A. It shall be unlawful for any mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment, or bottle club which has been licensed by the State of Oklahoma and which has as its main purpose the selling or serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or for a retail package store to be located within three hundred (300) feet of any public or private school or church property primarily and regularly used for worship services and religious activities. The distance indicated in this section shall be measured from the nearest property line of such public or private school or church to the nearest perimeter wall of the premises of any such mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment, bottle club, or retail package store which has been licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mixed beverage establishments, beer and wine establishments, or bottle clubs which have been licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption or retail package stores prior to October 1, 2018; provided, if at the time of application for license renewal the licensed location has not been in actual operation for a continuous period of more than sixty (60) days, the license shall not be renewed. If any school or church shall be established within three hundred (300) feet of any retail package store, mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment, or bottle club subject to the provisions of this section after such retail package store, mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment, or bottle club has been licensed, the provisions of this section shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such license if there has not been a lapse of more than sixty (60) days. When any mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment, or bottle club subject to the provisions of this section which has a license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption or retail package store changes ownership or the operator thereof is changed and such change of ownership results in the same type of business being conducted on the premises, the provisions of this section shall not be a deterrent to the issuance of a license to the new owner or operator if he is otherwise qualified.
B. A license shall not be issued for a location on any city block where a school or church is located. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mixed beverage establishments, beer and wine establishments, or bottle clubs which have been licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption or retail package stores prior to October 1, 2018.
(Code 1991, § 3-113)
State Law reference- Similar provisions, 37 O.S. § 51(B)(3)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 19-03 on 5/6/2019