Chapter 4 - Liquor
Division 10 - Classification and Fees

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SEC. 4.10 CLASSIFICATION AND FEES. All licenses shall be and hereby are divided into classes. It shall be unlawful to sell alcoholic liquor or to operate a liquor establishment in a manner inconsistent with the terms of the class of license set forth herein:

1. Class A licenses (All liquor- Off premises consumption) shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor in original package at retail on the premises specified, for consumption off said premises. Class A liquor establishments shall have a minimum of 1000 square feet of interior space. The annual fee for such license shall be $3,000.00. Hours (local time) shall be from seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day on Sundays through Thursdays and from seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. to one forty-five o’clock (1:45) A.M. the following day on Fridays through Saturdays. (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)(Amended 6/20/05 by Ord. No. 5011)
    
2. Class B license (Beer only- On premises consumption) shall authorize the retail sale of beer only in restaurants and clubs for consumption only on the premises where sold. On Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, any licensee may sell beer only from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day. On Fridays and Saturdays, any licensee may sell beer only from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31, sale is authorized from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. (local time) January 1. The annual fee for such license shall be as follows: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)
   
   

   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of up to 100 persons	$ 750
   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of more than 100 persons	$1000
   Clubs	$ 500

    
3. Class C licenses (Beer and wine only- On premises consumption) shall authorize the retail sale of beer and wine only in restaurants and clubs for consumption only on the premises where sold on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31, sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The annual fee for Class C license shall be as follows: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)
   
   

   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of up to 100 persons	$1500
   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of more than 100 persons	$2000
   Clubs	$ 500

    
4. Class D licenses (All liquor-On premises consumption) shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor by only restaurants or clubs for consumption on the premises where sold on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31, sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The annual license fee for such licenses shall be as follows: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)
   
   

   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of up to 100 persons	$2500
   Restaurants with an occupancy capacity of more than100 persons	$3000
   Clubs	$ 600

    
5. Class E licenses (Hotels) shall authorize the sale of alcoholic liquor by hotels for consumption on the premises where sold. A Class E license (Hotels) permits “mini-bars” in private rooms, catering on premises, cash bars at private rental parties, room service, and restaurants. A restaurant in a hotel shall be limited to the following hours: on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31, sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The annual license fee for such license shall be as follows: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)
   
   

   Hotel

   $3000

    
6. Class F licenses (Catering) shall authorize the holder thereof to provide catering services. The annual license fee for such license shall be $100.00 for those persons who do not hold another classification of license and $25.00 for any person having any other type of liquor license issued by the Town of Normal. The Town of Normal will recognize catering licenses issued by the City of Bloomington, but only to the extent that the City of Bloomington recognizes catering license issued by the Town of Normal. Alcohol may be served on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31st service is authorized until two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The following shall also apply: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)
    
   1. All Class F holders must obtain an event permit from the Liquor Commissioner or his designee prior to engaging in catering services. The event permit must be applied for at the Town Clerk’s office at least twenty-four (24) hours before the event together with payment of a $10.00 registration fee. The following information shall be supplied: location of the event, estimated number in attendance, name of person or organization sponsoring the event, proof of dram shop insurance for premises, and how the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors will be controlled. The Class F license holder will also be required to provide information regarding restroom and parking facilities for guests if the estimated number in attendance exceeds fifty (50) persons.
       
   2. All requirements of a Mass Gathering permit, if required by the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, must be met.
       
   3. The Class F license holder will immediately cease the sale and serving of alcohol at an event if the Town of Normal Police Department informs the license holder that a violation of any of the following City Ordinances has occurred at the event:
       
      1. The Class F license holder has knowingly served alcohol to a person under the age of 21 at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal.
          
      2. Open and notorious possession or consumption of alcohol by more than 3 or more persons has occurred at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal and the license holder is aware of the violations or reasonably should have been aware of the violations.
          
      3. The event is in violation of the Town’s Mass Gathering Ordinance.
          
      4. A violation of the sound amplification device restrictions, SEC. 17.5 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, has occurred and that a prior warning or issuance of a notification of a violation failed to abate the problem.
          
