Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

Filed: 5/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1256

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1256, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
6changing Section 6-11 as follows:
 
7    (235 ILCS 5/6-11)
8    Sec. 6-11. Sale near churches, schools, and hospitals.
9    (a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of
10any alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of any church, school
11other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home
12for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or
13children or any military or naval station, provided, that this
14prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant
15service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food
16shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not

 

 

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1the principal business carried on if the place of business so
2exempted is not located in a municipality of more than 500,000
3persons, unless required by local ordinance; nor to the renewal
4of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on
5premises within 100 feet of any church or school where the
6church or school has been established within such 100 feet
7since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a
8church, the distance of 100 feet shall be measured to the
9nearest part of any building used for worship services or
10educational programs and not to property boundaries.
11    (b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
12a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor to a
13restaurant, the primary business of which is the sale of goods
14baked on the premises if (i) the restaurant is newly
15constructed and located on a lot of not less than 10,000 square
16feet, (ii) the restaurant costs at least $1,000,000 to
17construct, (iii) the licensee is the titleholder to the
18premises and resides on the premises, and (iv) the construction
19of the restaurant is completed within 18 months of the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998.
21    (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
22a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor
23incidental to a restaurant if (1) the primary business of the
24restaurant consists of the sale of food where the sale of
25liquor is incidental to the sale of food and the applicant is a
26completely new owner of the restaurant, (2) the immediately

 

 

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1prior owner or operator of the premises where the restaurant is
2located operated the premises as a restaurant and held a valid
3retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at the
4restaurant for at least part of the 24 months before the change
5of ownership, and (3) the restaurant is located 75 or more feet
6from a school.
7    (d) In the interest of further developing Illinois' economy
8in the area of commerce, tourism, convention, and banquet
9business, nothing in this Section shall prohibit issuance of a
10retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages to a
11restaurant, banquet facility, grocery store, or hotel having
12not fewer than 150 guest room accommodations located in a
13municipality of more than 500,000 persons, notwithstanding the
14proximity of such hotel, restaurant, banquet facility, or
15grocery store to any church or school, if the licensed premises
16described on the license are located within an enclosed mall or
17building of a height of at least 6 stories, or 60 feet in the
18case of a building that has been registered as a national
19landmark, or in a grocery store having a minimum of 56,010
20square feet of floor space in a single story building in an
21open mall of at least 3.96 acres that is adjacent to a public
22school that opened as a boys technical high school in 1934, or
23in a grocery store having a minimum of 31,000 square feet of
24floor space in a single story building located a distance of
25more than 90 feet but less than 100 feet from a high school
26that opened in 1928 as a junior high school and became a senior

 

 

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1high school in 1933, and in each of these cases if the sale of
2alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on by
3the licensee.
4    For purposes of this Section, a "banquet facility" is any
5part of a building that caters to private parties and where the
6sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
7    (e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
8a license to a church or private school to sell at retail
9alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to periods when
10groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion
11of some common object other than the sale or consumption of
12alcoholic liquors.
13    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a church or
14church affiliated school located in a home rule municipality or
15in a municipality with 75,000 or more inhabitants from locating
16within 100 feet of a property for which there is a preexisting
17license to sell alcoholic liquor at retail. In these instances,
18the local zoning authority may, by ordinance adopted
19simultaneously with the granting of an initial special use
20zoning permit for the church or church affiliated school,
21provide that the 100-foot restriction in this Section shall not
22apply to that church or church affiliated school and future
23retail liquor licenses.
24    (g) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance of
25a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
26premises within 100 feet, but not less than 90 feet, of a

 

 

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1public school if (1) the premises have been continuously
2licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for a period of at least 50
3years, (2) the premises are located in a municipality having a
4population of over 500,000 inhabitants, (3) the licensee is an
5individual who is a member of a family that has held the
6previous 3 licenses for that location for more than 25 years,
7(4) the principal of the school and the alderman of the ward in
8which the school is located have delivered a written statement
9to the local liquor control commissioner stating that they do
10not object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
11(g), and (5) the local liquor control commissioner has received
12the written consent of a majority of the registered voters who
13live within 200 feet of the premises.
14    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor within premises and at an outdoor patio area attached to
18premises that are located in a municipality with a population
19in excess of 300,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet
20of a church if:
21        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
22    incidental to the sale of food,
23        (2) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
24    carried on by the licensee at the premises,
25        (3) the premises are less than 1,000 square feet,
26        (4) the premises are owned by the University of

 

 

