Amendment #1 to H4116

Floor Amendment

Ms. Garlick of Needham moves to amend the bill , in section 1, by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

“(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Easton may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to establishments located within the Five Corners Development District, as defined in subsection (b), upon approval of and under conditions set by the licensing authority of the town of Easton. The license granted pursuant to this act shall be clearly marked on its face “Five Corners Development District” and shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

(b) The licensing authority of the town of Easton shall restrict the license granted pursuant to this act to establishments within the Five Corners Development District, which for purposes of this act shall include only the northerly and southerly parcels directly abutting route 106 from 55 Eastman street to Greenwood Village street that are included in the area designated as the Five Corners Development District on the map. For purposes of this subsection, “map” shall mean the map entitled “Five Corners Development District, Easton, Massachusetts” dated January 31, 2019 and included as Appendix C in the “Town of Easton, MA Five-Corners District, District Improvement Financing Master Plan” as adopted at town meeting on May 20, 2019, a copy of which is on file in the office of the clerk of the town of Easton.”.