   4. An event permit may be denied for any of the following reasons:
       
      1. Required information is missing; or
          
      2. The application is not timely filed or;
          
      3. A prior event sponsored by the individual or organization sponsoring this event violated Town ordinances or caused a disturbance; or
          
      4. A prior event catered by this Class F license holder violated Town ordinances; or
          
      5. The Liquor Commissioner or his designee determines that the provisions for parking, restrooms or the prevention of delivery of alcohol to underaged persons are inadequate and that a substantial risk to the public health and welfare would result if the license were issued.
          
   5. In the event that an event permit is denied, the Town Clerk shall immediately notify the applicant of the denial. The applicant may request a hearing on the denial which shall be held in front of the Liquor Commissioner or his designee as soon as practical after the demand for hearing.
       
   6. A Class F license does not authorize the sale of alcohol at a cash bar.
       
7. Class G licenses (Secondary Premises) shall authorize a current holder of a Class A, B, C, D, E, or M liquor license to sell alcohol on any approved non-residential premises other than the premises covered by the existing license for a period of three (3) days or less as determined by the Local Liquor Commissioner provided the following shall also apply: (Amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5076)
    
   1. All of the terms and conditions of the license holder’s primary license shall extend to and apply to the license issued. A Class G License shall allow the license holder to operate a cash bar. Any violation of the terms of the G license shall be considered a violation of the license holder’s primary license and shall subject the license holder to penalties and/or sanctions directed at the primary license. Any violation of the G license may also be sanctioned by denial of future G licenses.
       
   2. Before issuing such license, application must be made to the Clerk’s office seven (7) working days in advance with the following: proof of Dram Shop Insurance covering the premises licensed under the G license, location of the event, estimated number in attendance, name of person or organization sponsoring the event, and how the sale of alcohol to minors will be controlled. The G license holder will also be required to provide information regarding restroom and parking facilities for guests.
       
   3. All requirements of a Mass Gathering permit, if required by SEC. 4.32 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, must be met.
       
   4. The G license holder will immediately cease the sale and serving of alcohol at an event if the Town of Normal Police Department informs them that a violation of any of the following City Ordinances has occurred at the event:
       
      1. The G license holder has knowingly served alcohol to a person under the age of 21 at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal.
          
      2. Open and notorious possession or consumption of alcohol by three (3) or more persons has occurred at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal and the license holder is aware of the violations or reasonably should have been aware of the violations.
          
      3. The event is in violation of the Town’s Mass Gathering Ordinance.
          
      4. A violation of the sound amplification device restrictions, SEC. 17.5 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, has occurred and that a prior warning or issuance of a notification of a violation failed to abate the problem.
          
   5. A G License may be denied for any of the following reasons:
       
      1. Required information is missing; or
          
      2. The application is not timely filed; or
          
      3. A prior event sponsored by the individual or organization sponsoring this event violated Town ordinances or caused a disturbance; or
          
      4. Violations of Town ordinances or state law occurred at a prior event for which a Class G license had been issued to this license holder; or
          
      5. The Liquor Commissioner determines that the provisions for parking, restrooms or the prevention of delivery of alcohol to underaged persons are inadequate and that a substantial risk to the public health and welfare would result if the license were issued.
          
   6. In the event that an event permit is denied, the Town Clerk shall immediately notify the applicant of the Denial. The applicant may request a hearing on the denial which shall be held in front of the Liquor Commissioner or his designee as soon as practical after the demand for hearing.
       
   7. The fee for such license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first day of the event and fifty dollars ($50.00) for each immediate subsequent day of the same event.
       
   8. No license holder shall be issued more than twelve (12) G licenses in any twelve (12) month period.
       
   9. The Town of Normal may issue a Class G license to an applicant holding a City of Bloomington Liquor License of a kind similar to the Town of Normal’s Class A, B, C, D, or E License, but only if the City of Bloomington recognizes a Town of Normal license for the City of Bloomington’s provisions which are similar to those of the Town of Normal’s Class G (Secondary Premises) license.
       
