98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5649

 

Introduced , by Rep. Arthur Turner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/6-11

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at specified premises that are located within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000 and within 100 feet of a church or school if certain specified criteria are met. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Section 6-11 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/6-11)
7    Sec. 6-11. Sale near churches, schools, and hospitals.
8    (a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of
9any alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of any church, school
10other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home
11for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or
12children or any military or naval station, provided, that this
13prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant
14service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food
15shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not
16the principal business carried on if the place of business so
17exempted is not located in a municipality of more than 500,000
18persons, unless required by local ordinance; nor to the renewal
19of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on
20premises within 100 feet of any church or school where the
21church or school has been established within such 100 feet
22since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a
23church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the

 

 

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1nearest part of any building used for worship services or
2educational programs and not to property boundaries.
3    (b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
4a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor to a
5restaurant, the primary business of which is the sale of goods
6baked on the premises if (i) the restaurant is newly
7constructed and located on a lot of not less than 10,000 square
8feet, (ii) the restaurant costs at least $1,000,000 to
9construct, (iii) the licensee is the titleholder to the
10premises and resides on the premises, and (iv) the construction
11of the restaurant is completed within 18 months of the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998.
13    (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
14a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
15incidental to a restaurant if (1) the primary business of the
16restaurant consists of the sale of food where the sale of
17liquor is incidental to the sale of food and the applicant is a
18completely new owner of the restaurant, (2) the immediately
19prior owner or operator of the premises where the restaurant is
20located operated the premises as a restaurant and held a valid
21retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the
22restaurant for at least part of the 24 months before the change
23of ownership, and (3) the restaurant is located 75 or more feet
24from a school.
25    (d) In the interest of further developing Illinois' economy
26in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet

 

 

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1business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a
2retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a
3restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having
4not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a
5municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the
6proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or
7grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises
8described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or
9building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the
10case of a building that has been registered as a national
11landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010
12square feet of floor space in a single story building in an
13open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public
14school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or
15in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of
16floor space in a single story building located a distance of
17more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school
18that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior
19high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of
20alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by
21the licensee.
22    For purposes of this Section, a "banquet facility" is any
23part of a building that caters to private parties and where the
24sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
25    (e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
26a license to a church or private school to sell at retail

 

 

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1alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when
2groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion
3of some common object other than the sale or consumption of
4alcoholic liquors.
5    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a church or
6church affiliated school located in a home rule municipality or
7in a municipality with 75,000 or more inhabitants from locating
8within 100 feet of a property for which there is a preexisting
9license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail. In these instances,
10the local zoning authority may, by ordinance adopted
11simultaneously with the granting of an initial special use
12zoning permit for the church or church affiliated school,
13provide that the 100-foot restriction in this Section shall not
14apply to that church or church affiliated school and future
15retail liquor licenses.
16    (g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
17a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
18premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a
19public school if (1) the premises have been continuously
20licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50
21years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a
22population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an
23individual who is a member of a family that has held the
24previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years,
25(4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in
26which the school is located have delivered a written statement

 

 

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1to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do
2not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
3(g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received
4the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who
5live within 200 feet of the premises.
6    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio area attached to
10premises that are located in a municipality with a population
11in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
12of a church if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
14    incidental to the sale of food,
15        (2) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
16    carried on by the licensee at the premises,
17        (3) the premises are less than 1,000 square feet,
18        (4) the premises are owned by the University of
19    Illinois,
20        (5) the premises are immediately adjacent to property
21    owned by a church and are not less than 20 nor more than 40
22    feet from the church space used for worship services, and
23        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
24    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
25    of the license in writing.
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1contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
3that is located within a municipality with a population in
4excess of 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a
5church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:
6        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
7    primary entrance of the church, synagogue, or other place
8    of worship are at least 100 feet apart, on parallel
9    streets, and separated by an alley; and
10        (2) the principal religious leader at the place of
11    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
12    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
13    (j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
16a theater that is within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church
17owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or
18more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5
19different not-for-profit theater groups.
20    (k) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
21contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
22or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
23liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
24a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
25100 feet of a school if:
26        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the

 

 

