Citations Affected: IC 7.1-3-20.
Synopsis: Municipal lakefront development projects. Allows the
alcohol and tobacco commission to issue a three-way, two-way, or
one-way permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises
consumption only to an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or
lessee, or both, of a restaurant on land or in a historic lake vessel within
a municipal lakefront development project funded in part with state and
city money. Specifies the criteria that an applicant must demonstrate in
applying for a special permit in a municipal lakefront development
project.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
alcohol and tobacco.
the federal National Register of Historic Places maintained
pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended; and
(3) has been redeveloped or renovated, with the redevelopment or
renovation being funded in part with grants from the federal,
state, or local government.
A permit issued under this subsection shall not be transferred to a
location outside of the redevelopment project.
(d) The commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way
permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to
an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
restaurant:
(1) on land; or
(2) in a historic river vessel;
within a municipal riverfront development project funded in part with
state and city money. A permit issued under this subsection may not be
transferred.
(e) The commission may issue a three-way, two-way, or one-way
permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only to
an applicant who is the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a
restaurant within a renovation project consisting of a building that:
(1) was formerly used as part of a passenger and freight railway
station; and
(2) was built before 1900.
The permit authorized by this subsection may be issued without regard
to the proximity provisions of IC 7.1-3-21-11.
(f) The commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of
alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at a cultural center
for the visual and performing arts to a town that:
(1) is located in a county having a population of more than four
hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand
(700,000); and
(2) has a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000) but
less than twenty-three thousand (23,000).
(g) After June 30, 2005, the commission may issue not more than
ten (10) new three-way, two-way, or one-way permits to sell alcoholic
beverages for on-premises consumption to applicants, each of whom
must be the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant
located within a district, or not more than five hundred (500) feet from
a district, that meets the following requirements:
(1) The district has been listed in the National Register of Historic
Places maintained under the National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended.
(2) A county courthouse is located within the district.
(3) A historic opera house listed on the National Register of
Historic Places is located within the district.
(4) A historic jail and sheriff's house listed on the National
Register of Historic Places is located within the district.
The legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located
shall recommend to the commission sites that are eligible to be permit
premises. The commission shall consider, but is not required to follow,
the municipal legislative body's recommendation in issuing a permit
under this subsection. An applicant is not eligible for a permit if, less
than two (2) years before the date of the application, the applicant sold
a retailer's permit that was subject to IC 7.1-3-22 and that was for
premises located within the district described in this section or within
five hundred (500) feet of the district. A permit issued under this
subsection shall not be transferred. The cost of an initial permit issued
under this subsection is six thousand dollars ($6,000).
(h) The commission may issue a three-way permit for the sale of
alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to an applicant who
will locate as the proprietor, as owner or lessee, or both, of a restaurant
within an economic development area under IC 36-7-14 in:
(1) a town with a population of more than twenty thousand
(20,000); or
(2) a city with a population of more than twenty-seven thousand
(27,000) but less than twenty-seven thousand four hundred
(27,400);
located in a county having a population of more than ninety thousand
(90,000) but less than one hundred thousand (100,000). The
commission may issue not more than five (5) licenses under this
section to premises within a municipality described in subdivision (1)
and not more than five (5) licenses to premises within a municipality
described in subdivision (2). The commission shall conduct an auction
of the permits under IC 7.1-3-22-9, except that the auction may be
conducted at any time as determined by the commission.
Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum bid for an initial license
under this subsection is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), and the
renewal fee for a license under this subsection is one thousand three
hundred fifty dollars ($1,350). Before the district expires, a permit
issued under this subsection may not be transferred. After the district
expires, a permit issued under this subsection may be renewed, and the
ownership of the permit may be transferred, but the permit may not be
transferred from the permit premises.
under section 16(j) of this chapter.
(b) In order to qualify for a permit, an applicant must demonstrate
that the municipal riverfront development project area or the
municipal lakefront development project area where the permit is
to be located meets the following criteria:
(1) The project boundaries must border on at least one (1) side of
a:
(A) river for a riverfront development project area; or
(B) lake for a lakefront development project area.
(2) The proposed permit premises may not be located more than:
(A) one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet; or
(B) three (3) city blocks;
from the river for a municipal riverfront development project
area or a lake for a municipal lakefront development project
area, whichever is greater. However, if the area adjacent to the
river or lake is incapable of being developed because the area is
in a floodplain, or for any other reason that prevents the area from
being developed, the distances described in clauses (A) and (B)
are measured from the city blocks located nearest to the river or
lake that are capable of being developed.
(3) The permit premises are located within:
(A) an economic development area, a redevelopment project
area, an urban renewal area, or a redevelopment area
established under IC 36-7-14, IC 36-7-14.5, or IC 36-7-15.1;
(B) an economic development project district under
IC 36-7-15.2 or IC 36-7-26; or
(C) a community revitalization enhancement district
designated under IC 36-7-13-12.1.
(4) The project must be funded in part with state and city money.
(5) The boundaries of the municipal riverfront development
project or municipal lakefront development project must be
designated by ordinance or resolution by the legislative body (as
defined in IC 36-1-2-9(3) or IC 36-1-2-9(4)) of the city in which
the project is located.
(c) Proof of compliance with subsection (b) must consist of the
following documentation, which is required at the time the permit
application is filed with the commission:
(1) A detailed map showing:
(A) definite boundaries of the entire municipal riverfront
development project or municipal lakefront development
project; and
(B) the location of the proposed permit within the project.