2021-34 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52 - Alcoholic Liquor, Section 4 - License Classifications and Section 17 - Hours

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ORDINANCE NO. 3-0 a I 3 _! 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 17, so that Sections 4 and 17 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 K' under which the licensed premises may only be a theater in which the licensee has invested therein after January 1, 2004 not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) as reasonably determined by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner using generally recognized accounting practices and said licensed premises must be located in the B-4 Central Business District of downtown Decatur. A Class K license shall authorize beer and wine only to be sold by the drink only for consumption on the premises incidental to the viewing of motion pictures or live theatrical or stage performances and shall not be permitted to operate on the licensed premises a bar or lounge area at which alcoholic liquors alone may be purchased. A Class K license shall be personal to the licensee and exclusively limited to the premises and shall not be used for any premises situated in any Residence, Office, Park Mobile Home or Neighborhood Shopping District established by the Zoning Ordinance. Class L. under which the licensed premises may only be a retail store of not more than 2,500 square feet and in which the licensee has invested therein not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) (which may include the capitalized value of the first five (5)years only of a leasehold interest)as reasonably determined by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner using generally recognized accounting practices,which said Class L license shall not be issued for any premises located within two hundred (200) feet of any church, school,or subsidized disabled adult and elderly multi-story housing facility. Said licensed premises must be located in the B-4 Central Business District of downtown Decatur. A Class L license shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor to be sold for consumption on or off of the licensed premises between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.No video gaming,drive through,walk-up or drive-up liquor sales shall be permitted on the premises. A Class L license shall be personal to the licensee and exclusively limited to the premises and shall not be used for any premises situated in any Residence, Office, Park Mobile Home or Neighborhood Shopping District established by the Zoning Ordinance. The sale of alcoholic liquor shall only be incidental to the sale of non-alcoholic goods and 60% or more of the gross revenue of the business must be from the sale of non-alcoholic goods. Issuance of this Class shall be limited to three (3). ...