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1    primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different
2    streets, and separated by an alley;
3        (2) the southeast corner of the premises are at least
4    350 feet from the southwest corner of the school;
5        (3) the school was built in 1978;
6        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7    incidental to the sale of food;
8        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10        (6) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
11    has held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
12    liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises at
13    a different location for more than 7 years; and
14        (7) the premises is at least 2,300 square feet and sits
15    on a lot that is between 6,100 and 6,150 square feet.
16    (l) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
20a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
21100 feet of a church or school if:
22        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
23    closest entrance of the church or school is at least 90
24    feet apart and no greater than 95 feet apart;
25        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
26    church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater

 

 

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1    than 85 feet apart;
2        (3) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and on
3    November 15, 2006 held a valid license authorizing the sale
4    of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the
5    premises for at least 14 different locations;
6        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7    incidental to the sale of food;
8        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10        (6) the premises is at least 3,200 square feet and sits
11    on a lot that is between 7,150 and 7,200 square feet; and
12        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
13    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
14    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
15    (m) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
16contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
19a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
20100 feet of a church if:
21        (1) the premises and the church are perpendicular, and
22    the primary entrance of the premises faces South while the
23    primary entrance of the church faces West and the distance
24    between the two entrances is more than 100 feet;
25        (2) the shortest distance between the premises lot line
26    and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;

 

 

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1        (3) the church was established at the current location
2    in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;
3        (4) the premises is a single story, single use building
4    with at least 1,750 square feet and no more than 2,000
5    square feet;
6        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
7    incidental to the sale of food;
8        (6) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises; and
10        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
11    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
12    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
13    (n) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
17a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
18100 feet of a school if:
19        (1) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
20    school;
21        (2) the school is located within subarea E of City of
22    Chicago Residential Business Planned Development Number
23    70;
24        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
25    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
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1    incidental to the sale of food; and
2        (5) the administration of City of Chicago School
3    District 299 has expressed, in writing, its support for the
4    issuance of the license.
5    (o) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of
8alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a
9municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10feet of a church if:
11        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
12    incidental to the sale of food;
13        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (3) the premises is located on a street that runs
16    perpendicular to the street on which the church is located;
17        (4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
18    100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;
19        (5) the shortest distance between any part of the
20    premises and any part of the church is at least 60 feet;
21        (6) the premises is between 3,600 and 4,000 square feet
22    and sits on a lot that is between 3,600 and 4,000 square
23    feet; and
24        (7) the premises was built in the year 1909.
25    For purposes of this subsection (o), "premises" means a
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1location that is adjacent to the place of business.
2    (p) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
6a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7feet of a church if:
8        (1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
9    premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the
10    church is at least 80 feet;
11        (2) the church was established at the current location
12    in 1889; and
13        (3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at least
14    1985.
15    (q) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
16contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18liquor within a premises that is located in a municipality with
19a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20feet of a church-owned property if:
21        (1) the premises is located within a larger building
22    operated as a grocery store;
23        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 720 square
24    feet and the area of the larger building exceeds 18,000
25    square feet;
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1    within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a
2    church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school
3    is located;
4        (4) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
5    carried on within the larger building;
6        (5) the primary entrance of the larger building and the
7    premises and the primary entrance of the church-affiliated
8    school are on different, parallel streets, and the distance
9    between the 2 primary entrances is more than 100 feet;
10        (6) the larger building is separated from the
11    church-owned property and church-affiliated school by an
12    alley;
13        (7) the larger building containing the premises and the
14    church building front are on perpendicular streets and are
15    separated by a street; and
16        (8) (Blank).
17    (r) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance,
19renewal, or maintenance of a license authorizing the sale of
20alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a
21restaurant established in a premises that is located in a
22municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
23inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
24        (1) the primary entrance of the church and the primary
25    entrance of the restaurant are at least 100 feet apart;
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1    lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more
2    than 40 years;
3        (3) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
4    the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
5    the sale of food;
6        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is conducted primarily
7    in the below-grade level of the restaurant to which the
8    only public access is by a staircase located inside the
9    restaurant; and
10        (5) the restaurant has held a license authorizing the
11    sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises for more than 40
12    years.
13    (s) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit renewal of a
15license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises
16that is located within a municipality with a population more
17than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a
18church if:
19        (1) the church was established at the location within
20    100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of
21    alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued;
22        (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the
23    premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and
24        (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the
25    premises has been continuously in effect since January 1,
26    2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more