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1    Illinois,
2        (5) the premises are immediately adjacent to property
3    owned by a church and are not less than 20 nor more than 40
4    feet from the church space used for worship services, and
5        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
6    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
7    of the license in writing.
8    (i) 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 300,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a
13church, synagogue, or other place of worship if:
14        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
15    primary entrance of the church, synagogue, or other place
16    of worship are at least 100 feet apart, on parallel
17    streets, and separated by an alley; and
18        (2) the principal religious leader at the place of
19    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
20    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
21    (j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at
24a theater that is within 100 feet of a church if (1) the church
25owns the theater, (2) the church leases the theater to one or
26more entities, and (3) the theater is used by at least 5

 

 

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1different not-for-profit theater groups.
2    (k) 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 is within
7100 feet of a school if:
8        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
9    primary entrance of the school are parallel, on different
10    streets, and separated by an alley;
11        (2) the southeast corner of the premises are at least
12    350 feet from the southwest corner of the school;
13        (3) the school was built in 1978;
14        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food;
16        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
18        (6) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and
19    has held a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
20    liquor for the business to be conducted on the premises at
21    a different location for more than 7 years; and
22        (7) the premises is at least 2,300 square feet and sits
23    on a lot that is between 6,100 and 6,150 square feet.
24    (l) Notwithstanding any provision in 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 is within
3100 feet of a church or school if:
4        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
5    closest entrance of the church or school is at least 90
6    feet apart and no greater than 95 feet apart;
7        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
8    church or school is at least 80 feet apart and no greater
9    than 85 feet apart;
10        (3) the applicant is the owner of the restaurant and on
11    November 15, 2006 held a valid license authorizing the sale
12    of alcoholic liquor for the business to be conducted on the
13    premises for at least 14 different locations;
14        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food;
16        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
18        (6) the premises is at least 3,200 square feet and sits
19    on a lot that is between 7,150 and 7,200 square feet; and
20        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
21    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
22    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
23    (m) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
24contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with

 

 

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1a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
2100 feet of a church if:
3        (1) the premises and the church are perpendicular, and
4    the primary entrance of the premises faces South while the
5    primary entrance of the church faces West and the distance
6    between the two entrances is more than 100 feet;
7        (2) the shortest distance between the premises lot line
8    and the exterior wall of the church is at least 80 feet;
9        (3) the church was established at the current location
10    in 1916 and the present structure was erected in 1925;
11        (4) the premises is a single story, single use building
12    with at least 1,750 square feet and no more than 2,000
13    square feet;
14        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
15    incidental to the sale of food;
16        (6) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises; and
18        (7) the principal religious leader at the place of
19    worship has not indicated his or her opposition to the
20    issuance or renewal of the license in writing.
21    (n) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
25a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
26100 feet of a school if:

 

 

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1        (1) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
2    school;
3        (2) the school is located within subarea E of City of
4    Chicago Residential Business Planned Development Number
5    70;
6        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
7    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
8        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
9    incidental to the sale of food; and
10        (5) the administration of City of Chicago School
11    District 299 has expressed, in writing, its support for the
12    issuance of the license.
13    (o) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
14contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
15or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of
16alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a
17municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
18feet of a church if:
19        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
20    incidental to the sale of food;
21        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
23        (3) the premises is located on a street that runs
24    perpendicular to the street on which the church is located;
25        (4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
26    100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;

 

 

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1        (5) the shortest distance between any part of the
2    premises and any part of the church is at least 60 feet;
3        (6) the premises is between 3,600 and 4,000 square feet
4    and sits on a lot that is between 3,600 and 4,000 square
5    feet; and
6        (7) the premises was built in the year 1909.
7    For purposes of this subsection (o), "premises" means a
8place of business together with a privately owned outdoor
9location that is adjacent to the place of business.
10    (p) 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 within 100
15feet of a church if:
16        (1) the shortest distance between the backdoor of the
17    premises, which is used as an emergency exit, and the
18    church is at least 80 feet;
19        (2) the church was established at the current location
20    in 1889; and
21        (3) liquor has been sold on the premises since at least
22    1985.
23    (q) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26liquor within a premises that is located in a municipality with

 

 

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1a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
2feet of a church-owned property if:
3        (1) the premises is located within a larger building
4    operated as a grocery store;
5        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 720 square
6    feet and the area of the larger building exceeds 18,000
7    square feet;
8        (3) the larger building containing the premises is
9    within 100 feet of the nearest property line of a
10    church-owned property on which a church-affiliated school
11    is located;
12        (4) the sale of liquor is not the principal business
13    carried on within the larger building;
14        (5) the primary entrance of the larger building and the
15    premises and the primary entrance of the church-affiliated
16    school are on different, parallel streets, and the distance
17    between the 2 primary entrances is more than 100 feet;
18        (6) the larger building is separated from the
19    church-owned property and church-affiliated school by an
20    alley;
21        (7) the larger building containing the premises and the
22    church building front are on perpendicular streets and are
23    separated by a street; and
24        (8) (Blank).
25    (r) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance,

 

 

