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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2 (DEFINITIONS) AND SECTION 15 (OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS) OF THE ORLAND PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
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WHEREAS, Section 2 of Title 7, Chapter 4, of the Village Code sets forth definitions applicable to retail liquor establishments; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village that a definition of “Movie Theater” should be added to accommodate movie theater patrons; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that Section 15 of Title 7, Chapter 4 should be amended to allow movie theaters holding a Class A license additional time to clear all tables of any alcoholic liquor following the two o-clock (2:00) A.M. closing hour.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 7, Chapter 4, Section 2 is hereby amended to add a definition for “Movie Theater” as follows:
“MOVIE THEATER: Any building to which the public is invited and pays consideration for the purpose of viewing motion pictures.”
SECTION 2
The second to last paragraph of Title 7, Chapter 4, Section 15 is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as follows:
“In the event the premises remain open after the prohibited hours to conduct business other than the sale of alcoholic liquor, then during a period of one hour after the prohibited hours for the sale of alcoholic liquor, no person, licensee, agent or employee of any licensee, shall be present or permitted behind any bar, counter or table where alcoholic liquor is sold, dispensed or given away. After the prohibited hours for the sale of alcoholic liquor, every person on the premises of any licensee who has a license to sell alcoholic liquor, shall have twenty (20) minutes to consume any alcoholic liquor that has been served to them before closing hours. During this time there shall be allowed only one drink per person of any alcoholic liquor. After this twenty (20) minute period, it shall be the responsibility of the licensee to clear all tables, bars or counters of any alcoholic liquor, except that a movie theater licensee shall clear all tables of alcoholic liquor within twenty (20) minutes following the conclusion of the motion picture being viewed at the closing hour.”
SECTION 3
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict herewith.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.