 

 

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1    than 90 days.
2    (t) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant that
6is established in a premises that is located in a municipality
7with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within
8100 feet of a school and a church if:
9        (1) the restaurant is located inside a five-story
10    building with over 16,800 square feet of commercial space;
11        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 31,050
12    square feet;
13        (3) the area of the restaurant does not exceed 5,800
14    square feet;
15        (4) the building has no less than 78 condominium units;
16        (5) the construction of the building in which the
17    restaurant is located was completed in 2006;
18        (6) the building has 10 storefront properties, 3 of
19    which are used for the restaurant;
20        (7) the restaurant will open for business in 2010;
21        (8) the building is north of the school and separated
22    by an alley; and
23        (9) the principal religious leader of the church and
24    either the alderman of the ward in which the school is
25    located or the principal of the school have delivered a
26    written statement to the local liquor control commissioner

 

 

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1    stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a
2    license under this subsection (t).
3    (u) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
6that is located within a municipality with a population in
7excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school
8if:
9        (1) the premises operates as a restaurant and has been
10    in operation since February 2008;
11        (2) the applicant is the owner of the premises;
12        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
13    sale of food;
14        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
16        (5) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
17    building that is at least 90 years old;
18        (6) the rear lot of the school and the rear corner of
19    the building that the premises occupy are separated by an
20    alley;
21        (7) the distance from the southwest corner of the
22    property line of the school and the northeast corner of the
23    building that the premises occupy is at least 16 feet, 5
24    inches;
25        (8) the distance from the rear door of the premises to
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1    at least 93 feet;
2        (9) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
3    school;
4        (10) the school's main structure was erected in 1902
5    and an addition was built to the main structure in 1959;
6    and
7        (11) the principal of the school and the alderman in
8    whose district the premises are located have expressed, in
9    writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
10    (v) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
11contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
12or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
13liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
14a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
15100 feet of a school if:
16        (1) the total land area of the premises for which the
17    license or renewal is sought is more than 600,000 square
18    feet;
19        (2) the premises for which the license or renewal is
20    sought has more than 600 parking stalls;
21        (3) the total area of all buildings on the premises for
22    which the license or renewal is sought exceeds 140,000
23    square feet;
24        (4) the property line of the premises for which the
25    license or renewal is sought is separated from the property
26    line of the school by a street;

 

 

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1        (5) the distance from the school's property line to the
2    property line of the premises for which the license or
3    renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;
4        (6) as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5    the 97th General Assembly, the premises for which the
6    license or renewal is sought is located in the Illinois
7    Medical District.
8    (w) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
11that is located within a municipality with a population in
12excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church
13if:
14        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food;
16        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
18        (3) the premises occupy the first floor and basement of
19    a 2-story building that is 106 years old;
20        (4) the premises is at least 7,000 square feet and
21    located on a lot that is at least 11,000 square feet;
22        (5) the premises is located directly west of the
23    church, on perpendicular streets, and separated by an
24    alley;
25        (6) the distance between the property line of the
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1    feet;
2        (7) the distance between the primary entrance of the
3    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
4    130 feet; and
5        (8) the church has been at its location for at least 40
6    years.
7    (x) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
11a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a church if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the church has been operating in its current
16    location since 1973;
17        (3) the premises has been operating in its current
18    location since 1988;
19        (4) the church and the premises are owned by the same
20    parish;
21        (5) the premises is used for cultural and educational
22    purposes;
23        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
24    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
25    street;
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1    indicated his support of the issuance of the license;
2        (8) the premises is a 2-story building of approximately
3    23,000 square feet; and
4        (9) the premises houses a ballroom on its ground floor
5    of approximately 5,000 square feet.
6    (y) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a school if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food;
16        (3) according to the municipality, the distance
17    between the east property line of the premises and the west
18    property line of the school is 97.8 feet;
19        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
20    school;
21        (5) the school has been operating since 1959;
22        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
23    primary entrance to the school are located on the same
24    street;
25        (7) the street on which the entrances of the premises
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1    thoroughfare;
2        (8) the premises is a single-story building of
3    approximately 2,900 square feet; and
4        (9) the premises is used for commercial purposes only.
5    (z) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
7or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
8liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
9a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
10feet of a mosque if:
11        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
12    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
13        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
14    the premises;
15        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
16    100 locations within the municipality;
17        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
18        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
19        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
20    of the municipality;
21        (7) the premises is a free-standing building that has
22    "drive-through" pharmacy service;
23        (8) the premises has approximately 14,490 square feet
24    of retail space;
25        (9) the premises has approximately 799 square feet of
26    pharmacy space;

