Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, June 15, 2023
- When: Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 2:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
- Video: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/836307694
- Transcript: full text (1,488 words, official captions)
Meeting notes
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The Committee on License and Consumer Protection, with no public commenters, approved its May 2023 Rule 45 report and recommended passage of several liquor and package goods moratorium ordinances. Moratoriums were lifted on portions of Ewing Avenue (10th Ward), Halsted Street between 35th and 37th Streets for a microbrewery (11th Ward), and Central Avenue for a store at 4804 North Central (45th Ward). Moratoriums were extended to areas newly added to the 42nd Ward and reinstated on a portion of 111th Street in the 19th Ward, and a precinct in the 13th Ward was designated a restricted residential zone for shared housing and vacation rentals. An ordinance for Wallace Street was held because the sponsoring alderperson was not present, and another item was held in committee.
Topics: liquor moratoriums, package goods licenses, shared housing restrictions, ward remap
Agenda items discussed
- 4:11 Rule 45 report for May 2023: passed
- 4:37 Lift package goods moratorium on portions of Ewing Avenue, 10th Ward (O2023-2175): passed
- 6:03 Lift liquor and package goods moratorium on portion of Halsted Street, 11th Ward (O2023-2089): passed
- 7:26 Designate 37th Precinct of 13th Ward as restricted residential zone prohibiting additional shared housing and vacation rentals (O2023-2055): passed
- 8:30 Lift liquor moratorium on portion of Wallace Street (O2023-2098): held
- 9:17 Additional ordinance held in committee: held
- 9:37 Disallow additional liquor and package goods licenses in portion of the 42nd Ward (O2023-2101): passed
- 10:38 Lift package goods moratorium on portion of Central Avenue, 45th Ward: passed
- 12:38 Disallow additional package goods licenses on portion of 111th Street, 19th Ward (O2023-2052): passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Peter Chico (alderperson): Said a 7-Eleven on Ewing Avenue changed ownership, that package sales have occurred there for years without issues, and that he supports the ordinance. (5:13)
- Nicole T. Lee (alderperson): Requested lifting the moratorium on Halsted between 35th and 37th for a microbrewery, calling it a catalyst for economic development. (6:39)
- Marty Quinn (alderperson): Said the ordinance extends an existing shared housing ban to two blocks added to the precinct during the remap. (7:54)
- Brendan Reilly (alderperson): Said the ordinance applies existing 42nd Ward moratoriums to areas added in the remap so each block is treated equally pending community review. (10:02)
- James M. Gardiner (alderperson): Asked to lift the moratorium so a store at 4804 North Central can add a package goods license. (11:06)