HB 4324 — LIQUOR-TECH

HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b AN ACT concerning liquor.

In the case of a church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b nearest part of any building used for worship services or educational programs and not to property boundaries.

(d) In the interest of further developing Illinois' economy in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the case of a building that has been registered as a national landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010 square feet of floor space in a single story building in an open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of floor space in a single story building located a distance of more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by the licensee.

(e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a license to a church or private school to sell at retail HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors.

(g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a public school if (1) the premises have been continuously licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50 years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an individual who is a member of a family that has held the previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years, (4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in which the school is located have delivered a written statement HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who live within 200 feet of the premises.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:

(1) the primary entrance of the premises and the HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different streets, and separated by an alley;

(2) the shortest distance between the premises and the church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b than 85 feet apart;

HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b (3) the church was established at the current location in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;

(4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b incidental to the sale of food;

For purposes of this subsection (o), "premises" means a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b location that is adjacent to the place of business.

(3) the larger building containing the premises is HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 12 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school is located;

(2) the restaurant has operated on the ground floor and HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 13 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more than 40 years;

and (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises has been continuously in effect since January 1, 2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 14 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b than 90 days.

and (9) the principal religious leader of the church and either the alderman of the ward in which the school is located or the principal of the school have delivered a written statement to the local liquor control commissioner HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 15 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection (t).

(8) the distance from the rear door of the premises to the southwest corner of the property line of the school is HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 16 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b at least 93 feet;

HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 17 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b (5) the distance from the school's property line to the property line of the premises for which the license or renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;

(6) the distance between the property line of the premises and the property line of the church is at least 20 HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 18 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b feet;

(7) the principal religious leader of the church has HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 19 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b indicated his support of the issuance of the license;

(7) the street on which the entrances of the premises and the school are located is a major diagonal HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 20 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b thoroughfare;

HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 21 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic;

(9) the premises has approximately 992 square feet of HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 22 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b pharmacy space;

HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 23 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b (8) the storefront directly west of the church restaurant is being used as a restaurant;

and (7) the building in which the premises shall be located HB4324 EngrossedEnrolled - 24 - LRB097 15318 AEK 60418 b has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 17, 1970.