 

 

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1        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
2    that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic; and
3        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
4    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
5    the issuance of the license.
6    (aa) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a church if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
15    the premises;
16        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
17    100 locations within the municipality;
18        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
19        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
20        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
21    of the municipality;
22        (7) the premises is located across the street from a
23    national grocery chain outlet;
24        (8) the premises has approximately 16,148 square feet
25    of retail space;
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1    pharmacy space;
2        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
3    that runs north-south and accepts truck traffic; and
4        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
5    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
6    the issuance of the license.
7    (bb) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
8contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
9or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
10liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
11a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a church if:
13        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
14    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
15        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
16    incidental to the sale of food;
17        (3) the primary entrance to the premises and the
18    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
19    street;
20        (4) the premises is across the street from the church;
21        (5) the street on which the premises and the church are
22    located is a major arterial street that runs east-west;
23        (6) the church is an elder-led and Bible-based Assyrian
24    church;
25        (7) the premises and the church are both single-story
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1        (8) the storefront directly west of the church is being
2    used as a restaurant; and
3        (9) the distance between the northern-most property
4    line of the premises and the southern-most property line of
5    the church is 65 feet.
6    (cc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
10a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a school if:
12        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
13    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
14        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
15    the premises;
16        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
17        (4) as of October 25, 2011, the licensee has 1,767
18    stores operating nationwide, 87 stores operating in the
19    State, and 10 stores operating within the municipality;
20        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 124,000
21    square feet of space in the basement and first and second
22    floors of a building located across the street from a
23    school;
24        (6) the school opened in August of 2009 and occupies
25    approximately 67,000 square feet of space; and
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1    has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
2    since April 17, 1970.
3    (dd) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
4contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
5or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
6liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
7is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
81,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
9        (1) the premises is constructed on land that was
10    purchased from the municipality at a fair market price;
11        (2) the premises is constructed on land that was
12    previously used as a parking facility for public safety
13    employees;
14        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (4) the main entrance to the store is more than 100
17    feet from the main entrance to the school;
18        (5) the premises is to be new construction;
19        (6) the school is a private school;
20        (7) the principal of the school has given written
21    approval for the license;
22        (8) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
23    located has given written approval of the issuance of the
24    license;
25        (9) the grocery store level of the premises is between
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1        (10) the owner and operator of the grocery store
2    operates 2 other grocery stores that have alcoholic liquor
3    licenses within the same municipality.
4    (ee) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
5contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
8is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
91,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
10        (1) the premises is constructed on land that once
11    contained an industrial steel facility;
12        (2) the premises is located on land that has undergone
13    environmental remediation;
14        (3) the premises is located within a retail complex
15    containing retail stores where some of the stores sell
16    alcoholic beverages;
17        (4) the principal activity of any restaurant in the
18    retail complex is the sale of food, and the sale of
19    alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
20        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the grocery store;
22        (6) the entrance to any business that sells alcoholic
23    liquor is more than 100 feet from the entrance to the
24    school;
25        (7) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
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1    license; and
2        (8) the principal of the school has given written
3    consent to the issuance of the license.
4    (ff) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
5contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
8a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
9feet of a school if:
10        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
11    business carried on at the premises;
12        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
13    incidental to the operation of a theater;
14        (3) the premises is a one and one-half-story building
15    of approximately 10,000 square feet;
16        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
17    school;
18        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
19    primary entrance of the school are at least 300 feet apart
20    and no more than 400 feet apart;
21        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
22    located has expressed, in writing, his support for the
23    issuance of the license; and
24        (7) the principal of the school has expressed, in
25    writing, that there is no objection to the issuance of a
26    license under this subsection (ff).

