[Res. 2-2006, 3/14/2006]
The Board of Supervisors hereby adopts the application form for approval of a liquor license transfer as attached hereto as Exhibit 13-3-A.
[Res. 2-2006, 3/14/2006]
1.
The Board of Supervisors hereby generally establishes the following procedures for the review of the above-listed application and public hearing required by commonwealth statute:
A.
Upon receipt of the original application for liquor license transfer approval, and the applicable filing fee for the same, the Township Manager shall review the application for completeness.
(1)
In the event that preliminary review of the application indicates that it is incomplete or fails to provide necessary information, the Township Manager shall, within one week of the date of receipt, send a rejection notice stating the reasons for rejection and requiring that the application either be completed and resubmitted for approval within 14 days, or the rejection letter will constitute a final rejection of this application by the Township Manager.
(2)
Upon receipt of a complete application, the Township Manager shall set a date for public hearing, to be held before the Township Board of Supervisors. The hearing will be held within 30 days of the date of receipt of the completed application. The Township Manager will then prepare legal notice advertisements for the public hearing. The advertisement shall list the purpose of the hearing, the name and location of the applicant business, and the date, time and location of the public hearing. The Township Manager will submit same to the local paper in which such legal advertisement is customarily done by the Township. The legal advertisement will be published once in the above referenced publication, in accordance with Sunshine Law requirements. Additionally, the Township Manager shall send written letters via regular mail notifying all residents and business owners, who live or have businesses within 500 feet of the applicant's property and/or establishment of the public hearing.
B.
The public hearing shall be held upon the date, at the time and location provided in the legal notice to the community.
(1)
At the public hearing, the applicant shall provide testimony relating to the effect of the license transfer approval upon the health, safety, welfare and morals of the Township, whether or not the Township is permitted or required to accept such type of license transfer, and if the transfer of an intermunicipal license, the actual identity of the transferors and details of the transfer. No information relating to the financial matter involved in this transaction shall be required.
(2)
Members of the community and general public shall also be permitted to testify regarding the issues listed in Subsection 1B(1).
(3)
Board of Supervisors, the Township Manager, Treasurer, Solicitor, and Engineer will be permitted to ask questions and/or examine the witnesses relevant to issues material to the application approval.
(4)
The Township shall then render a decision in the form of a resolution on whether or not they approve the application, which resolution shall be provided to the applicant within 45 days of the receipt of a completed application.
[Res. 2-2006, 3/14/2006; as amended by Ord. 418, 1/29/2014]
The Board of Supervisors hereby generally adopts and establishes an application fee to cover the costs associated with fees for the services to be performed under the provisions of the resolution, in the initial amount to be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The Township of North Fayette may, from time to time hereafter, amend the fees for the services to be performed under the provisions of this Part, which fee(s), if any, shall be adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
[Res. 2-2006, 3/14/2006]
In addition to any application fees, applicant shall also be required to pay for all costs of legal advertising associated with all public hearing(s) scheduled pursuant to this application.