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1renewal, or maintenance of a license authorizing the sale of
2alcoholic liquor incidental to the sale of food within a
3restaurant established in a premises that is located in a
4municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
5inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
6        (1) the primary entrance of the church and the primary
7    entrance of the restaurant are at least 100 feet apart;
8        (2) the restaurant has operated on the ground floor and
9    lower level of a multi-story, multi-use building for more
10    than 40 years;
11        (3) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
12    the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
13    the sale of food;
14        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is conducted primarily
15    in the below-grade level of the restaurant to which the
16    only public access is by a staircase located inside the
17    restaurant; and
18        (5) the restaurant has held a license authorizing the
19    sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises for more than 40
20    years.
21    (s) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit renewal of a
23license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises
24that is located within a municipality with a population more
25than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a
26church if:

 

 

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1        (1) the church was established at the location within
2    100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of
3    alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued;
4        (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the
5    premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and
6        (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the
7    premises has been continuously in effect since January 1,
8    2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more
9    than 90 days.
10    (t) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
11contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
12or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
13liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant that
14is established in a premises that is located in a municipality
15with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within
16100 feet of a school and a church if:
17        (1) the restaurant is located inside a five-story
18    building with over 16,800 square feet of commercial space;
19        (2) the area of the premises does not exceed 31,050
20    square feet;
21        (3) the area of the restaurant does not exceed 5,800
22    square feet;
23        (4) the building has no less than 78 condominium units;
24        (5) the construction of the building in which the
25    restaurant is located was completed in 2006;
26        (6) the building has 10 storefront properties, 3 of

 

 

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1    which are used for the restaurant;
2        (7) the restaurant will open for business in 2010;
3        (8) the building is north of the school and separated
4    by an alley; and
5        (9) the principal religious leader of the church and
6    either the alderman of the ward in which the school is
7    located or the principal of the school have delivered a
8    written statement to the local liquor control commissioner
9    stating that he or she does not object to the issuance of a
10    license under this subsection (t).
11    (u) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
12contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
13or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
14that is located within a municipality with a population in
15excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school
16if:
17        (1) the premises operates as a restaurant and has been
18    in operation since February 2008;
19        (2) the applicant is the owner of the premises;
20        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
21    sale of food;
22        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
23    business carried on by the licensee on the premises;
24        (5) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
25    building that is at least 90 years old;
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1    the building that the premises occupy are separated by an
2    alley;
3        (7) the distance from the southwest corner of the
4    property line of the school and the northeast corner of the
5    building that the premises occupy is at least 16 feet, 5
6    inches;
7        (8) the distance from the rear door of the premises to
8    the southwest corner of the property line of the school is
9    at least 93 feet;
10        (9) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
11    school;
12        (10) the school's main structure was erected in 1902
13    and an addition was built to the main structure in 1959;
14    and
15        (11) the principal of the school and the alderman in
16    whose district the premises are located have expressed, in
17    writing, their support for the issuance of the license.
18    (v) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
19contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
20or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
21liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
22a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within
23100 feet of a school if:
24        (1) the total land area of the premises for which the
25    license or renewal is sought is more than 600,000 square
26    feet;

 

 

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1        (2) the premises for which the license or renewal is
2    sought has more than 600 parking stalls;
3        (3) the total area of all buildings on the premises for
4    which the license or renewal is sought exceeds 140,000
5    square feet;
6        (4) the property line of the premises for which the
7    license or renewal is sought is separated from the property
8    line of the school by a street;
9        (5) the distance from the school's property line to the
10    property line of the premises for which the license or
11    renewal is sought is at least 60 feet;
12        (6) as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
13    the 97th General Assembly, the premises for which the
14    license or renewal is sought is located in the Illinois
15    Medical District.
16    (w) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
17contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18or renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at a premises
19that is located within a municipality with a population in
20excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church
21if:
22        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
23    incidental to the sale of food;
24        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
25    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
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1    a 2-story building that is 106 years old;
2        (4) the premises is at least 7,000 square feet and
3    located on a lot that is at least 11,000 square feet;
4        (5) the premises is located directly west of the
5    church, on perpendicular streets, and separated by an
6    alley;
7        (6) the distance between the property line of the
8    premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
9    feet;
10        (7) the distance between the primary entrance of the
11    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
12    130 feet; and
13        (8) the church has been at its location for at least 40
14    years.
15    (x) 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 at a premises that is located within a municipality with
19a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20feet of a church if:
21        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
23        (2) the church has been operating in its current
24    location since 1973;
25        (3) the premises has been operating in its current
26    location since 1988;

 

 

