Submitted By
Vicki Scaman, Local Liquor Control Commissioner through Paul L. Stephanides, Village Attorney
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 (“Alcoholic Liquor Dealers”), Article 1 (“General Provisions”), Section 3-1-1 (“Definitions”), Article 4 (“Term and Classification”), Section 3-4-2 (“Classification and Number of Liquor Licenses and Fees”) and Article 8 (“List of Licenses for Each 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 Bakeshop Class D-17 Liquor License to MRM Three, LLC, DBA Spilt Milk
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Overview
Overview
MRM Three, LLC, DBA Spilt Milk (“Spilt Milk”), seeks the creation of a new Bakeshop Class D-17 liquor license and the issuance of such a license for the property located at 811 South Boulevard.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
Potential increase in alcoholic liquor dealer’s tax.
Background
Spilt Milk seeks the creation of a new Bakeshop Class D-17 liquor license and the issuance of such a license for the property located at 811 South Boulevard. The Village Code currently contains a Work Lounge Class D-17 liquor license and the Village’s sole holder of a Class D-17 license, Venture 1212 LLC, DBA Mojo Oak Park, ceased operations and its license was deleted from the Code pursuant to Ordinance 22-20 adopted by the Village Board on March 21, 2022.
Spilt Milk has been in operation in the Village for several years and has held a Package C-2 liquor license since April 2021. A C-2 license allows Spilt Milk to sell at retail beer and wine only in the original package. Spilt Milk now seeks to expand its offerings to include the sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption. The proposed ordinance would allow this expansion with certain conditions, which include that a Class D-17 must offer baked-goods to be sold to the public that are produced on-premises of five (5) different types. Other conditions include the sale of baked-goods must be available at all times that beer and wine are sold for on-site consumption, a licensee’s total square footage shall be a minimum of 1,000 square feet, the display of beer and wine shall not amount to more than 20% of a licensee’s available and visible display, the sale of beer and wine must be less than 25% of a licensee’s gross revenue, and no signage will be allowed outside the licensed premises advertising the sale of alcoholic liquors. Spilt Milk is agreeable to these conditions.
At its special meeting of April 25, 2022, the Liquor Control Review Board (“LCRB”) voted unanimously to recommend that the Bakeshop Class D-17 liquor license classification be created and that Spilt Milk met all of the applicable requirements for the issuance of a D-17 license and a D-17 license should be issued to Spilt Milk.
Alternatives
Not adopt the Ordinance.
Previous Board Action
N/A.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
The LCRB recommends the adoption of the Ordinance.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
N/A.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
N/A.