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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Isabel M. Garc?a-Kodron, City Clerk
DATE: May 3, 2014
SUBJECT:
Resolution Establishing the Maximum Number of City of Aurora Liquor Licenses by Class.
PURPOSE:
To increase the number of Class A - Tavern licenses by one (1) license, increasing the total maximum number of Class A to 12.
BACKGROUND:
This request is presented in accordance with the 2011 amendment to the City's Liquor Ordinance, specifically Section 6-9(a), which charges the City Council with the authority to determine the number of licenses available in each classification.
DISCUSSION:
Last Call Operating Co. I, Inc., d/b/a Fox & Hound Sports Tavern, located at 4320 E. New York St., has submitted a liquor license application seeking a Class A license for the purpose of selling alcoholic liquor by the drink to the general public, for consumption on the premises where sold, and not for resale in any form, provided that such sales shall be only in conjunction with the sale of food for consumption on the premises. A Class A license also authorizes the licensee to sell to the general public alcoholic liquor in original packages only, for consumption off the premises where sold only during the hours authorized for the sale of packaged liquor under subsection 6-27(a)(2).
Per Sec. 6-7 of the City of Aurora's Liquor Ordinance, any sale, transfer, or assignment of fifty (50) percent or more of the ownership of a business shall terminate the license. Fox & Hound Sports Tavern has been operating out of this location for over a decade, but there was a recent corporate ownership change due to a court ordered bankruptcy. The change in ownership automatically decreases the number of available liquor licenses by one (1), thus requiring City Council approval to increase the same by one (1) in order to accommodate the new licensee. There will be no net change in the number of available class A licenses.
Attached is the application submitted for your co...
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