2017-54 Amending City Code Chapter 52 Alcoholic Liquor

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-54 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE -CHAPTER 52- -ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR— BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 52 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amended by amending Sections 4 and 10, so that Sections 4 and 10 as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: 4. LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS. Classes of local liquor licenses are hereby established and are hereby authorized as follows: Class A,under which alcoholic liquor may be sold for consumption on or off the licensed premises, which said Class A license shall not be issued for any premises situated in any Residence, Office, Park Mobile Home or Neighborhood Shopping District established by the Zoning Ordinance and shall not be issued to any retail establishment, commonly described as a convenience store,which typically offers such items including but not limited to groceries,tobacco, soft drinks,beer and wine, or snack foods, or any retail establishment, commonly described as a gas station,which typically offers automotive fuel or services, or similarly operated businesses. Those license holders that are not currently in compliance with the limitations as of December 4,2017 shall be allowed to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption off the licensed premises only. 10. NUMBER OF LICENSES. The issuance of a maximum number of Class A licenses is limited to 44 and the issuance of a maximum number of Class B licenses is limited to 53... Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to cause the provisions hereof to be appropriately set out in the City Code and to cause the same to be published in pamphlet form according to law. PRESENTED,PASSED,APPROVED AND RECORDED this 4th day of December, 2017. LIE MOORE WOLFE, MAPR ATT ST: CITY CLE PUBLISHED this day of "U , 2017. C7� CITY CI#K