[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord. No. O-01-06]
A. The application shall include:
(1) The applicant's full name and address (for purpose of the
application, "applicants" shall refer to every individual and/or corporation
that will have an interest in the licensed establishment);
(2) The applicant's Pennsylvania LCB license number;
(3) The applicant's current business address;
(4) The names and addresses of all parties having an ownership in
the business in which the liquor license will be located;
(5) The owner of the location at which the liquor license will be
located;
(6) The address and a description of the property in which the applicant
desires to relocate the liquor license;
(7) The names, addresses and property owners of all adjoining properties
to the proposed location of the liquor license within College Township;
(8) The date at which the applicant proposes to relocate the liquor
license to College Township;
(9) The type of business establishment the applicant intends to establish
within College Township,
(10) A copy of the completed application required by the Pennsylvania
LCB, including, but not limited to, the applicant's criminal history
and liquor code violations;
(11) Number of existing liquor licenses maintained by the applicant;
and
(12) An approved College Township zoning permit for the proposed use
and site.
B. Incomplete applications shall result in the application being
denied.
Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate filing fees, as
set forth below, the Township will conspicuously post the property in a manner
consistent with the requirements for posting a property for rezoning requests
and will advertise the date, time and place of the hearing to be conducted
by the governing body of College Township in a manner consistent with applications
made to the Zoning Hearing Board for variances.
College Township has established objective criteria for consideration
by the governing body in reaching a decision pursuant to the Pennsylvania
Liquor License Law. The criteria to be considered by the governing body in
reaching its decision may include:
A. Proximity to existing and proposed licensed liquor establishments,
transferred licensed property line must not be closer than 2,500 feet from
property line of an existing license or newly transferred license. This would
include all classifications of licenses.
B. The number of existing liquor license establishments
(all types).
C. Traffic flow projections.
D. The type of establishment, such as restaurant, night
club, etc.
E. Proximity of the proposed establishment to existing or
proposed adult businesses (as defined by Township Code, transferred license
may not be located within 2,500 feet of a property line of an existing adult
business as defined by the Township's adult business ordinance).
F. Concerns expressed by area residents and/or adjoining
property owners.
G. Whether the total number of existing restaurant liquor
licenses and eating place retail dispenser licenses exceeds one license per
3,000 inhabitants of the Township.
College Township wishes to provide for the reimbursement of College
Township for expenses incurred in the administration of applications and hearings
for transfer of liquor licenses into College Township. In order for an application
to be accepted by the Township, the applicant must submit an application fee
to defray the cost of public notices, court stenographers, secretarial costs,
fees paid to members of the governing board to conduct the hearing and administrative
overhead. The initial application fee will defray these costs up to and including
a maximum hearing of three hours. Each three hours of hearing, or any part
thereof, will constitute an additional hearing day with the resulting additional
fees as set forth below:
A. Initial application fee: as set by resolution of the
Township Council.
B. Additional hearing days (as computed above): as set by
resolution of the Township Council.
C. In addition to the application fee and additional hearing
fees set forth above, the applicant will be required to reimburse the Township
for all stenographic fees, including appearance fees, incurred in obtaining
a stenographic record for the Township purposes as well as the applicant's
purposes.
D. All fees must accompany the application.
E. The above-referenced fee schedule may be changed by resolution
of the College Township Council.
The Township will conduct a hearing to determine whether to approve
the transfer of the liquor license into College Township in compliance with
the above-referenced State Liquor Law. Any approval will be limited to the
individual applicant, the applied for location, and the applied-for establishment.
Any change will require Township approval. The Township may also impose additional
conditions.