8. Class H licenses (Outdoor gardens and sidewalk cafes) shall authorize a current holder of a Class B, C, D, E, or M liquor license to sell alcohol outdoors for consumption in an approved area of the premises or immediately adjacent to the premises other than the area of the premises covered by the liquor license. The Liquor Commissioner may require the erection of fences, walls or similar barricades prior to issuance of a Class H license. The Liquor Commissioner may consider the effect on parking, traffic and pedestrian traffic in determining whether to grant a Class H license. The Liquor Commissioner may also restrict or prohibit the use of sound amplifying devices as a condition of a Class H. License. The annual license fee for a Class H license shall be $250. (Amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5076)
    
9. Class I (Wine tasting) licenses shall authorize a current holder of a Class A, B, C, D, E, or M liquor license to hold wine tasting on their premises. The annual fee for a Class I license shall be $50.00 and shall permit any number of wine tastings on premises with no additional fee. No person other than a current holder of a class A, B, C, D, or E liquor license shall hold a wine tasting for profit in the Town of Normal. For events occurring other than at the licensed premises, the fee for an event permit for a wine tasting shall be $50 per day. Class I licenses (Wine tasting) shall authorize the holder thereof to hold wine tastings. Alcohol may be served from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31st service is authorized until two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The following shall also apply: (Amended 4/19/04 by Ord. No. 4942)(Amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5076)
   
    
   1. All Class I holders must obtain an event permit from the Liquor Commissioner or his designee prior to the wine tasting if the wine tasting is to be held at a location other than the licensed premises. The event permit must be applied for at the Town Clerk’s office at least twenty-four (24) hours before the event. The following information shall be supplied: location of the event, estimated number in attendance, name of person or organization sponsoring the event, proof of dram shop insurance for premises, and how
      the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors will be controlled. The Class I license holder will also be required to provide information regarding restroom and parking facilities for guests if the estimated number in attendance exceeds fifty (50) persons.
       
   2. The Class I license holder will immediately cease the sale and serving of alcohol at an event if the Town of Normal Police Department informs the license holder that a violation of any of the following City Ordinances has occurred at the event:
       
      1. The Class I license holder has knowingly served alcohol to a person under the age of 21 at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal.
          
      2. Open and notorious possession or consumption of alcohol by more than 3 or more persons has occurred at the event in violation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal and the license holder is aware of the violations or reasonably should have been aware of the violations.
          
   3. An event permit may be denied for any of the following reasons:
       
      1. Required information is missing; or
          
      2. The application is not timely filed or;
          
      3. A prior event sponsored by the individual or organization sponsoring this event violated Town ordinances or caused a disturbance; or
          
      4. A prior event catered by this Class I license holder violated Town ordinances; or
          
      5. The Liquor Commissioner or his designee determines that the provisions for parking, restrooms or the prevention of delivery of alcohol to underaged persons are inadequate and that a substantial risk to the public health and welfare would result if the license were issued.
          
   4. In the event that an event permit is denied, the Town Clerk shall immediately notify the applicant of the denial. The applicant may request a hearing on the denial which shall be held in front of the Liquor Commissioner or his designee as soon as practical after the demand for hearing.
       
10. Class J licenses (One day extended premises) shall authorize a current holder of a Class B, C, D, E, or M liquor license to sell alcohol for consumption in an approved area of the premises other than the area of the premises covered by the liquor license on a date certain. The Liquor Commissioner may require information similar to that required for Class K licenses prior to the issuance of a Class J Liquor license. The Liquor Commissioner may deny a Class J license for the same reasons that a Class K license may be denied. The Liquor Commissioner may require the erection of tents, fences, walls, or similar barricades as a condition of the issuance of a Class J license. The license fee for a Class J license shall be $25 per day. (Amended 6/5/06 by Ord. No. 5076)
     
11. Class K licenses (One day license) shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises specifically defined in the liquor license application and thereby approved by the Commissioner when the license is issued, at a fund raising activity or event, the net proceeds from which will be used for charitable, civic, benevolent, or humane purposes. Any licensee may sell alcoholic liquor from the hour of eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to the hour of one o’clock (1:00) A.M. the following day. On December 31st, the sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. The amount of the license fee for such a Class K One-Day alcoholic liquor license shall be $100.00. Class K licenses shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
     
    1. General Regulations. Applicants for and holders of Class K One Day Alcoholic Liquor licenses shall be subject to all the regulations, procedures and provisions specified in this Section in addition to the regulations, procedures and provisions applicable generally to liquor license applicants or license holders enumerated in this Chapter.
        
