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Concur with the Liquor Control Review Board and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 (“Alcoholic Liquor Dealers”), Article 8 (“List of Licenses for Each License Class”), Section 3-8-1 (“Number of Licenses Permitted to be Issued Per License Class”) and Section 3-8-2 (“Licenses by Name and Address Per License”) of the Oak Park Village Code for the Issuance of a Restaurant Class B-6 License to Keya’s Kreations DBA Color Me Mine
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Introduction
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The proposed Ordinance grants a Restaurant Class B-6 license to Keya’s Kreations DBA Color Me Mine.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Ordinance.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
Keya’s Kreations DBA Color Me Mine (“Color Me Mine”) seeks a Restaurant B-6 liquor license. The license would permit Color Me Mine to offer BYO for paint and sip events. Color Me Mine is a paint-your-own pottery studio where customers select unpainted ceramic pieces and decorate them using ceramic paints and glazes. Color Me Mine offers various services such as in-studio painting, special painting events for birthdays, team building, seasonal painting workshops, custom artwork, and retail to-go painting kits and other gift items. Food items such as pizza, gourmet bread bits, and garlic bread will be available from Bricks Wood Fired Pizza. The proposed business hours are Monday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
At its August 26, 2025, regular meeting, the Liquor Control Review Board (“LCRB”) unanimously voted to recommend that Color Me Mine be granted a Class B-6 liquor license.
This item is specifically related to the Board’s goal to support new and existing small businesses and districts in furtherance of economic vitality. The Law and Development Services Departments have been working on this item in preparation to bring it to the Board.
Timing Considerations
Color Me Mine would like to offer BYO as an option as soon as possible.
Budget Impact
There is no budget impact associated with this item.
Staffing Impact
The Law Department and the Development Services Department are primarily responsible for this item. A public meeting was held on August 26, 2025, that was attended by staff members from Law and Development Services. The Law Department spends approximately seven (7) hours on each liquor license and application, which includes preparing meeting minutes and LCRB packets, sending LCRB emails, and attending public hearings. The Development Services Department spends approximately ten (10) to twelve (12) hours on each application, which includes meetings with the applicant, processing the application and subsequent documents, and attending public hearings.
DEI Impact
There is no DEI impact because the Village’s liquor license applications are open and available to everyone.
Community Input
A public hearing was held on August 26, 2025. The Liquor Control Review Board has unanimously voted to recommend that Color Me Mine be granted a Class B-6 liquor license.
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the ordinance.
Advantages:
• Approval of the liquor license can benefit the local economy by allowing the business to sell alcohol.
• Approval of the liquor license advances the Village Board’s goal to support new and existing small businesses.
Disadvantages:
• There are no disadvantages to adopting the Ordinance.
Alternatives
Alternative 1:
The Board can elect not to adopt the Ordinance.
Advantages:
• There are no advantages if the Board does not adopt the Ordinance.
Disadvantages:
• If the Board does not adopt the Ordinance, the Village’s local economy will not benefit from the creation of jobs and attraction of new businesses.
Anticipated Future Actions
There are no anticipated future actions in relation to this item.
Prepared By: Rasheda Jackson, Assistant Village Attorney
Reviewed By: Craig Failor, Development Services Director
Approved By: Kevin J. Jackson, Village Manager
Attachment(s):
1. Ordinance - Color Me Mine