Ordinance 2020-30 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO.2020-30
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
APPROVING OUTDOOR RESTAURANT SALES AND LIQUOR SERVICING
DURING THE PANDEMIC
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 26'day of May, 2020
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on June 19,2020.
Ordinance No. 2020-30
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
APPROVING OUTDOOR RESTAURANT SALES AND LIQUOR SERVICING
DURING THE PANDEMIC
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and validly
existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution of the State of
Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization characterized the
COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic; and.
WHEREAS, J.B. Pritzker, Governor of the State of Illinois (the "Governor"), declared
all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area on March 9, 2020 in response to the outbreak
of COVID-19 in Illinois and on March 16, 2020 issued Executive Orders which closed all
schools, governmental offices, non-essential businesses, and ordered all Illinois residents to stay
at home, which orders have been extended to May 29, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has recently issued a five-phase plan to reopen the state
("Restore Illinois"), guided by health metrics with distinct business, education, and recreation
activities being expanded in each phase; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has now issued an order that as of May 29, 2020, the state
shall enter phase three of Restore Illinois permitting manufacturing, offices, retail, barbershops
and salons to be reopened to the public with capacity limits and other safety precautions
providing that gatherings shall be of ten or fewer people and face coverings and social distancing
continue; and
WHEREAS, bars and restaurants which can also be reopened with outdoor seating
commencing May 29, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City currently has numerous restaurants which do not serve liquor;
licenses seventeen bars and restaurants to serve liquor both indoor and outdoor; and, licenses
fifteen bars and restaurants which can only serve liquor indoors ; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council believe it to be in the best interests of City bars
and restaurants to permit to provide outdoor service including all liquor license holders now
licensed for "on premise" consumption pursuant to the Yorkville Municipal Code pursuant to the
limitations and within specified areas as hereinafter provided.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
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Section 1. All restaurants within the City and all holders of an A-1, BG, BH, C, R-1, R-2
and S class liquor license shall be permitted to provide service in any outdoor area subject to the
following:
a) The area where service shall be provided shall be owned, leased, or licensed to the
licensee;
b) The licensee must provide measures not to interfere with the operations of adjacent
business and provide for the safety of its customers;
c) The area to be used must be approved by the City Administrator or his designee;
d) The area must be maintained at all times; and
e) The restaurant owner must procure general liability insurance for any food service
provided out of doors, and holder of a liquor license must have procured general
liability insurance and liquor liability insurance to provide service in an outdoor
venue and if any outdoor area which is owned by the City is used for outdoor food
service or by the holder of liquor licenses, such insurance must name the City as
additional insured.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant a license for the use of any City
owned property to a restaurant or any holders of the class of liquor licenses as specified above,
but only to the extent the public property is not required by the City for its use or the use of the
public.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law and shall sunset on December 31, 2020.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
26' day of May, 2020.
City Clerk
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE JASON PETERSON AYE
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, endall County, Illinois, this
8 day of J uve- , 2020. JV
Mayor
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