    2. Eligibility Requirements for Class K One Day Alcoholic Liquor Licenses. Applicants for Class K One Day Alcoholic Liquor Licenses must be civic, service, charitable, fraternal or social organizations, groups or entities generally recognized as such in the community, with a degree of permanence and continuity demonstrated by not less than three years of continuous prior local organized existence. One responsible consenting member of the organization, group or entity for each 100 persons reasonably expected at the event for which the Class K One Day Alcoholic Liquor License is sought shall be named as co-applicant and co-licensee along with the organization, group or entity; provided, however, that not less than three nor more than twelve such persons shall be named as such co-applicants and co-licensees. No such license shall be granted to any group or entity having received another such license during the previous six-month period.
        
    3. Application Procedure.
        
       1. Application Forms. Application for Class K One Day Alcoholic Liquor licenses shall be made on forms provided by the Town Clerk and shall provide the following information:
           
          1. The name of the civic, service, charitable, fraternal or social organization, group or entity seeking the license;
              
          2. The names and signatures of from three to twelve responsible current members of the organization, group or entity with the number of such signers dependent upon the number of persons expected at the event for which the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license is sought, who will be co-licensees with the organization, group or entity;
              
          3. A description of the location at which the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license will be utilized;
              
          4. The date on which the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license will be utilized;
              
          5. A description of the activity or event in connection with which the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license will be utilized, specifying the nature of the proposed entertainment, if any;
              
          6. An estimate of the number of persons expected in attendance;
              
          7. A description of the proposed procedures for handling the following:
              
             1. Sale of alcoholic liquor;
                 
             2. Identification check;
                 
             3. Traffic control;
                 
             4. Vehicular parking;
                 
             5. Pedestrian control;
                 
             6. Site and vicinity clean-up;
                 
             7. Accounting;
                 
          8. A description of the way in which the net proceeds from the event will be used for charitable, civic, benevolent, or humane purposes.
              
       2. Application Submission. The completed application form shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the license, if granted, will be utilized.
           
       3. Application Fee. The applicant shall pay a $25.00 non-refundable license application fee at the time of filing the license application.
           
    4. Application Review. After preliminary review by the Town staff, the license application and staff report and recommendation shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval or disapproval. The Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date on which the license, if granted, would be utilized. The Commissioner may deny a license if he finds any one or more of the following:
        
       1. The issuance of a license is likely to cause any one or more of the following: traffic problems, parking problems, excessive noise, trash or a disturbance of the peace;
           
       2. There is insufficient means to prevent the service of alcohol to minors a prior;
           
       3. A prior license involving this applicant (including members of applicant’s group or association) resulted in problems such as noise, traffic congestion, parking difficulties, trash, drinking by minors, or a disturbance of the peace; or
           
       4. A prior license involving this location resulted in problems such as noise, traffic congestion, parking difficulties, trash, drinking by minors, or a disturbance of the peace; or
           
       5. A lack of complete application information.
           
    5. Post-Approval, Pre-Issuance Requirements.
        
       1. The applicant shall acquire and submit to the Town Clerk a Dram Shop Insurance Policy insuring the licensed group, organization or entity, each of the responsible individuals named as co-licensees and the Town of Normal, Illinois as named insureds. The amounts of such coverage shall not be less than:
          
          $100,000 bodily injury per person
          $300,000 bodily injury per occurrence
          $100,000 means of support
          $100,000 property damage.
           
       2. The applicant shall submit a Release of Liability and Indemnification Agreement through which the group, organization of entity and each of the responsible individuals named as co-licensees will release and agree to indemnify the Town of Normal from any and all liability arising from the issuance of the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license or any event or occurrence held or happening in connection therewith.
           
       3. The applicant shall submit an agreement by the group, organization or entity and each of the responsible individuals named as co-licensees obligating the up and those individuals to restore the licensed premises and vicinity to approximately the same condition as existed prior to the holding of the event at which the One Day Alcoholic Liquor license will be utilized. This agreement shall be secured by the posting of a $250,000 cash escrow account or a corporate surety bond in a like amount, payable to the Town of Normal in the event that such restoration is not done or completed.
           
