AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF DEDHAM TO GRANT ADDITIONAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter l38 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Dedham may grant to Red Hot, Inc., d/b/a Isabellas for a location in Dedham square, a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138. Upon receipt of the license, Red Hot, Inc. shall return to the licensing authority its current license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except said section 17.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Dedham may grant 7 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except said section 17.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Dedham may grant a license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except said section 17.
SECTION 4. The licensing authority shall restrict the licenses granted under sections 2 and 3 to entities located in a development to be known as Legacy Place. Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall be nontransferable to any other locations, persons, corporations or organizations.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding sections 12 and 77 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the board of selectmen of the town of Dedham may restrict the licenses issued pursuant to this act to holders of common victualler licenses.
SECTION 6. The additional licenses authorized by this act shall be subject to an original application fee of $5,000 more than the annual fee for existing all alcoholic beverages licenses or wines and malt beverages licenses, as applicable, in the town of Dedham. The additional $5,000 fee shall be deposited into an economic development account in the town of Dedham and expended consistently with the purposes of such account.
SECTION 7. The licenses granted under this act if revoked or no longer in use, may be granted by the licensing authority to new applicants who meet the criteria of this act.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved August 2, 2006.