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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 112.33A(D) and Chapter 43.01(L)(21)-Video Gaming Terminal Location Endorsement
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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(D) of the Village Code of Ordinances shall hereby be amended to read as follows:
(D) Video gaming terminal location endorsements. A video gaming terminal location endorsement may be issued to the holder of a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class P license that holds a current and valid license from the State of Illinois and/or the Illinois Gaming Board pursuant to the provisions of the Video Gaming Act (ILCS Ch. 230, Act 40, §§ 1 et seq.) and the provisions of applicable regulations promulgated from time to time by the Illinois Gaming Board permitting the holder to operate one or more video gaming terminals within the licensed premises. All applicants for a video gaming terminal location endorsement must at all times offer or have available a selection of food and nonalcoholic beverages prepared to customer order on the licensed premises, and for immediate consumption by the customer on such premises. A separate video gaming terminal endorsement shall be required to be issued for each video gaming terminal sought to be operated from within the licensed premises. For purposes of the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter (including but not limited to the taking of any action by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner pursuant to § 112.51), any violation by a licensee holding one or more video gaming terminal location endorsements of any provision of the Video Gaming Act, the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Illinois Gaming Board, or any provision of any village ordinances applicable to the licensee's conduct of business (including but not limited to the provisions of Chapters 113 and 159 of this Code, and the provisions of any special use permit issued to the licensee or with respect to the licensed premises) shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter. No licensee under this chapter may apply for, receive or hold more than six video gaming terminal endorsements at any time, and no licensee may apply for, receive or hold video gaming terminal endorsements for more than one licensed premises at any given time. Licensees applying for new or initial video gaming terminal location endorsements shall make application in such form as shall be from time to time prescribed by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, and shall be subject to an application fee as provided for in Chapter 43 of the Village Code of Ordinances. The annual fee for each video gaming terminal location endorsement shall be $250, provided however, that the annual fee shall be shared equally by the licensee holding the video gaming terminal location endorsement and the person or entity licensed by the State of Illinois as the video gaming terminal operator with respect to the video gaming terminals placed at the licensed premises, with $125 payable by the licensee holding the video gaming terminal location endorsement, and $125 payable by the person or entity licensed by the State of Illinois as the video gaming terminal operator with respect to the video gaming terminals placed at the licensed premises.
SECTION 3: AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 43-- All those provisions of all heretofore adopted Village ordinances presently codified as and for Section 43.01(L)(21) of the Village Code of Ordinances shall hereby be amended to read as follows:
(21) Video gaming terminal location endorsement $250 per year, provided however, that the annual fee shall be shared equally by the licensee holding the video gaming terminal location endorsement and the person or entity licensed by the State of Illinois as the video gaming terminal operator with respect to the video gaming terminals placed at the licensed premises, with $125 payable by the licensee holding the video gaming terminal location endorsement, and $125 payable by the person or entity licensed by the State of Illinois as the video gaming terminal operator with respect to the video gaming terminals placed at the licensed premises. In addition, in the case of any application for any new or initial video gaming terminal location endorsement, the licensee making such application shall pay to the Village an application fee in the amount of $500.
SECTION 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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.