       4. The applicant shall pay the $50.00 non-refundable license application fee.
           
       5. The applicant shall notify the McLean County Health Department of the pendancy of the activity and shall request a health inspection of the premises on which the license will be issued.
           
    6. License Issuance. After approval by the Commissioner of the license application, the Town Clerk shall grant a One-Day Alcoholic Liquor License jointly to the group, organization or entity and the responsible individuals named as co-licensees. As co-licensees, the organization and each of the named individuals assume the duties, responsibilities and obligations of a liquor license holder under the provisions of this Chapter and specifically assume responsibility for implementing the proposed use of the One-Day Alcoholic Liquor License in the manner proposed in the approved One-Day Alcoholic Liquor application.
        
    7. Responsibilities of License Holders. Failure by the organization, group or entity, any of its members, agents, or employees or any of the responsible individuals named as co-licensees to adhere to the regulations of this Chapter and the procedures for the sale of alcoholic liquor, identification check, traffic control, vehicular parking, pedestrian control, site and vicinity clean-up, indicated in the approved application shall subject the licensed organization, group or entity, and each of the responsible individuals named as co-licensees to the penalty provisions of this Chapter.
        
12. A Class L (Pari-mutuel Betting Parlor) shall authorize a current holder of a class B, C, D or E liquor license to permit pari-mutuel betting to occur on the premises provided that the following conditions are met:
     
    1. The License holder, or a person contracted with the license holder, is authorized by the State of Illinois pursuant to State law (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq.) to operate a pari-mutuel system of wagering.
        
    2. No electronic/mechanical gambling devices shall be permitted on the premises. For purposes of this section "electronic/mechanical gambling devices" shall mean all slot machines, keno machines, video poker machines and other similar devices which can be used for gambling, but shall exclude terminals for the placement of authorized pari-mutuel bets.
        
    3. No one under the age of 21 shall be permitted in the betting parlor.
        
    4. The betting parlor shall be in separate room, divided from any other area of the restaurant or hotel by a solid wall.
        
    5. Pari-mutuel betting and the sale of State of Illinois Lottery tickets shall be the only form of gambling permitted on the premises.
        
    6. The Licensee shall not knowingly permit persons under the influence of alcohol to gamble.
        
    7. The Licensee will create and maintain a list of people who have requested that they not be permitted on the premises. The licensee may not permit a person on such list to enter the premises. The licensee will participate in any state, federal, or industry lists of people who wish to be barred from gambling establishments.
        
    8. The Licensee will not have an ATM machine on the premises.
        
    9. The Licensee will provide a clearly visible area in the vicinity of the principle entrance to the premises where gambling addiction counselors and others who provide gambling addiction services may place brochures and other advertising and/or educational materials.
        
    10. The Licensee will display in a prominent location on the premises signs written in block letter of no less than one inch in height with the following messages:
        
        GAMBLING CAN BE ADDICTIVE.
        DO NOT GAMBLE MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE.
        THIS PREMISES MAINTAINS A LIST OF PERSONS WHO WISH TO BE BARRED FROM THE PREMISES. SEE ANY EMPLOYEE IF YOU
        WISH TO BE INCLUDED ON THAT LIST.
         
    11. A payment of an annual fee of $250.00.

    (Entire Subsection L Added by Ord. No. 5063 on March 20, 2006)
     

13. Class M Licenses (Brewpub) shall authorize only restaurants to manufacture beer only on the premises specified in the license, to make sales of the beer manufactured on the premises to importing distributors, distributors, and to non-licensees for use and consumption both on and off the said premises provided that sales for consumption off said premises shall be made in original packages, to store the beer upon the premises, and to sell and offer alcoholic liquor for sale at retail from the licensed premises on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to one o’clock (1:00 ) A.M. the following day, and on Fridays and Saturdays from eleven o’clock (11:00) A.M. to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day, and on December 31, such retail sale is authorized to two o’clock (2:00) A.M. the following day. A brewpub licensee shall not sell for off-premises consumption more than 50,000 gallons of beer per year. The annual license fee for such licenses shall be as follows:
    
    Restaurant with an occupancy capacity of up to 100 persons: $2,500
    Restaurant with an occupancy capacity of more than 100 persons: $3,000
    
    (Entire Subsection M Added by Ord. No. 5065 on April 3, 2006)