2023-79 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52 Alcoholic Liquor

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Class P, under which the licensed premises may only be a Video Gaming Parlor, defined as an establishment or business whose primary purpose is to operate video gaming terminals as defined under the Illinois Video Gaming Act and in which the sale of foods or snacks and alcoholic beverages is only incidental to the operation of the video gaming terminals, and which said Class P 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 nor shall said Class P license be issued for any premises located within 1500 feet of another establishment which offers video gaming terminals. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2016-62, September 6, 2016) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2015-22, May 18, 2015) Class V, under which a licensed premises is authorized to pour and serve alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption where video gaming is not expressly prohibited by this Cha ter and where the licensed premises requests to operate video gaming terminals inside the licensed premises. Class V liquor licenses shall be issued in addition to the Class of license which authorizes the premises to sell alcoholic liquor and shall run concurrent with said license Class V licenses shall not be issued for Class B, Class D Class E Class F Class H Class J Class K Class L, Class M, Class N and Class P liquor licenses. Except for Class C licenses beginning July 1, 2024, each Class V licensee shall not have greater than sixty(60) percent of gross revenue annually from video gaming. The requirements for non-gaming revenue shall go into effect from and after July 1, 2024 for all license holders in existence and holding a liquor license on the date of passage of this amendment. Class P liquor licenses shall not be required to hold a Class V license to operate as a gaming parlor and they shall not be required to meet a minimum threshold of non-gaming revenue. All establishments applying for Class V licenses must be in operation for at least one (1) year prior to the application to be eligible for a Class V license. If the holder of a premises licensed to sell alcoholic liquor is suspended or revoked the Class V license shall be automatically suspended or revoked for the same time period and upon the same terms. The number of Class V licenses will be limited to the aggregate number of liquor establishments having valid licenses for video gaming in existing Class A Class C Class G Class I and Class O establishments as of the date this Section of Chapter 52 is adopted another-Class G, Class D, Class G, Class 1, Class i and Class N lieenses shall not be issued of "eensee ~ for- other-^ (Amended, Ordinance No. 2013-90, November 18, 2013) (Amended, Ordinance No. 92-06, January 21, 1992) (Amended, Ordinance No. 89-13, January 30, 1989) If on April 24, 1978, premises were licensed under the then provisions of this Chapter, even though issuance of a Class A or Class C license would otherwise now be prohibited in the