A. It shall be unlawful for any package store, mixed beverage establishment, bear and wine establishment or bottle club which has been licensed by the ABLE Commission and which has as its main purpose the selling or serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, or package store to be located within three hundred feet (300') of any public or private school or church property primarily and regularly used for worship services and religious activities.
B. 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 package store which has been licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. 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; or
2. Establishments licensed prior to October 1, 2018, to sell low-point beer which were permitted to be located within three hundred feet (300') of any public or private school or church property primarily and regularly used for worship services and religious activities, pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.27 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such establishments shall be permitted to have any license in effect on September 30, 2018 transferred to a mixed beverage Iicense provided if such an establishment ceases to regularly be open to the public or changes ownership, the provisions of this paragraph shall cease to apply.
D. If any school or church shall be established within three hundred feet (300') of any package store, mixed beverage establishment, beer and wine establishment or bottle club subject to the provisions of this section after such 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 selI alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, or 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 or she is otherwise qualified. (2000 Code § 3-128; amd. Ord. 341, 3-14-2019)