No building or lot or any portion thereof shall be used for
the sale, of alcoholic liquor, beer, ale or wine unless such building
or lot is located in a district appropriate for the class of permit
sought in accordance with Section 15.8 of these Regulations and shall
have been approved by the Zoning Commission. Such approval shall be
given only after public hearing and upon the affirmative vote of four
or more members of said Commission. In determining whether or not
an application shall be approved, the Commission shall take into consideration
the proximity of the premises to churches, schools, libraries, public
playgrounds or any places frequented by minors, together with the
number of premises having permits of any class allowing the sale or
consumption of alcoholic beverages in the immediate neighborhood.
The Zoning Commission may refuse to approve any location for the sale
of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer or ale, if it has reasonable cause
to believe that the number of approved locations for all classes of
permits in an immediate neighborhood is such that the approval of
another location in the locality is detrimental to the public interest.
In reaching a conclusion in this respect, the Commission may consider
the character of, the population of, the number of all approved permit
locations in, the neighborhood concerned, and the effect which a new
permit location may have on such neighborhood.
The clerk of the Zoning Commission shall have authority to approve
applications for one-day permits for the sale of ale or beer at picnics
provided they are not at public parks or beaches. The clerk shall
notify the Police Department of such approval prior to its date of
use.
No building or lot devoted to a business or use operating under
one class of permit shall be changed to any other business or use
under another class of permit unless approval of the Zoning Commission
is first obtained.
If the holder of any permit issued by the liquor control commission
changes the location of the permit, the new location must first be
approved as provided in Section 15.1 of these Regulations. If the
liquor control commission grants such permit for a new location, the
old location shall not again be used for the sale of alcoholic liquor,
wine, ale or beer unless it is located in a district where such sale
is permitted and complies in all respects with all other provisions
of these Regulations. Such certification shall be made as provided
in Section 15.7.
When a municipal officer is asked or required under provisions
of the Liquor Control Commission Act[1] or any regulation thereunder to certify that the sale
of alcoholic liquors, beer, ale or wine is not prohibited by local
ordinance or regulation at the location for which an application to
the liquor control commission is being made, or for any other purpose
in connection with said location, such certification shall be made
by the Planning and Zoning Administrator of the Zoning Commission,
or in her or his absence the secretary or chairman of said commission,
and a copy of such certification shall be filed in the records of
such commission. [Effective 10-9-1974]
[Amended 7-26-2023, effective 8-17-2023]
No building or lot shall hereafter be approved for the sale
as packaged merchandise, for consumption on the premises or otherwise,
of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer or ale, except such building or lot
be located within a zoning district of the Town in accordance with
the following class of permit:
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A - Package store and druggist permits may be located in LB,
CA, CNC, CF, MA, MB, and MC districts.
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B - Hotel permits may be located in CA, CA/TH, LBB and MA/TH
districts.
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C - Hotel beer permits may be located in CA, CF, and LBB districts.
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D - Restaurant permits and cafe permits may be located in CA,
CF, LBB, CNC, MA, WF and OPD districts.
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E - Tavern permits may be located in CA and CF districts.
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F - Club permits may be located in LB, CA, and CF districts.
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G - Grocery store permits may be located in CA, CF, LBB, and
CNC districts.
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H - Restaurant beer and/or wine* permit may be located in CA,
CF, LB**, LBB and CNC*** Districts when the parking meets the requirements
of the zoning regulations for the building, and the building provides
seating for at least 50 persons exclusive of counter area. [Effective
- *7-4-1979; **10-28-1979; ***3-28-1982]
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I - A restaurant or cafe permit may be located in an WF district
on property containing a mixed use within the WF District as defined
under Section 8.3 of the Zoning Regulations, subject to the following
condition(s):
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a)
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Such restaurants or cafes must provide meals, with the service
of alcoholic beverages being secondary to the service of meals.
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b)
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As an accessory or incidental use, such restaurants or cafes
may have one bar/lounge area which occupies no more than 20% of the
total patron area of the establishment [Effective 12-2-1995]
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J - A bowling establishment permit may be located in a CA or
an MA district. [Effective 3-23-1982]
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K - A restaurant permit for catering establishment may be located
in CA Districts or in any district in which a catering establishment
is now located.
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L - A restaurant permit may be granted to an establishment located
in a district not conforming to the zone in which it is currently
located provided said establishment has seating for at least 50 persons
(exclusive of counter area), has been in continuous existence for
a period of 30 years prior to the effective date of this section,
all music and entertainment shall be confined to the interior of the
building and not heard off the premises, and, at the discretion of
the Zoning Commission, a service bar with no seating be permitted.
[Effective 10-23-1994]
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M - A full restaurant liquor permit may be located on unzoned
railroad property in which a restaurant, on property leased from the
Town of Stratford, is now located. [Effective 6-16-1987]
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N - A restaurant-theater permit may be granted to an establishment
which has a current full liquor restaurant permit and is adjacent
and/or contiguous to an existing theater provided said establishment
has seating for at least 50 persons (exclusive of counter area) and
both have been in continuous existence for a period of 30 years prior
to the effective date of this section. The consideration of an application
for a restaurant-theater permit shall be governed by the provisions
of Section 20.2 of these Regulations. [Effective 10-30-1984]
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O - A golf country club permit may be granted to a golf course
located in an approved residential open space development. The dispensing
of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to the clubhouse only.
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P - A restaurant and/or restaurant beer/wine permit may be located
in a CA/TH, MA/TH and WF/TH District subject to the following conditions:
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Such permits shall be carried on within a restaurant which must
provide meals, with the service of alcoholic beverages being secondary
to the service of meals.
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b)
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As an accessory or incidental use, restaurants with such permits
may have one bar/lounge area which occupies no more than 20% of the
total patron area of the establishment.
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Q - In a MA district, a brewery with a manufacturer's permit
for beer and/or a brewery with a brewpub permit, permitting the sale
of packaged beer for off-premise consumption as well as the sale of
beer for consumption on the brewery premises.
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R - A distillery with a manufacturer of spirits permit, or a
distillery with a manufacturer of spirits permit and a Connecticut
craft cafe permit in CA and MA Districts, permitting the manufacture
and sale of packaged Connecticut-manufactured spirits for off-premises
consumption as well as for consumption on the distillery premises.
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The approval of location for any type of permit under Section
15 is conditional upon the subsequent issuance of a permit for the
location by the State Liquor Control Commission. Failure to obtain
such permit within 18 months from date of approval shall restore the
location to its former status.
Any application for the enlargement, extension, or alteration
to any class of permit as defined by Section 15.8 shall be special
case, subject to the provisions of Section 20.2 of these Regulations.
Shopping centers containing five or more stores where the land,
buildings and required parking are under one management or ownership
may be permitted, upon petition of said owner or manager, and upon
approval by the Zoning Commission, to have one Class A permit if such
shopping center contains over 80,000 square feet of lot area and provided
that any shopping center shall not have more than one package store
permit.
Notwithstanding Sections 15.1 and 15.8 of these Regulations,
the retail sale of alcoholic liquor may be permitted on the premises
of this nonprofit theater only, provided that the liquor is consumed
on its premises by patrons on any day on which a performance is given,
and provided further that the proceeds derived from such sales, except
for operating costs, shall be used in furtherance of the charitable,
literary and educational activities of such theater. The consideration
of an application for a nonprofit theater permit shall be governed
by the provisions of Section 20.2 of these Regulations. [Effective
9-4-1976]
