HomeMy WebLinkAbout#4078 Liquor Licenses Ordinance No. 4078
An Ordinance Amending Provision 3-8-11 Pertaining to Liquor Licenses in the City of
Canton,Illinois
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 4-1 of The Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5/4-1
et seq.), the City Council of the City of Canton has the power to determine the number, kind and
classification of liquor licenses issued within its municipal boundaries; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Canton has determined that there is an excess
number of tavern licenses, in addition to an excess number of package store licenses within the
City and therefore, the number of liquor licenses currently authorized should be decreased.
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON,
FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS,AS FOLLOWS:
'Section 3-8-11: LICENSE RESTRICTIONS: of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Canton is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A)Class A,tavern licenses, shall be restricted to nine(9) licenses in the city.
(B) All licenses for class B and class C shall only be issued to businesses where sixty percent (60%) of
gross sales are for food and nonalcoholic beverages.
1. All license holders of class B and class C licenses being supper club and restaurants shall at the request of
the liquor commission provide verified financial reports from a certified accountant or a tax preparer
providing sufficient information and detail to establish that the gross sales of food and nonalcoholic
beverages are in excess of sixty percent(60%)of the business' gross sales.
2. Should the business fail to establish the minimum requirements of sixty percent (60%) of food and
nonalcoholic beverages the license may be suspended or revoked after a hearing before the liquor
commission.
(C)Class E,package store licenses, shall be restricted to two(2) licenses in the city.
(D)Class G, golf course/clubhouse licenses, shall be restricted to one license in the city.
(E)Package stores shall be required to have outside ingress and egress only. Under no circumstances shall
a package store be permitted to have an exit or an entrance to or from another building from within
the package store building.
(F) All licenses hereunder shall be issued only to a named person or organization for the use at a
particular location.
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(G) The local liquor control commission shall also impose any conditions or restrictions upon the
issuance of liquor licenses which are specifically set forth by an applicable law of the state. (Ord.
1970,4-21-2009)"
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days from and after its publication in
pamphlet form in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/1-2-4. Such publication must take place within
thirty (30)days after passage of this Ordinance.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, at a regular
meeting this 20TH day of June,2017 upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Ryan Mayhew, John Lovell, Craig West
NAYS: Alderman Angeila Lingenfelter,Angela Hale
ABSENT: Alderman Justin Nelson, Tad Putrich
ABSTAIN: Alderman Chris Jump
APP OVED;{ 62E0
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