Ordinance 2003-17 STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KENDALL )
ORDINANCE NO. 2003- %—A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3
ARTICLE 4 SECTION (B) OF THE LIQUOR CONTROL
ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE TO
ALLOW SAMPLING AND/OR TASTING OF ALCOHOLIC
LIQUORS BY CLASS A LIQUOR LICENSE HOLDERS
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE have
considered modification and amendment to Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 4, Section(B) of the City
Code providing for liquor control within the limits of the UNITED-CITY OF YORKVILLE; and
WHEREAS, hearings have been held before the City Council and Public Safety
Committee, due consideration given by the City Council sitting as a Committee of the Whole,
and by the City Council and Staff of the City regulating the sale of alcohol within City limits; and
WHEREAS the City has determined it to be in the best interests of the community and its
economy, as well as for the benefit of the current and future license holders and amend the Uses
Permitted provision of the Liquor Ordinance to allow the sampling and/or tasting of beer and wine
by Class A Liquor License Holders; and
WHEREAS,the purpose of restricting the types of activities which may occur on the
premises of a liquor license holder in the City, is to prevent any secondary effect these activities
may have on the community as a whole, including but not limited to, crime, disorderly conduct and
juvenile delinquency; and
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NOW THEREFORE be it Ordained by the UNITED CITY OF YORKVELLE that Title 3,
Chapter 3, Article 4, Section (B) of the City Code is Amended to include the following
paragraph:
1. Section 3-3-4(B) shall be amended to add the following paragraph:
A holder of a class Al through A4 license may furthermore be permitted to allow
the sampling and/or tasting of the products being sold subject to the following
restrictions:
a. The administration of such sampling and/or tasting shall be done under the
supervision of a department manager or facility manager; and the actual serving
shall be done only by a person over the age of 21 years; and
b. The sampling and/or tasting, consumption, or possession of any alcoholic
liquor by any person under the age of 21 years is strictly prohibited, and the server
of such sample and/or taste will bear the responsibility of enforcing such
prohibition; and
C. The sampling and/or tasting may not be offered more than two times a
week and shall not exceed six hours for each day of such sampling and/or tasting;
and
d. Sampling and/or tasting must occur in a single designated location,
multiple locations are strictly prohibited; and
e. The samples and/or tastes shall be limited to beer and wine only and the
sampling of any alcoholic liquors other than beer and wine shall be strictly
prohibited; and
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e. The samples and/or tastes shall be limited to two ounces or less of beer
and/or wine; and
f. The number of products to be sampled or tasted on any one day shall be
limited to three or less.
REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase or portion
of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent
provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Ordinance has been enacted this ;2,)r aay of
2003.
PAUL JAMES MARTY MUNNS
RICHARD STICKA MIKE ANDERSON
VALERIE BURD ROSE SPEARS
LARRY KOT JOSEPH BESCO
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,Illinois,
this ;n/�ay of A.D. 2003.
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MAYOR
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PASSED by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this � y of , A.D. 2003.
Attest•
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This Document Prepared by:
Law Offices of Daniel J. Kramer
1107A South Bridge Street
Yorkville, Illinois 60560
630-553-9500
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