarily
or involuntarily, or subject to being encumbered or hypothecated.
Such license shall not descend by the laws of testate or intestate
devolution, but it shall cease upon the death of the licensee, provided
that executors or administrators of the estate of any deceased licensee,
and the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt licensee, when such estate
consists in part of alcoholic liquor, may continue the business of
the sale or manufacture of alcoholic liquor under order of the appropriate
court, and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent
or bankrupt licensee after the death of such decedent, or such insolvency
or bankruptcy until the expiration of such license but not longer
than six months after the death, bankruptcy or insolvency of such
licensee. Except in the case of a non-beverage-user's license, a refund
shall be made of that portion of the license fees paid for any period
in which the licensee shall be prevented from operating under such
license in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Every licensee under this chapter shall cause the license to
be framed and hung in plain view in a conspicuous place on the licensed
premises.
The Mayor shall keep a complete record of all licenses issued
and shall supply the Clerk, Treasurer and Chief of Police a copy of
the same. Upon issuance or revocation of a license, the Mayor shall
give written notice to these same officers within 48 hours.
Liquor license fees shall be tendered at the time application
is made. If the license applied for is denied, the fee shall be returned
to the applicant. If the license is granted, the fee shall be delivered
to the City Treasurer for deposit.
A retail liquor dealer's license shall permit the sale of alcoholic
liquor only in the premises described in the application and license.
Such location may be changed only upon the written permit to make
such change issued by the Mayor. No change of location shall be permitted
unless the proposed new location is a proper one for the retail sale
of alcoholic liquor under the law of this state and the ordinances
of the Village.
All premises used for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor or
for the storage of such liquor for such sale shall be kept in full
compliance with the ordinances regulating the condition of premises
used for the storage or sale of food for human consumption.
Every act or omission of whatsoever nature constituting a violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter, by any officer, director,
manager or other agent or employee of any licensee, shall be deemed
and held to be the act of the employer or licensee, and the employer
or licensee shall be punishable in the same manner as if the act or
omission had been done or omitted by it, him or her personally.
It is unlawful to employ in any premises used for the retail
sale of alcoholic liquor any person who is afflicted with, or who
is a carrier of, any contagious, infectious venereal disease, and
it is unlawful for any person who is afflicted with, or a carrier
of, any such disease to work in or about any premises or to engage
in any way in the handling, preparation or distribution of such liquor.
No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any alcoholic
liquor, beer, ale, stout or lager beer on any premises situated within
200 feet of any church, school, hospital, home for aged persons, institutional
home for veterans, their wives or children, provided that this provision
shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant service, regularly organized
clubs, or to restaurants, food shops, or other places where sale of
alcoholic liquor is not the principal business carried on. This provision
shall also not apply to club licenses applied for by church-related
clubs and organizations.
In premises in which the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption
upon the premises is licensed (other than a restaurant, hotel or club),
no screen, blind, curtain, partition, article or thing shall be permitted
in the windows or upon the doors of such licensed premises or inside
such premises which shall prevent a clear view into the interior of
such licensed premises from the street, road or sidewalk at all times,
and no screen, partition, or other obstruction or any arrangement
of light or lighting shall be permitted in or about the interior of
such premises which shall prevent a full view of the interior of such
premises from the street, road or sidewalk. All rooms where liquor
is sold for consumption upon the premises shall be continually lighted
during business hours by natural light or artificial white light so
that all parts of the interior of the premises shall be clearly visible.
In case the view into any of such licensed premises required by the
foregoing provisions shall be willfully obscured or in any manner
obstructed, then such license shall be subject to revocation in the
manner herein provided. In order to enforce the provisions of this
section, the Mayor shall have the right to require the filing with
him of plans, drawings and photographs showing the clearance of the
view as above required.
No person under the age of 18 years shall carry, deliver, or
service alcoholic liquor in any place where alcoholic liquor is sold
pursuant to a license issued by the Village.
It shall be unlawful for any person to do or commit any of the
following acts within the Village; to wit: drink any alcoholic liquor
on any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public way, unless
upon premises then subject to a duly issued liquor license.
The privilege of selling alcoholic liquor pursuant to a license
issued under the provisions of this chapter may be exercised only
within the confines of the specifically described, totally enclosed
building for which the license has been issued. Persons consuming
alcoholic liquor sold at retail, pursuant to licenses permitting sale
at retail, may only consume the liquor within the confines of the
closed building. Holders of a Class "C" license are exempt from this
prohibition.
No entity granted a license by the Village may operate pursuant
to the license except upon proof of possession of dram shop insurance
with coverage limits of not less than $1,000,000/$5,000,000 limits
for the entirety of the license term.
The Mayor may suspend or revoke any retail liquor dealer's license
for any violation of this chapter or for the violation of any other
Village ordinance upon the licensed premises or for the violation
of any statute of the state pertaining to the sale of alcoholic liquor
or for any violation of the Criminal Code of the state.