 

 

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1    (gg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
2contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
3or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
4liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
5banquet facility established in a premises that is located in a
6municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
7inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
8        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10        (2) the property on which the church is located and the
11    property on which the premises are located are both within
12    a district originally listed on the National Register of
13    Historic Places on February 14, 1979;
14        (3) the property on which the premises are located
15    contains one or more multi-story buildings that are at
16    least 95 years old and have no more than three stories;
17        (4) the building in which the church is located is at
18    least 120 years old;
19        (5) the property on which the church is located is
20    immediately adjacent to and west of the property on which
21    the premises are located;
22        (6) the western boundary of the property on which the
23    premises are located is no less than 118 feet in length and
24    no more than 122 feet in length;
25        (7) as of December 31, 2012, both the church property
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1    within 250 feet of City of Chicago Business-Residential
2    Planned Development Number 38;
3        (8) the principal religious leader at the place of
4    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
5    of the license in writing; and
6        (9) the alderman in whose district the premises are
7    located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
8    of the license in writing.
9    For the purposes of this subsection, "banquet facility"
10means the part of the building that is located on the floor
11above a restaurant and caters to private parties and where the
12sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
13    (hh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16liquor within a hotel and at an outdoor patio area attached to
17the hotel that are located in a municipality with a population
18in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
19of a hospital if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the licensee at the hotel;
22        (2) the hotel is located within the City of Chicago
23    Business Planned Development Number 468; and
24        (3) the hospital is located within the City of Chicago
25    Institutional Planned Development Number 3.
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1contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
2or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
3liquor within a restaurant and at an outdoor patio area
4attached to the restaurant that are located in a municipality
5with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that
6are within 100 feet of a church if:
7        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is not
8    the principal business carried on by the licensee and is
9    incidental to the sale of food;
10        (2) the restaurant has been operated on the street
11    level of a 2-story building located on a corner lot since
12    2008;
13        (3) the restaurant is between 3,700 and 4,000 square
14    feet and sits on a lot that is no more than 6,200 square
15    feet;
16        (4) the primary entrance to the restaurant and the
17    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
18    street;
19        (5) the street on which the restaurant and the church
20    are located is a major east-west street;
21        (6) the restaurant and the church are separated by a
22    one-way northbound street;
23        (7) the church is located to the west of and no more
24    than 65 feet from the restaurant; and
25        (8) the principal religious leader at the place of
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1    the license in writing.
2    (jj) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
6population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7feet of a church if:
8        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
9    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
10        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
11    sale of food;
12        (3) the premises are located east of the church, on
13    perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
14        (4) the distance between the primary entrance of the
15    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
16    175 feet;
17        (5) the distance between the property line of the
18    premises and the property line of the church is at least 40
19    feet;
20        (6) the licensee has been operating at the premises
21    since 2012;
22        (7) the church was constructed in 1904;
23        (8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
24    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
25    the issuance of the license; and
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1    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
2    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
3    (jj).
4    (kk) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
5contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
6or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
7liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
8a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
9feet of a school if:
10        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
11    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
12        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
13    the premises;
14        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
15        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
16    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
17    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
18        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 169,048
19    square feet of space within a building that is located
20    across the street from a tuition-based preschool; and
21        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
22    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
23    the issuance of the license.
24    (ll) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
26or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic

 

 

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1liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
2a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
3feet of a school if:
4        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
5    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
6        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
7    the premises;
8        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
9        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
10    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
11    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
12        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 191,535
13    square feet of space within a building that is located
14    across the street from an elementary school; and
15        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
16    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
17    the issuance of the license.
18    (mm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
19contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
20or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
21liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio or sidewalk
22cafe, or both, attached to premises that are located in a
23municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
24inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
25        (1) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
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1    the sale of food;
2        (2) as a restaurant, the premises may or may not offer
3    catering as an incidental part of food service;
4        (3) the primary business of the restaurant is conducted
5    in space owned by a hospital or an entity owned or
6    controlled by, under common control with, or that controls
7    a hospital, and the chief hospital administrator has
8    expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
9    license in writing; and
10        (4) the hospital is an adult acute care facility
11    primarily located within the City of Chicago Institutional
12    Planned Development Number 3.
13    (nn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
16liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
17a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
18feet of a church if:
19        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
20    business carried out on the premises;
21        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
22    incidental to the operation of a theater;
23        (3) the premises are a building that was constructed in
24    1913 and opened on May 24, 1915 as a vaudeville theater,
25    and the premises were converted to a motion picture theater
26    in 1935;