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1        (4) the church and the premises are owned by the same
2    parish;
3        (5) the premises is used for cultural and educational
4    purposes;
5        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
6    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
7    street;
8        (7) the principal religious leader of the church has
9    indicated his support of the issuance of the license;
10        (8) the premises is a 2-story building of approximately
11    23,000 square feet; and
12        (9) the premises houses a ballroom on its ground floor
13    of approximately 5,000 square feet.
14    (y) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
18a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
19feet of a school if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
22        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
23    incidental to the sale of food;
24        (3) according to the municipality, the distance
25    between the east property line of the premises and the west
26    property line of the school is 97.8 feet;

 

 

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1        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
2    school;
3        (5) the school has been operating since 1959;
4        (6) the primary entrance to the premises and the
5    primary entrance to the school are located on the same
6    street;
7        (7) the street on which the entrances of the premises
8    and the school are located is a major diagonal
9    thoroughfare;
10        (8) the premises is a single-story building of
11    approximately 2,900 square feet; and
12        (9) the premises is used for commercial purposes only.
13    (z) 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 mosque if:
19        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
20    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
21        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
22    the premises;
23        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
24    100 locations within the municipality;
25        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;
26        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;

 

 

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1        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
2    of the municipality;
3        (7) the premises is a free-standing building that has
4    "drive-through" pharmacy service;
5        (8) the premises has approximately 14,490 square feet
6    of retail space;
7        (9) the premises has approximately 799 square feet of
8    pharmacy space;
9        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
10    that runs east-west and accepts truck traffic; and
11        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
12    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
13    the issuance of the license.
14    (aa) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
18a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
19feet of a church if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
22        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
23    the premises;
24        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain having over
25    100 locations within the municipality;
26        (4) the licensee has over 8,000 locations nationwide;

 

 

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1        (5) the licensee has locations in all 50 states;
2        (6) the premises is located in the North-East quadrant
3    of the municipality;
4        (7) the premises is located across the street from a
5    national grocery chain outlet;
6        (8) the premises has approximately 16,148 square feet
7    of retail space;
8        (9) the premises has approximately 992 square feet of
9    pharmacy space;
10        (10) the premises is located on a major arterial street
11    that runs north-south and accepts truck traffic; and
12        (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
13    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
14    the issuance of the license.
15    (bb) 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 at a premises that is located within a municipality with
19a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20feet of a church if:
21        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
23        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
24    incidental to the sale of food;
25        (3) the primary entrance to the premises and the
26    primary entrance to the church are located on the same

 

 

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1    street;
2        (4) the premises is across the street from the church;
3        (5) the street on which the premises and the church are
4    located is a major arterial street that runs east-west;
5        (6) the church is an elder-led and Bible-based Assyrian
6    church;
7        (7) the premises and the church are both single-story
8    buildings;
9        (8) the storefront directly west of the church is being
10    used as a restaurant; and
11        (9) the distance between the northern-most property
12    line of the premises and the southern-most property line of
13    the church is 65 feet.
14    (cc) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
18a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
19feet of a school if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
22        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors at
23    the premises;
24        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
25        (4) as of October 25, 2011, the licensee has 1,767
26    stores operating nationwide, 87 stores operating in the

 

 

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1    State, and 10 stores operating within the municipality;
2        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 124,000
3    square feet of space in the basement and first and second
4    floors of a building located across the street from a
5    school;
6        (6) the school opened in August of 2009 and occupies
7    approximately 67,000 square feet of space; and
8        (7) the building in which the premises shall be located
9    has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
10    since April 17, 1970.
11    (dd) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
12contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
13or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
14liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
15is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
161,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
17        (1) the premises is constructed on land that was
18    purchased from the municipality at a fair market price;
19        (2) the premises is constructed on land that was
20    previously used as a parking facility for public safety
21    employees;
22        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
23    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
24        (4) the main entrance to the store is more than 100
25    feet from the main entrance to the school;
26        (5) the premises is to be new construction;

 

 

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1        (6) the school is a private school;
2        (7) the principal of the school has given written
3    approval for the license;
4        (8) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
5    located has given written approval of the issuance of the
6    license;
7        (9) the grocery store level of the premises is between
8    60,000 and 70,000 square feet; and
9        (10) the owner and operator of the grocery store
10    operates 2 other grocery stores that have alcoholic liquor
11    licenses within the same municipality.
12    (ee) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
13contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
14or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
15liquor within a full-service grocery store at a premises that
16is located within a municipality with a population in excess of
171,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a school if:
18        (1) the premises is constructed on land that once
19    contained an industrial steel facility;
20        (2) the premises is located on land that has undergone
21    environmental remediation;
22        (3) the premises is located within a retail complex
23    containing retail stores where some of the stores sell
24    alcoholic beverages;
25        (4) the principal activity of any restaurant in the
26    retail complex is the sale of food, and the sale of

 

 

