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S8737Senate2019-2020 SessionSame asA10222

Loosen Liquor License Restrictions

Official title

“Relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on-premises consumption; repealer”

Sponsor Pamela HelmingSD-54Affects Legal
Status
Senate Floor Calendar
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Companion signed

Bill progress

Signed via A10222

What's happening

This bill amends alcoholic beverage control laws to allow certain parcels in Canandaigua, Rochester, and other areas to receive special licensing exceptions for manufacturers, wholesalers, and overnight resort facilities.

Why it matters

  1. Enables specific parcels in Canandaigua and Rochester to bypass state restrictions that normally prohibit manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages from having interests in retail, on-premises consumption facilities. potentially fostering mixed-use developments and economic revitalization in those areas.

  2. Expands licensing exceptions to include overnight lodging and resort facilities in Canandaigua, provided they have at least 75 rooms/suites. which could support tourism, large-scale hospitality projects, and related job creation in the region.

  3. Includes a unique 'sunset' provision for certain Canandaigua parcels. if these parcels are sold or transferred, the special licensing exception automatically expires unless the new owner immediately secures a qualifying leasehold, ensuring the exception does not outlive the intended use or ownership.

  4. Reflects a broader trend of using property-specific exceptions to state liquor laws as a tool for targeted economic development. balancing regulatory control with local flexibility to attract investment and adaptive reuse of historic or underutilized properties.

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Loosen Liquor License Restrictions

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Pamela Helming

Senator · Senate District 54

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History

  1. Substituted by A10222B
  2. Ordered to third reading cal.953
  3. Reported and committed to rules
  4. Committee discharged and committed to investigations and government operations
  5. Referred to rules

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

A10222Assembly

Ease Alcohol License Restrictions

Signed by Governor · Sponsor Harry B. Bronson

Impact 3 · LowSigned into law

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STATE OF NEW YORK

8737

IN SENATE

July 13, 2020

Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on-premises consumption; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 101 of the alcoholic beverage control law is REPEALED and a new subparagraph (ii) is added to read as follows:

(ii) (A) all that tract or parcel of land situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario, State of New York, all as shown on a map entitled "Meridian Automotive Systems Subdivision Plan", prepared by Costich Engineering, P.C., having drawn number 3203-01, last dated 8/4/2003, and is to be filed in the Ontario County Clerk's Office and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the east right-of-way line of North Bloomfield Road said point also being the northwest corner of lands now or formerly owned by Donald and Jean Baier having T.A. # 070.19-01-06; thence

1. N60°57;16"W, along said east right-of -way of North Bloomfield Road a distance of 1,266.75 feet to a point; thence

2. N50°14'22"W, along said east right-of-way line of North Bloomfield Road a distance of 143.38 feet to a point; thence

3. N31°52'21"W, along said east right-of-way line of North Bloomfield Road a distance of 187.27 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line of North Street; thence

4. N46°08'48"E, along said south right-of-way like of North Street a distance of 119.22 feet to a point; thence

5. N63°01'14"E, along said south right-of-way line or North Street a distance of 741.98 feet to a point; thence

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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6. N86°19 '13"E, along said south right-of-way of North Street a distance of 19.24 feet to a point; thence

7. N65°53'43"E, along said south right-of-way line: of North Street a distance of 404.05 feet to a point; thence

8. N6 1°36'29'"E, along said south right-of-way line: of North Street a distance of 169.25 feet to a point; thence

9. N22°28'53"E, along said south right-of-way line of North Street a distance of 36.46 feet to a point; thence

10. N63°01'14"E, along said south right-of-way line of North Street a distance of 3.25 feet to a point; thence

11. N62°49'02"E, along said south right-of-way line of North Street a distance of 37.27 feet to a point; thence

12. S32°33'19"E, a distance of 325.41 feet to a point; thence

13. S50°20'56'E, a distance of 218.92 feet to a point, thence

14. S77°44'52'E. a distance of 213.31 feet to a point, thence

15. Southerly along a curve to the right having a delta angle of 03°50'08", a radius of 5,720.16 feet, and an arc length of 382.93 feet, said curve also having a chord of S47°19'56"E, 382.85 feet to a point; thence

16. S45°26'16"E. a distance of 510.13 feet to a point; thence

17. S62°47'34"W. a distance of 1,052.60 feet to a point, thence

18. N52°52'16"W, a distance of 185.00 feet to a point, thence

19. S43°29'44"W. a distance of 190.00 feet to a point and place of beginning. Containing 48,584 acres of land, more or less.

