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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk
DATE: March 25, 2022
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 Sec. 6-2 and 6-28 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to hours of service.
PURPOSE:
If approved, the proposed amendments create a liquor license endorsement allowing restaurants with liquor licenses, offering breakfast and lunch service hours only, to sell alcohol from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sundays.
DISCUSSION:
Staff received a request to consider these extended hours from a current liquor license holder. The addition of a breakfast and lunch service only endorsement will allow license holders that cater solely to the breakfast and lunch crowds to serve alcohol two (2) hours earlier on Sundays than restaurants that have later hours of operation and offer dinner menu options.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The impact of these amendments is to increase economic development in the City.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that the proposed ordinance be adopted.
cc: Rules, Administration and Procedure Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 Sec. 6-2 and 6-28 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to hours of service.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its home rule powers, it is necessary and desirable to amend the code regarding the licensing of businesses to sell alcohol.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows:
Section One: That Chapter 6 Sec. 6-2 and 6-28 shall be and hereby are amended as set forth in Exhibit A.
Section Two: That the ordinances shall be in full force and effect, and shall be controlling, upon the passage and approval of the ordinances.
Section Three: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
Section Four: That any section or provision of these ordinances that are construed to be invalid or void shall not affect the remaining sections or provisions which shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.
Section Five: That the City Clerk and Corporation Counsel are hereby authorized to make any non-substantive or clerical changes to Chapter 6, Sec. 6-2 and 6-28 as necessary for purposes of updating the online municipal code.