Ordinance 2021-17 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CREATING A NEW
LIQUOR LICENSE CLASS AND FEE
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 24th day of August,2021
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County,Illinois on August 31,2021.
Ordinance No.2021-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
AMENDING TITLE 3,CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
CREATING A NEW LIQUOR LICENSE CLASS AND FEE
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (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, pursuant to section 5/4-1 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, as amended,
(235 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.) the Mayor and City Council have the power to determine the number,
kind and classification of liquor licenses and the regulations for the sale of alcoholic beverages;
and in addition pursuant to its powers to protect the public's health, welfare and safety this
Ordinance is hereby adopted.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. That Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 4, Subsection(A)(4) of the Code of Ordinances
of the City, as amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following new classification for
a liquor license:
GBS —Gift Basket Sales
a. Authorizes a licensee to sell beer, wine, and liquor, by a retail dealer which is
located in an area zoned as a Business Zoning District(B-1, B-2, B-3, or B-4)
and which pays Retailer Occupation Tax (commonly referred to as "Sales
Tax"), said alcoholic liquor being sold double packaged as part of another
product, generally described as a"gift package or gift basket". Any alcoholic
liquor offered for sale shall not be displayed separately from the gift package
or gift basket, nor shall it be sold separately or delivered separately from the
gift package or gift basket. Furthermore, all alcoholic liquor sold under this
license classification shall be sold only and strictly for deliveryin the gift
package or gift basket off premise and shall be consumed off premise. Sale of
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alcohol, alone, and not as part of a gift basket arrangement is strictly
prohibited under this license. All other sections of the United City of
Yorkville Liquor Control Ordinance shall apply to this license, including, but
not limited to,the hours of sale requirements of section 3-3-12.
b. In addition to other application requirements under this Chapter 3, a Class
GBS license shall only be issued to applicants who can demonstrate that they
are operating a bona fide gift basket business.
c. The annual fee for the GBS license shall be $250.
d. For the purposes of this license classification, "gift basket" shall be defined as
a decorative gift container which may be constructed of wood, metal,plastic,
woven rope, decorative paper, or a decorative plastic bag or such similar
material, said container to hold not only the alcohol but also to hold other
decorative or gift items to make up the"gift".
Section 2. That Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 5, Subsection(B)(4)of the Code of Ordinances
of the City, as amended, be and is hereby amended by adding the following:
GBS—Gift Basket Sales $250.00
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this 24th day of August,A.D. 2021.
Foutavek
-IDPUTY CLERK
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE JASON PETERSON AYE
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APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this 3(Stday of 9 1t , A.D. 2021.
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