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1    alcoholic liquor is incidental to the sale of food;
2        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
3    business carried on by the grocery store;
4        (6) the entrance to any business that sells alcoholic
5    liquor is more than 100 feet from the entrance to the
6    school;
7        (7) the alderman of the ward where the premises is
8    located has given written approval of the issuance of the
9    license; and
10        (8) the principal of the school has given written
11    consent to the issuance of the license.
12    (ff) 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 school if:
18        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
19    business carried on at the premises;
20        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
21    incidental to the operation of a theater;
22        (3) the premises is a one and one-half-story building
23    of approximately 10,000 square feet;
24        (4) the school is a City of Chicago School District 299
25    school;
26        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the

 

 

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1    primary entrance of the school are at least 300 feet apart
2    and no more than 400 feet apart;
3        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
4    located has expressed, in writing, his support for the
5    issuance of the license; and
6        (7) the principal of the school has expressed, in
7    writing, that there is no objection to the issuance of a
8    license under this subsection (ff).
9    (gg) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
10contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
11or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
12liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or
13banquet facility established in a premises that is located in a
14municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
15inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church if:
16        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
18        (2) the property on which the church is located and the
19    property on which the premises are located are both within
20    a district originally listed on the National Register of
21    Historic Places on February 14, 1979;
22        (3) the property on which the premises are located
23    contains one or more multi-story buildings that are at
24    least 95 years old and have no more than three stories;
25        (4) the building in which the church is located is at
26    least 120 years old;

 

 

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1        (5) the property on which the church is located is
2    immediately adjacent to and west of the property on which
3    the premises are located;
4        (6) the western boundary of the property on which the
5    premises are located is no less than 118 feet in length and
6    no more than 122 feet in length;
7        (7) as of December 31, 2012, both the church property
8    and the property on which the premises are located are
9    within 250 feet of City of Chicago Business-Residential
10    Planned Development Number 38;
11        (8) the principal religious leader at the place of
12    worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
13    of the license in writing; and
14        (9) the alderman in whose district the premises are
15    located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
16    of the license in writing.
17    For the purposes of this subsection, "banquet facility"
18means the part of the building that is located on the floor
19above a restaurant and caters to private parties and where the
20sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business.
21    (hh) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor within a hotel and at an outdoor patio area attached to
25the hotel that are located in a municipality with a population
26in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that are within 100 feet

 

 

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1of a hospital if:
2        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
3    business carried on by the licensee at the hotel;
4        (2) the hotel is located within the City of Chicago
5    Business Planned Development Number 468; and
6        (3) the hospital is located within the City of Chicago
7    Institutional Planned Development Number 3.
8    (ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor within a restaurant and at an outdoor patio area
12attached to the restaurant that are located in a municipality
13with a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and that
14are within 100 feet of a church if:
15        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is not
16    the principal business carried on by the licensee and is
17    incidental to the sale of food;
18        (2) the restaurant has been operated on the street
19    level of a 2-story building located on a corner lot since
20    2008;
21        (3) the restaurant is between 3,700 and 4,000 square
22    feet and sits on a lot that is no more than 6,200 square
23    feet;
24        (4) the primary entrance to the restaurant and the
25    primary entrance to the church are located on the same
26    street;

 

 

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1        (5) the street on which the restaurant and the church
2    are located is a major east-west street;
3        (6) the restaurant and the church are separated by a
4    one-way northbound street;
5        (7) the church is located to the west of and no more
6    than 65 feet from the restaurant; and
7        (8) the principal religious leader at the place of
8    worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
9    the license in writing.
10    (jj) Notwithstanding any provision of 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 premises located within a municipality with a
14population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
15feet of a church if:
16        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
18        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
19    sale of food;
20        (3) the premises are located east of the church, on
21    perpendicular streets, and separated by an alley;
22        (4) the distance between the primary entrance of the
23    premises and the primary entrance of the church is at least
24    175 feet;
25        (5) the distance between the property line of the
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1    feet;
2        (6) the licensee has been operating at the premises
3    since 2012;
4        (7) the church was constructed in 1904;
5        (8) the alderman of the ward in which the premises is
6    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
7    the issuance of the license; and
8        (9) the principal religious leader of the church has
9    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
10    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
11    (jj).
12    (kk) 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 school if:
18        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
19    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
20        (2) the licensee shall only sell packaged liquors on
21    the premises;
22        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
23        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
24    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
25    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
26        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 169,048

 

 

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1    square feet of space within a building that is located
2    across the street from a tuition-based preschool; and
3        (6) 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    (ll) 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 on
15    the premises;
16        (3) the licensee is a national retail chain;
17        (4) as of February 27, 2013, the licensee had 1,778
18    stores operating nationwide, 89 operating in this State,
19    and 11 stores operating within the municipality;
20        (5) the licensee shall occupy approximately 191,535
21    square feet of space within a building that is located
22    across the street from an elementary school; and
23        (6) 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.
26    (mm) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the