 

 

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1        (4) the church was constructed in 1889 with a stone
2    exterior;
3        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
4    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
5    and
6        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
7    worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
8    the license in writing; and
9        (7) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
10    has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
11    license in writing.
12    (oo) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
13contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
14or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
16a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
17feet of a mosque, church, or other place of worship if:
18        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
19    primary entrance of the mosque, church, or other place of
20    worship are perpendicular and are on different streets;
21        (2) the primary entrance to the premises faces West and
22    the primary entrance to the mosque, church, or other place
23    of worship faces South;
24        (3) the distance between the 2 primary entrances is at
25    least 100 feet;
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1    established in a location within 100 feet of the premises
2    after a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises was
3    first issued;
4        (5) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
5    established on or around January 1, 2011;
6        (6) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
7    was first issued on or before January 1, 1985;
8        (7) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
9    has been continuously in effect since January 1, 1985,
10    except for interruptions between licenses of no more than
11    90 days; and
12        (8) the premises are a single-story, single-use
13    building of at least 3,000 square feet and no more than
14    3,380 square feet.
15    (pp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
16contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
17or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
18liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
19banquet facility established on premises that are located in a
20municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
21inhabitants and within 100 feet of at least one church if:
22        (1) the sale of liquor shall not be the principal
23    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
24        (2) the premises are at least 6,500 square feet and no
25    more than 7,500 square feet and is located in a
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1        (3) the property on which the premises are located is
2    within an area that, as of 2009, was designated as a
3    Renewal Community by the United States Department of
4    Housing and Urban Development;
5        (4) the property on which the premises are located and
6    the properties on which the churches are located are on the
7    same street;
8        (5) the property on which the premises are located is
9    immediately adjacent to and east of the property on which
10    at least one of the churches is located;
11        (6) the property on which the premises are located is
12    across the street and southwest of the property on which
13    another church is located;
14        (7) the principal religious leaders of the churches
15    have indicated their support for the issuance of the
16    license in writing; and
17        (8) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
18    has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
19    license in writing.
20    For purposes of this subsection (pp), "banquet facility"
21means the part of the building that caters to private parties
22and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal
23business.
24    (qq) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
25contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
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1liquor on premises that are located within a municipality with
2a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
3feet of a church or school if:
4        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
5    closest entrance of the church or school are at least 200
6    feet apart and no greater than 300 feet apart;
7        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
8    church or school is at least 35 feet apart and no greater
9    than 45 feet apart;
10        (3) the premises are a single-story, steel-framed
11    commercial building with at least 18,042 square feet, and
12    was constructed in 1925 and 1997;
13        (4) the owner of the business operated within the
14    premises has been the general manager of a similar
15    supermarket within one mile from the premises, which has
16    had a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17    liquor since 2002, and is in good standing with the City of
18    Chicago;
19        (5) the principal religious leader at the place of
20    worship has indicated his or her support to the issuance or
21    renewal of the license in writing;
22        (6) the alderman of the ward has indicated his or her
23    support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
24    writing; and
25        (7) the principal of the school has indicated his or
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1    writing.
2    (rr) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
3contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
4or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
5liquor at premises that are located within a municipality with
6a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
7feet of a church or school if:
8        (1) as of October 11, 2013, both the church property
9    and the property on which the premises are located are
10    within 250 feet of the City of Chicago Business-Planned
11    Development Number 1006;
12        (2) the premises are to be new construction when the
13    license is first issued;
14        (3) the premises are located within a building which is
15    to be no more than 4 stories and will be mixed commercial
16    and residential use;
17        (4) the premises are located within the City of Chicago
18    and are north of Chicago Avenue, but south of Division
19    Street;
20        (5) the constructed premises are to be no less than
21    2,000 square feet and no more than 7,500 square feet; and
22        (6) the property on which the premises are located is
23    east of the north branch canal of the Chicago River.
24(Source: P.A. 97-9, eff. 6-14-11; 97-12, eff. 6-14-11; 97-634,
25eff. 12-16-11; 97-774, eff. 7-13-12; 97-780, eff. 7-13-12;
2697-806, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1166, eff. 3-1-13; 98-274, eff.

 

 

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18-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-571, eff. 8-27-13; 98-592,
2eff. 11-15-13.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.