Bill > H6135

This bill allows the Providence Board of Licenses to issue a Class B liquor license for the specific property located at 1039 Douglas Avenue in Providence, despite potentially being in proximity to a school or place of worship. The bill amends an existing state law that generally prohibits liquor licenses from being issued within 200 feet of schools or churches, by adding a specific exception for this particular address (identified as Plat 102, Lot 1 on the city's tax assessment map). By granting an exemption to the standard proximity restrictions, the bill provides the local licensing board the discretionary authority to approve a liquor license for this location after reviewing an application. The legislation follows a pattern of similar local exemptions that have been added to Rhode Island's liquor licensing statutes over the years, allowing municipalities to make case-by-case determinations about alcohol sales locations that might otherwise be restricted by the state's standard distance requirements.

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