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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 112.33A-Creating Class U License Endorsements
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WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville is a home rule unit of government located in Will County, Illinois that has the authority to adopt ordinances pertaining to its government and affairs and to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the licensing and regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages within the Village of Romeoville is a matter greatly affecting the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the Village of Romeoville; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville has the authority to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages within the Village of Romeoville pursuant to Article 4 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, 235 ILCS 5/4-1 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, at the direction of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Romeoville, the Village staff has reviewed those ordinances of the Village of Romeoville pertaining to the licensing for the sale of alcoholic beverages within the Village of Romeoville; and
WHEREAS, based upon said review the President and Board of Trustees have determined that it is in the best interests of the health, safety, morals and welfare of the Village of Romeoville and its residents to revise Chapter 112 of the Village Code of Ordinances as hereinafter more fully set forth.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THAT:
SECTION 1: RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 112-- All those provisions of all heretofore adopted Village ordinances presently codified as and for Section 112.33A of the Village Code of Ordinances shall be hereby amended by the addition of the following text, to be codified as and for a new Section 112.33A(H):
(H) Class U endorsement. A Class U endorsement may be issued to any holder of a duly issued Class U liquor license. Class U endorsements shall be valid for a period of one year, but shall only authorize the holders thereof to sell and serve such alcoholic beverages as are otherwise permitted to be sold by a Class U licensee in conjunction with the conduct of a Village sponsored or sanctioned special event held at a Village-owned location designated for the sale of alcoholic beverages under Chapter 112 of this Code. The holder of a Class U endorsement shall, in addition to any other applicable provisions of this chapter or this Code of Ordinances, be responsible for complying in full with all ordinance requirements, license conditions and other requirements applicable to Class L-2 licensees, including but not limited to the requirements that such service be pursuant to a contract between the Village and the Class U licensee, that the Class U endorsement holder executes an acknowledgment of the village conditions applicable to the sale and service of alcoholic beverages on public property in the form prescribed from time to time by the Liquor Commissioner, and that the Class U endorsement holder complies with the BASSET/TIPS personnel training requirements applicable to Class L-2 licensees. The annual fee for a Class U endorsement shall be $150.
SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY. That the various provisions of this Ordinance are to be considered severable and if any part or portion of this Ordinance shall be held invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4: CONFLICTS. All prior Ordinances and Resolutions, or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby expressly repealed only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency.
SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.