(B) All that piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Rochester, county of Monroe, State of New York, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot number 180 of the Hayward Homestead Subdivision, said subdivision being filed in the Monroe County Clerk's Office in Liber 8 of maps at page 67, thence southeasterly along the southerly right-of-way line of Railroad Street (50 feet wide) on a bearing of S 54°01'27" E a distance of 105.51 feet to a point, said point being the true point and place of beginning. Thence the following courses and distance;

1. Thence S 54°01'27" E a distance of 97.00 feet to a point;

2. Thence S 35°49'08" W a distance of 80.23 feet to a point;

3. Thence N 53°53'17" W a distance of 97.00 feet to a point;

4. Thence N 35°49'05" E a distance of 80.00 feet to a point on said southerly right-of-way line of Railroad Street, said point the true point and place of beginning. Being and hereby intending to describe a portion of an existing building located at 85-97 Railroad St, Rochester New York, having an area of 7,771 square feet or 0.178 acres. Bearings referenced to deed bearings as described in liber 10480 of deeds page 278.

(C) PARCEL 1 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate on the east side of North Bloomfield Road in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of lands of the grantor which point of beginning marked by an iron in the east highway boundary of said Road 882.14 feet northwesterly from the north line of Buffalo Street in said City; running thence N 74° 22' 10" E a distance of 1108.20 feet to a point in the west line of lands of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Batavia Branch, marked by an existing iron; running, thence N 34° 34' 20" W along the westerly bounds of said Railroad a distance of 412.38 feet to a point, marked by an existing iron; running thence S 74°

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01' 20" W a distance of 1241.03 feet, through an existing iron, to a point, marked by a spike in the east line of said North Bloomfield Road; running thence S 50° 34' 20" E and along the east highway boundary of said North Bloomfield Road a distance of 466.65 feet to the point and place of beginning.

PARCEL 2 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, lying to the east of the parcel above described, and also west of lands of said New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Auburn Branch in said City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point, marked by an iron, in the east line of lands of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Batavia Branch, which point is at the northwest corner of other lands of the grantee, said point being N 69° 14' 50" E a distance of 68.94 feet from the easterly terminus of the first course in the description of Parcel 1, running thence N 70° 49' 40" E and along other lands of the grantee, a distance of 726.63 feet to a point, marked by an iron in the west boundary of lands of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Auburn Branch; running thence N 19° 17' 20" W and along the westerly bounds of said Railroad a distance of 391.29 feet to a point, marked by an iron; running thence S 70° 41' 30" W a distance of 856.10 feet to a point, marked by an existing iron in the easterly bounds of said New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Batavia Branch; running thence S 37° 40' 30" E along the easterly bounds of said New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Batavia Branch a distance of 410.47 feet to the point or place of beginning.

PARCEL 3 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point in the north line of Buffalo Street where the same is intersected by the west line of the Penn Central Railroad Auburn Branch and thence running (1) S 70° 25' 10" W, along the north line of Buffalo Street a distance of 516.06 feet to a point in the east line of the Penn Central Railroad Batavia Branch; thence (2) N 37° 42' 55" W along the easterly line of Batavia Branch of the railroad a distance of 758.52 feet to a point; thence (3) N 70° 25' 10" E a distance of 743.79 feet to a point in the west line of the Auburn Branch of the railroad; thence (4) S 19° 36' 35" E along said west line of the Auburn Branch of the railroad distance of 379.37 feet to a point; thence (5) N 70° 25'10" E a distance of 8.00 feet to a point; thence (6) S 19° 36' 35" E a distance of 341.48 feet to a point on the north line of Buffalo Street and the place of beginning.

