§ 6-54. Qualifications for licensure.

A local liquor license may not be issued to the following:

(1)

A person who is not a resident of the village.

(2)

A person who is not of good character or reputation in the community in which he resides.

(3)

A person who is not a citizen of the United States.

(4)

A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law, if the local liquor commissioner determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.

(5)

A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of or is keeping a house of ill fame.

(6)

A person who has been convicted of pandering or another crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.

(7)

A person whose license issued under the Illinois Liquor Control Act, 235 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq., has been revoked for cause.

(8)

A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon first application.

(9)

A partnership, if any general partner thereof, or any limited partner thereof, owning more than a five percent interest in such partnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason, other than citizenship and residence within the village.

(10)

A corporation, if an officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders, owning in the aggregate more than five percent of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder other than citizenship and residence within the village.

(11)

A corporation unless it is incorporated in the state or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified to transact business in the state.

(12)

A person whose place of business is operated by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.

(13)

A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, or who has forfeited his bond in court to answer charges for any such violation.

(14)

A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or who does not have a lease thereon for the full period which the license is to be issued.

(15)

Any law-enforcing public official, including the president of the village, or any member of the village board of trustees, or president or member of a county board, and no such official shall be interested directly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to such official in relation to premises which are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the state liquor control commission.

(16)

A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.

(17)

A person who has been convicted of a state gambling offense.

(18)

A person, or partnership if it or any of its members, or a corporation if any manager or director or stockholder owning more than 20 percent of the corporate stock, has been issued a federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period.

(19)

Any premises for which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.

(20)

Any premises within 100 feet of any church, school, hospital, mortuary, home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans and their families or any military or naval station, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to regularly organized clubs, hotels, restaurants, food shops or other businesses where the sale of alcohol is not the principal business carried on. This prohibition does not apply to the renewal of a license when a church or school is established subsequent to the original issuance. In the case of a church, the distance is measured to the nearest part of a building used for worship or education rather than the property lines. Otherwise, the distance is measured from property lines.

(21)

Any place where the majority of customers are minors of school age where the principal business transacted consists of school books, school supplies, food, lunches or drinks for such minors.

(22)

A premises on the same block with an already established premises which has a liquor license of the same class, with the same opening and closing hours for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor.

(23)

This section shall not apply where such premises were established prior to December 19, 1949. The term "block," as used in this section, is defined as that portion of one side of a street running from intersecting street to the next intersecting street.

(24)

A premises which is defined as an adult use in section 62-2 and designated a permitted use within an I-1 Zoning District in section 62-127, including any premises required to be licensed as an adult use pursuant to section 4-49.

(Code 1964, § 03-27; Ord. No. 90-21, 4-9-1990; Ord. No. 01-22, 5-21-2001; Ord. No. 2006-64, 9-11-2006)

State law reference

Issuance of license to certain persons prohibited, 235 ILCS 5/6-2; restrictions on sales near churches, schools, and hospitals, 235 ILCS 5/6-11.