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Full Text of SB1256 99th General Assembly

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SB1256ham003 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
Filed: 5/26/2015

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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1256
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1256, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
4 2, on page 50, immediately below line 4, by inserting the
5 following:

6     "(ddd) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7 contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
8 or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
9 liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
10 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
11 feet of a church or school if:
12         (1) the business has been issued a license from the
13     municipality to allow the business to operate a theater on
14     the premises;
15         (2) the theater has less than 200 seats;
16         (3) the premises are approximately 2,700 to 3,100
17     square feet of space;

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1         (4) the premises are located to the north of the
2     church;
3         (5) the primary entrance of the premises and the
4     primary entrance of any church within 100 feet of the
5     premises are located either on a different street or across
6     a right-of-way from the premises;
7         (6) the primary entrance of the premises and the
8     primary entrance of any school within 100 feet of the
9     premises are located either on a different street or across
10     a right-of-way from the premises;
11         (7) the premises are located in a building that is at
12     least 100 years old; and
13         (8) any church or school located within 100 feet of the
14     premises has indicated its support for the issuance or
15     renewal of the license to the premises in writing.
16     (eee) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
17 contrary, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the issuance
18 or renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic
19 liquor at premises located within a municipality with a
20 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and within 100
21 feet of a church and school if:
22         (1) the sale of alcoholic liquor is incidental to the
23     sale of food;
24         (2) the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal
25     business carried on by the applicant on the premises;
26         (3) a family-owned restaurant has operated on the

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1     premises since 1957;
2         (4) the premises occupy the first floor of a 3-story
3     building that is at least 90 years old;
4         (5) the distance between the property line of the
5     premises and the property line of the church is at least 20
6     feet;
7         (6) the church was established at its current location
8     and the present structure was erected before 1900;
9         (7) the primary entrance of the premises is at least 75
10     feet from the primary entrance of the church;
11         (8) the school is affiliated with the church;
12         (9) the principal religious leader at the place of
13     worship has indicated his or her support for the issuance
14     of the license in writing;
15         (10) the principal of the school has indicated in
16     writing that he or she is not opposed to the issuance of
17     the license; and
18         (11) the alderman of the ward in which the premises are
19     located has expressed, in writing, his or her lack of an
20     objection to the issuance of the license.".

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