Bill > S2379

This bill, an amendment to existing law regarding alcoholic beverage sales in Somerville, Massachusetts, primarily focuses on increasing the number of available liquor licenses and specifying where they can be used. It allows the Somerville licensing commission to grant a total of 27 new licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages and 10 new licenses for wine and malt beverages, with specific allocations for "Transformative Areas" (Inner Belt, Brickbottom, and Boynton Yards) and "Enhancement Areas" (various named squares and streets). These new licenses cannot be sold or transferred to a different location, but if a license becomes available, it can be reissued to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions. The bill also sets administrative fees for these new licenses to match existing ones and outlines different effective dates for various sections, with some taking effect immediately and others on January 1, 2019, or upon the issuance of previously authorized licenses.