Bill Text: NY S00025 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS [S00025 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S00025-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 25 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to making the provisions governing the various on-premises liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors that may be considered by the state liquor authority when evaluating the merits of a license application THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6-a of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage 2 control law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 1993, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 6-a. The authority [may] SHALL consider [any or] all of the following 5 in determining whether public convenience and advantage and the public 6 interest will be promoted by the granting of [licenses and permits for 7 the sale of alcoholic beverages at a particular unlicensed location] A 8 LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION: 9 (a) [The] THE number, classes and character of licenses in proximity 10 to the location and in the particular municipality or subdivision there- 11 of[.]; 12 (b) [Evidence] EVIDENCE that all necessary licenses and permits have 13 been obtained from the state and all other governing bodies[.]; 14 (c) [Effect] EFFECT of the grant of the license on vehicular traffic 15 and parking in proximity to the location[.]; 16 (d) [The] THE existing noise level at the location and any increase in 17 noise level that would be generated by the proposed premises[.]; 18 (e) [The] THE history of liquor violations and reported criminal 19 activity at the proposed premises[.]; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00120-01-1 S. 25 2 1 (f) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT ANY BUSINESSES OWNED 2 AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT; 3 (G) HISTORY OF CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD OPINIONS AND DECISIONS 4 MADE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR BUSINESSES OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY 5 THE APPLICANT; AND 6 (H) [Any] ANY other factors specified by law or regulation that are 7 relevant to determine the public convenience and advantage [and public 8 interest of the community] AND NECESSARY TO FIND THAT THE GRANTING OF 9 SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 10 S 2. Section 64-a of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 11 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 12 6-A. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIDER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN DETERMINING 13 WHETHER PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL BE 14 PROMOTED BY THE GRANTING OF A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION: 15 (A) THE NUMBER, CLASSES AND CHARACTER OF LICENSES IN PROXIMITY TO THE 16 LOCATION AND IN THE PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITY OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF; 17 (B) EVIDENCE THAT APPLICANTS HAVE SECURED ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND 18 PERMITS FROM THE STATE AND ALL OTHER GOVERNING BODIES; 19 (C) THE EFFECT THAT THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE WILL HAVE ON VEHICULAR 20 TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOCATION; 21 (D) THE EXISTING NOISE LEVEL AT THE LOCATION AND ANY INCREASE IN NOISE 22 LEVEL THAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 23 (E) THE HISTORY OF LIQUOR VIOLATIONS AND REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT 24 THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 25 (F) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT ANY BUSINESSES OWNED 26 AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT; 27 (G) HISTORY OF CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD OPINIONS AND DECISIONS 28 MADE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR BUSINESSES OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY 29 THE APPLICANT; AND 30 (H) ANY OTHER FACTORS SPECIFIED BY LAW OR REGULATION THAT ARE RELEVANT 31 TO DETERMINE THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR ADVANTAGE AND NECESSARY TO FIND 32 THAT THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 33 S 3. Section 64-b of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 34 adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 35 4-A. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIDER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN DETERMINING 36 WHETHER PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL BE 37 PROMOTED BY THE GRANTING OF A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION: 38 (A) THE NUMBER, CLASSES AND CHARACTER OF LICENSES IN PROXIMITY TO THE 39 LOCATION AND IN THE PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITY OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF; 40 (B) EVIDENCE THAT APPLICANTS HAVE SECURED ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND 41 PERMITS FROM THE STATE AND ALL OTHER GOVERNING BODIES; 42 (C) THE EFFECT THAT THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE WILL HAVE ON VEHICULAR 43 TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOCATION; 44 (D) THE EXISTING NOISE LEVEL AT THE LOCATION AND ANY INCREASE IN NOISE 45 LEVEL THAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 46 (E) THE HISTORY OF LIQUOR VIOLATIONS AND REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT 47 THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 48 (F) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT ANY BUSINESSES OWNED 49 AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT; 50 (G) HISTORY OF CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD OPINIONS AND DECISIONS 51 MADE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR BUSINESSES OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY 52 THE APPLICANT; AND 53 (H) ANY OTHER FACTORS SPECIFIED BY LAW OR REGULATION THAT ARE RELEVANT 54 TO DETERMINE THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR ADVANTAGE AND NECESSARY TO FIND 55 THAT THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. S. 25 3 1 S 4. Section 64-c of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows: 3 10-A. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIDER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN DETERMINING 4 WHETHER PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL BE 5 PROMOTED BY THE GRANTING OF A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION: 6 (A) THE NUMBER, CLASSES AND CHARACTER OF LICENSES IN PROXIMITY TO THE 7 LOCATION AND IN THE PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITY OR SUBDIVISION THEREOF; 8 (B) EVIDENCE THAT APPLICANTS HAVE SECURED ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND 9 PERMITS FROM THE STATE AND ALL OTHER GOVERNING BODIES; 10 (C) THE EFFECT THAT THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE WILL HAVE ON VEHICULAR 11 TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOCATION; 12 (D) THE EXISTING NOISE LEVEL AT THE LOCATION AND ANY INCREASE IN NOISE 13 LEVEL THAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 14 (E) THE HISTORY OF LIQUOR VIOLATIONS AND REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT 15 THE PROPOSED PREMISES; 16 (F) HISTORY OF BUILDING AND FIRE VIOLATIONS AT ANY BUSINESSES OWNED 17 AND/OR OPERATED BY THE APPLICANT; 18 (G) HISTORY OF CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD OPINIONS AND DECISIONS 19 MADE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR BUSINESSES OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY 20 THE APPLICANT; AND 21 (H) ANY OTHER FACTORS SPECIFIED BY LAW OR REGULATION THAT ARE RELEVANT 22 TO DETERMINE THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR ADVANTAGE AND NECESSARY TO FIND 23 THAT THE GRANTING OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 24 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.