 

 

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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 premises and at an outdoor patio or sidewalk
4cafe, or both, attached to premises that are located in a
5municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
6inhabitants and that are within 100 feet of a hospital if:
7        (1) the primary business of the restaurant consists of
8    the sale of food where the sale of liquor is incidental to
9    the sale of food;
10        (2) as a restaurant, the premises may or may not offer
11    catering as an incidental part of food service;
12        (3) the primary business of the restaurant is conducted
13    in space owned by a hospital or an entity owned or
14    controlled by, under common control with, or that controls
15    a hospital, and the chief hospital administrator has
16    expressed his or her support for the issuance of the
17    license in writing; and
18        (4) the hospital is an adult acute care facility
19    primarily located within the City of Chicago Institutional
20    Planned Development Number 3.
21    (nn) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
22contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
23or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
24liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with
25a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
26feet of a church if:

 

 

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1        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
2    business carried out on the premises;
3        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
4    incidental to the operation of a theater;
5        (3) the premises are a building that was constructed in
6    1913 and opened on May 24, 1915 as a vaudeville theater,
7    and the premises were converted to a motion picture theater
8    in 1935;
9        (4) the church was constructed in 1889 with a stone
10    exterior;
11        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
12    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart;
13    and
14        (6) the principal religious leader at the place of
15    worship has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
16    the license in writing; and
17        (7) 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    (oo) Notwithstanding any provision of 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 within 100
25feet of a mosque, church, or other place of worship if:
26        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the

 

 

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1    primary entrance of the mosque, church, or other place of
2    worship are perpendicular and are on different streets;
3        (2) the primary entrance to the premises faces West and
4    the primary entrance to the mosque, church, or other place
5    of worship faces South;
6        (3) the distance between the 2 primary entrances is at
7    least 100 feet;
8        (4) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
9    established in a location within 100 feet of the premises
10    after a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises was
11    first issued;
12        (5) the mosque, church, or other place of worship was
13    established on or around January 1, 2011;
14        (6) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
15    was first issued on or before January 1, 1985;
16        (7) a license for the sale of alcohol at the premises
17    has been continuously in effect since January 1, 1985,
18    except for interruptions between licenses of no more than
19    90 days; and
20        (8) the premises are a single-story, single-use
21    building of at least 3,000 square feet and no more than
22    3,380 square feet.
23    (pp) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
25or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
26liquor incidental to the sale of food within a restaurant or

 

 

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1banquet facility established on premises that are located in a
2municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
3inhabitants and within 100 feet of at least one church if:
4        (1) the sale of liquor shall not be the principal
5    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
6        (2) the premises are at least 2,000 square feet and no
7    more than 10,000 square feet and is located in a
8    single-story building;
9        (3) the property on which the premises are located is
10    within an area that, as of 2009, was designated as a
11    Renewal Community by the United States Department of
12    Housing and Urban Development;
13        (4) the property on which the premises are located and
14    the properties on which the churches are located are on the
15    same street;
16        (5) the property on which the premises are located is
17    immediately adjacent to and east of the property on which
18    at least one of the churches is located;
19        (6) the property on which the premises are located is
20    across the street and southwest of the property on which
21    another church is located;
22        (7) the principal religious leaders of the churches
23    have indicated their support for the issuance of the
24    license in writing; and
25        (8) the alderman in whose ward the premises are located
26    has expressed his or her support for the issuance of the

 

 

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1    license in writing.
2    For purposes of this subsection (pp), "banquet facility"
3means the part of the building that caters to private parties
4and where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal
5business.
6    (qq) 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 on premises that are located within a municipality with
10a population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11feet of a church or school if:
12        (1) the primary entrance of the premises and the
13    closest entrance of the church or school are at least 200
14    feet apart and no greater than 300 feet apart;
15        (2) the shortest distance between the premises and the
16    church or school is at least 66 feet apart and no greater
17    than 81 feet apart;
18        (3) the premises are a single-story, steel-framed
19    commercial building with at least 18,042 square feet, and
20    was constructed in 1925 and 1997;
21        (4) the owner of the business operated within the
22    premises has been the general manager of a similar
23    supermarket within one mile from the premises, which has
24    had a valid license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
25    liquor since 2002, and is in good standing with the City of
26    Chicago;

 

 

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1        (5) the principal religious leader at the place of
2    worship has indicated his or her support to the issuance or
3    renewal of the license in writing;
4        (6) the alderman of the ward has indicated his or her
5    support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
6    writing; and
7        (7) the principal of the school has indicated his or
8    her support to the issuance or renewal of the license in
9    writing.
10    (rr) Notwithstanding any provision of 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 premises located within a municipality with a
14population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
15feet of a club that leases space to a school if:
16        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
17    business carried out on the premises;
18        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises is
19    incidental to the operation of a grocery store;
20        (3) the premises are a building of approximately 1,750
21    square feet and is rented by the owners of the grocery
22    store from a family member;
23        (4) the property line of the premises is approximately
24    68 feet from the property line of the club;
25        (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
26    primary entrance of the club where the school leases space

