The Mayor issues liquor licenses, after review by the City Attorney. Fees are based upon the type of license requested and are paid semi-annually. Licenses are reviewed yearly.
Every application shall be accompanied by the deposit in the full amount of the license fee required to be paid at the time of application for the license applied for.
Fees:
The several classifications of licenses to sell alcoholic liquors and beverages and the annual fee therefor shall be as follows:
Class A. A class A license permits the retail sale of all alcoholic liquors and beverages for consumption on the premises and in package form for consumption off the premises. The annual license fee therefor is one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
Class B. A class B license permits the retail sale of beer and wine for consumption on the premises and in original package form for consumption off the premises. This license shall be issued only to restaurants. The annual license fee therefor is seven hundred dollars ($700.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
Class C. A class C license permits the retail sale of all alcoholic liquors in the original package for consumption off the premises. This license shall be issued only to package liquor stores. The annual fee therefor is one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
Class D. A class D license permits the retail sale and consumption on the premises specified of any and all alcoholic liquors. A class D license shall be valid for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) consecutive days. No person shall be eligible for more than six (6) class D licenses in any calendar year. The fee therefor shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
Class E. A class E license permits the sale of all alcoholic liquor and beverages by a restaurant, by the drink only, served only to customers while awaiting service of meals or with meals, for consumption on the premises only. The annual fee therefor is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
Class E1. A class E1 license permits the sale of beer and wine by a restaurant, by the drink only, served to customers while awaiting service of meals or with meals, for consumption on the premises where it is sold and also includes the sale of beer and wine in the original package for consumption off the premises. The annual fee therefor is one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments
Class F. A class F license permits the sale of beer and wine in the original package form for consumption off the premises. The annual fee therefor is eight hundred dollars ($800.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
Class G. A class G license permits the sale and consumption of beer or wine at a sponsored event or at a private event where alcohol is provided but not sold upon property owned by the city and subject to general use. A class G license shall be valid for a period not to exceed three (3) consecutive days. No person shall be eligible for more than six (6) class G licenses in any calendar year. The fee therefor shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The fee may be waived of lowered for non-sale events at the sole discretion of the liquor commissioner. Sponsors and/or patrons of the event must also adhere to the following regulations:
- The vendor or sponsor shall apply for, qualify for, and receive a good and valid class G liquor license from the city.
- The vendor will restrict sales to beer and wine in a non-glass container only.
- The vendor or sponsor will restrict sales and consumption to the hours from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. unless extension is approved by the liquor commissioner.
- A deposit fee may be required to offset the cost of clean-up. The fee and requirement thereof are at the sole discretion of the liquor commissioner.
- The vendor or sponsor shall comply with all applicable state laws and city ordinances regarding said sales.
- The vendor or sponsor will, at its sole expense, secure and maintain in full force and effect dram shop insurance and general public liability insurance, each with combined single limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), which names the city as co-insured.
- The vendor or sponsor will, at its sole expense, agree to hire one (1) off-duty police officer at current contract rate and said officer shall remain on premises during the entire event. Exceptions to this requirement are at the sole discretion of the liquor commissioner.
- The vendor or sponsor agrees to indemnify the city, its officials, officers, agents, and employees, holding each harmless on any liability or damages arising out of vendor's sales, including the cost of defense.
- At events that alcohol is sold, the vendor shall conduct its sales from only one (1) fenced-in garden location with a single point of entry which is continuously monitored and denies access to anyone under the age of twenty-one (21). At such events, no privately supplied alcohol shall be allowed. Exceptions to this requirement are at the sole discretion of the liquor commissioner.
- Alcohol may be privately provided to events on city-owned property at the sole discretion of the liquor commissioner.
- At no time shall the sale or consumption of alcohol be allowed in the southeast quadrant of Fairview Park or at the Centralia municipal swimming pool.
- The vendor or sponsor shall immediately stop sales and/or consumption upon order of the local liquor commissioner or chief of police for any alleged violation of these conditions.
Class H. A class H license permits the sale and consumption of all alcoholic liquor and beverages for consumption on the premises. Liquor shall be served by the glass only in an establishment in which the primary and principal business is a cosmetic service establishment. The sale of alcohol must be secondary and incidental to the primary purpose of the establishment. The annual fee therefor is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and may be paid in equal semi-annual installments.
No class A, B, D, E, or E1 license shall be issued to a grocery store. No class A, B, C, D, E, or E1 license shall be issued to a convenience store.
Restaurants
(a) Each new applicant for the Class E or E1 licenses must also submit at the time of application an estimate of the percentage of liquor sales, percentage of food sales, and percentage of sales within the establishment other than liquor or food. The estimate shall reflect that at least fifty one percent (51%) of the gross retail sales at that location will be collected from the sales of nonalcoholic beverages, food, or retail items. Class E and Class E1 licenses shall not be renewed for the premises unless the applicant submits to the local liquor control commission sufficient documentation to establish that at least fifty one percent (51%) of the gross retail sales at that location in the license period immediately preceding that year, or a part thereof if the license had been issued after the first day of the license period, were collected from the sales of nonalcoholic beverages, food, or retail items.
(b) The determination of the sufficiency of the documentation referred to in subsection (a) of this section, shall be in the sole discretion of the local liquor control commission. The local liquor control commissioner may, at his discretion, require an audit of the records of the establishment, which is operated by the applicant and for which the license is sought, in order to prove compliance with subsection (a) of this section. The audit shall be prepared by a certified public accountant and shall cover the time period as ordered by the local liquor control commission. The cost of producing any documentation, including the audit, shall be borne by the applicant.
(c) An establishment issued an E or E1 license shall be furnished with kitchen facilities and equipment sufficient for food preparation and a minimum of 500 sq. ft. dedicated to food service and seating space.
Cosmetic Service Establishments
"Cosmetic service establishment" shall mean an establishment that provides, as a primary business, cosmetic services of a recurring and personal nature to individuals. This term includes non-home-based hair salons and barber shops. This term does not include a tanning salon, a nail salon, a body piercing establishment, a tattoo parlor, or any personal service establishment that does not provide cosmetic services as a primary business.
(a) Each new applicant for the Class H licenses must also submit at the time of application an estimate of the percentage of liquor sales, and percentage of sales within the establishment other than liquor. The estimate shall reflect that at least fifty one percent (51%) of the gross sales at that location will be collected from the sales of cosmetic services. Class H licenses shall not be renewed for the premises unless the applicant submits to the local liquor control commission sufficient documentation to establish that at least fifty one percent (51%) of the gross retail sales at that location in the license period immediately preceding that year, or a part thereof if the license had been issued after the first day of the license period, were collected from the sales of cosmetic services.
(b) The determination of the sufficiency of the documentation referred to in subsection (a) of this section, shall be in the sole discretion of the local liquor control commission. The local liquor control commissioner may, at his discretion, require an audit of the records of the establishment, which is operated by the applicant and for which the license is sought, in order to prove compliance with subsection (a) of this section. The audit shall be prepared by a certified public accountant and shall cover the time period as ordered by the local liquor control commission. The cost of producing any documentation, including the audit, shall be borne by the applicant.
(c) Each applicant for the class H license must also submit at the time of application and renewal proof of salon/shop registration from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
(d) No window or any other signage on the outside of the business shall be permitted on the specified premises or surrounding property that indicates that alcoholic liquor is available for retail sale at the specified premises.
(e) Service may be only to customers of a cosmetic service establishment, and only for consumption of the drink on the premises while the customer is waiting for or receiving cosmetic services from a hair salon or barber shop. All employees of the licensee serving alcohol must have successfully completed online BASSET certification.