 

 

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1    are at least 100 feet apart;
2        (6) the director of the club renting space to the
3    school has indicated his or her consent to the issuance of
4    the license in writing; and
5        (7) the alderman in whose district the premises are
6    located has expressed his or her support for the issuance
7    of the license in writing.
8    (ss) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
9contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
10or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
11liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
12population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
13feet of a church if:
14        (1) the premises are located within a 15 unit building
15    with 13 residential apartments and 2 commercial spaces, and
16    the licensee will occupy both commercial spaces;
17        (2) a restaurant has been operated on the premises
18    since June 2011;
19        (3) the restaurant currently occupies 1,075 square
20    feet, but will be expanding to include 975 additional
21    square feet;
22        (4) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
23    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
24        (5) the premises are located south of the church and on
25    the same street and are separated by a one-way westbound
26    street;

 

 

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1        (6) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 93
2    feet from the primary entrance of the church;
3        (7) the shortest distance between any part of the
4    premises and any part of the church is at least 72 feet;
5        (8) the building in which the restaurant is located was
6    built in 1910;
7        (9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
8    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
9    the issuance of the license; and
10        (10) the principal religious leader of the church has
11    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
12    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
13    (ss).
14    (tt) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
15contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
16or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
17liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
18population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
19feet of a church if:
20        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
21    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
22        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
23    sale of food;
24        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was
25    previously authorized by a package goods liquor license;
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1    25 parking spaces in the contiguous surface lot to the
2    north of the store and 93 parking spaces on the roof;
3        (5) the shortest distance between the lot line of the
4    parking lot of the premises and the exterior wall of the
5    church is at least 80 feet;
6        (6) the distance between the building in which the
7    church is located and the building in which the premises
8    are located is at least 180 feet;
9        (7) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
10    at least 257 feet from the main entrance of the premises;
11    and
12        (8) the applicant is the owner of 10 similar grocery
13    stores within the City of Chicago and the surrounding area
14    and has been in business for more than 30 years.
15    (uu) 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 at premises located within a municipality with a
19population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
20feet of a church if:
21        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
22    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
23        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
24    operation of a grocery store;
25        (3) the premises are located in a building that is
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1    property that was previously vacant land;
2        (4) the main entrance to the church faces west and is
3    at least 500 feet from the entrance of the premises, which
4    faces north;
5        (5) the church and the premises are separated by an
6    alley;
7        (6) the applicant is the owner of 9 similar grocery
8    stores in the City of Chicago and the surrounding area and
9    has been in business for more than 40 years; and
10        (7) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
11    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
12    the issuance of the license.
13    (vv) 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 premises located within a municipality with a
17population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
18feet of a church if:
19        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is the principal
20    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
21        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is primary to the sale
22    of food;
23        (3) the premises are located south of the church and on
24    perpendicular streets and are separated by a driveway;
25        (4) the primary entrance of the premises is at least
26    100 feet from the primary entrance of the church;

 

 

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1        (5) the shortest distance between any part of the
2    premises and any part of the church is at least 15 feet;
3        (6) the premises are less than 100 feet from the church
4    center, but greater than 100 feet from the area within the
5    building where church services are held;
6        (7) the premises are 25,830 square feet and sit on a
7    lot that is 0.48 acres;
8        (8) the premises were once designated as a Korean
9    American Presbyterian Church and were once used as a
10    Masonic Temple;
11        (9) the premises were built in 1910;
12        (10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
13    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
14    the issuance of the license; and
15        (11) the principal religious leader of the church has
16    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
17    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
18    (vv).
19    For the purposes of this subsection (vv), "premises" means
20a place of business together with a privately owned outdoor
21location that is adjacent to the place of business.
22    (ww) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
24or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
25liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
26population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100

 

 

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1feet of a school if:
2        (1) the school is located within Sub Area III of City
3    of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development Number
4    523, as amended; and
5        (2) the premises are located within Sub Area I, Sub
6    Area II, or Sub Area IV of City of Chicago
7    Residential-Business Planned Development Number 523, as
8    amended.
9    (xx) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
10contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
11or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
12liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
13population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
14feet of a church if:
15        (1) the sale of wine or wine-related products is the
16    exclusive business carried on by the licensee at the
17    premises;
18        (2) the primary entrance of the premises and the
19    primary entrance of the church are at least 100 feet apart
20    and are located on different streets;
21        (3) the building in which the premises are located and
22    the building in which the church is located are separated
23    by an alley;
24        (4) the premises consists of less than 2,000 square
25    feet of floor area dedicated to the sale of wine or
26    wine-related products;

 

 

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1        (5) the premises are located on the first floor of a
2    2-story building that is at least 99 years old and has a
3    residential unit on the second floor; and
4        (6) the principal religious leader at the church has
5    indicated his or her support for the issuance or renewal of
6    the license in writing.
7    (yy) 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 premises located within a municipality with a
11population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
12feet of a church if:
13        (1) the premises are a 27-story hotel containing 191
14    guest rooms;
15        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
16    business carried on by the licensee at the premises and is
17    limited to a restaurant located on the first floor of the
18    hotel;
19        (3) the hotel is adjacent to the church;
20        (4) the site is zoned as DX-16;
21        (5) the principal religious leader of the church has
22    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
23    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
24    (yy); and
25        (6) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
26    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for

 

 

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1    the issuance of the license.
2    (zz) 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 premises are a 15-story hotel containing 143
9    guest rooms;
10        (2) the premises are approximately 85,691 square feet;
11        (3) a restaurant is operated on the premises;
12        (4) the restaurant is located in the first floor lobby
13    of the hotel;
14        (5) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
15    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
16        (6) the hotel is located approximately 50 feet from the
17    church and is separated from the church by a public street
18    on the ground level and by air space on the upper level,
19    which is where the public entrances are located;
20        (7) the site is zoned as DX-16;
21        (8) the principal religious leader of the church has
22    delivered a written statement that he or she does not
23    object to the issuance of a license under this subsection
24    (zz); and
25        (9) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
26    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for

 

 

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1    the issuance of the license.
2    (aaa) 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 within a full-service grocery store at premises located
6within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
7inhabitants and within 100 feet of a school if:
8        (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the primary
9    business activity of the grocery store;
10        (2) the premises are newly constructed on land that was
11    formerly used by the Young Men's Christian Association;
12        (3) the grocery store is located within a planned
13    development that was approved by the municipality in 2007;
14        (4) the premises are located in a multi-building,
15    mixed-use complex;
16        (5) the entrance to the grocery store is located more
17    than 200 feet from the entrance to the school;
18        (6) the entrance to the grocery store is located across
19    the street from the back of the school building, which is
20    not used for student or public access;
21        (7) the grocery store executed a binding lease for the
22    property in 2008;
23        (8) the premises consist of 2 levels and occupy more
24    than 80,000 square feet;
25        (9) the owner and operator of the grocery store
26    operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have

 

 

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1    alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
2    and
3    (10) the director of the school has expressed, in writing,
4    his or her support for the issuance of the license.
5    (bbb) 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 premises located within a municipality with a
9population 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 premises are located in a single-story building
14    of primarily brick construction containing at least 6
15    commercial units constructed before 1940;
16        (3) the premises are located in a B3-2 zoning district;
17        (4) the premises are less than 4,000 square feet;
18        (5) the church established its congregation in 1891 and
19    completed construction of the church building in 1990;
20        (6) the premises are located south of the church;
21        (7) the premises and church are located on the same
22    street and are separated by a one-way westbound street; and
23        (8) the principal religious leader of the church has
24    not indicated his or her opposition to the issuance or
25    renewal of the license in writing.
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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 full-service grocery store at premises located
4within a municipality with a population in excess of 1,000,000
5inhabitants and within 100 feet of a church and school if:
6        (1) as of March 14, 2007, the premises are located in a
7    City of Chicago Residential-Business Planned Development
8    No. 1052;
9        (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
10    business carried on by the licensee at the premises;
11        (3) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
12    operation of a grocery store and comprises no more than 10%
13    of the total in-store sales;
14        (4) the owner and operator of the grocery store
15    operates at least 10 other grocery stores that have
16    alcoholic liquor licenses within the same municipality;
17        (5) the premises are new construction when the license
18    is first issued;
19        (6) the constructed premises are to be no less than
20    50,000 square feet;
21        (7) the school is a private church-affiliated school;
22        (8) the premises and the property containing the church
23    and church-affiliated school are located on perpendicular
24    streets and the school and church are adjacent to one
25    another;
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1    in writing, support for the issuance of the license; and
2        (10) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
3    located has expressed, in writing, his or her support for
4    the issuance of the license.
5(Source: P.A. 97-9, eff. 6-14-11; 97-12, eff. 6-14-11; 97-634,
6eff. 12-16-11; 97-774, eff. 7-13-12; 97-780, eff. 7-13-12;
797-806, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1166, eff. 3-1-13; 98-274, eff.
88-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-571, eff. 8-27-13; 98-592,
9eff. 11-15-13; 98-1092, eff. 8-26-14; 98-1158, eff. 1-9-15.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".