PARCEL 4 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point at a corner in the general easterly line of land of Canandaigua Industries Co., Inc., distant 341.48 feet measured N 19° 36' 36" W along said easterly line, from the northerly line of Buffalo Street at a point therein distant 1200 feet, more or less, measured westwardly, along said line of Buffalo Street, from the westerly line of Main Street; Extending from said beginning point the following eight courses and distances, the first four thereof being along said general easterly line of lands of Canandaigua Industries Co., Inc.: (1) S 70° 25' 10" W 8.00 feet to an iron; (2) N 19° 36' 35" W, 379.37 feet to a spike set in a

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railroad tie; (3) S 70° 25' 10" W, 17.00 feet to an iron stake; and (4) N 19° 38' 00" W, 164.00 feet to an iron stake; thence the following four courses and distances by remaining land of Penn Central Transportation Company: (5) N 70° 22' 00" E, 33.00 feet to an iron stake; (6) S 19° 38' 00" E, 164.02 feet to an iron stake; (7) S 19° 36' 35" E, 379.37 feet to an iron stake; and (8) S 70° 23' 25" W, 8.00 feet to the place of beginning.

PARCEL 5 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario, State of New York, all as shown on a map entitled "8.512 acre parcel to be conveyed to Constellation Brands, Inc. by Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc.", prepared by Costich Engineering, P.C., having drawing number 3203-A, dated 6/18/2003, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point on the south right-of-way line of North (66.0' R.O.W.) Street said point being the northwest corner of lands now or formerly owned by Cambridge Acquisition Corp, having T.A. # 070.19-01-04.2 and the northeast corner of lands now or formerly owned by Cambridge Acquisition Corp having T.A. 070.19-01-03; thence A. S38°37'53"E, along the aforementioned common property line a distance of 772.95 feet to the point and place of beginning; thence 1. S38°37'53"E, a distance of 772.95 feet to a point; thence 2. S62°34'17"W, a distance of 440.56 feet to a point; thence 3. N45°24'43"W, a distance of 531.72 feet to a point of curvature; thence 4. Northwesterly on a curve to the left having a delta angle of 02°38'31", a radius of 5,786.16 feet, and an arc length of 266.80 feet, said curve also having a chord of N46°44'17"W, 266.78 feet to a point; thence 5. N62°29'47"E, a distance of 542.77 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 8.512 acres of land, more or less.

PARCEL 6 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario, State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the west line of Finger Lakes Railway Corp., said point being the northwest corner of a parcel of land conveyed by George P. Baker, Richard C. Bond and Jervis Langdon, Jr., Trustees of the Property of Penn Central Transportation Company, Debtor to Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc., Liber 729 of Deeds at page 95 and proceeding thence, N 19° 38' 00" W, along the west line of Finger Lakes Railway Corp., for a distance of 227.29 feet to a point in the north line of lands of Ontario County Industrial Development Agency, Liber 1096 of Deeds at page 335; thence, N 70° 17' 00" F, for a distance of 38.00 feet to a point; thence, S 19° 38' 00" E, through lands of Finger Lakes Railway Corp. for a distance of 227.35 feet to a point; thence, S 70° 22' 00" W, for a distance of 38.00 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 0.198 acre of land.

PARCEL 7 ALL THAT PROPERTY situate in the City of Canandaigua, County of Ontario and State of New York and being all of the right, title and interest of The Owasco River Railway, Inc., in and to all those certain pieces or parcels of land and premises, easements, rights of way and any other rights of any kind whatsoever appurtenant thereto or used in conjunction therewith on and along that portion of a branch of railroad known as the Holcomb Branch which lies north of the north line of West Avenue and extends in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 7370 feet, more or less, to the center line of North Street, in said City of Canandaigua. Excepting from this conveyance so much of the said property which

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lies south of the south line of Buffalo Street. Excepting from this conveyance so much of the said property as described in that certain deed from Ontario County Industrial Development Agency to Meridian Automotive Systems-Composites Operation, Inc, dated November 12, 2003 and recorded in the Ontario County Clerk's Office on January 23, 2004 in Liber 1112 of Deeds at page 316. Excepting from this conveyance so much of said property lying north of the above mentioned exception parcel conveyed to Meridian Automotive Systems-Composites Operation, Inc. and the center line of North Street.

§ 2. Subparagraph (xiii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 of section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by chapter 429 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on-premises consumption; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration ther- eof

Purpose

To make technical corrections and remedies of metes and bounds to continue the operation of a hotel in Canandaigua, NY to maintain its ability to hold a retail liquor license for on-premise consumption and continue the approval of an exemption on restrictions on manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 removes the retailer metes and bounds from section 101.a of ABC law and inserts language of metes and bounds for the wholesaler or manufacturer.

Sections 2 through 4 insert the retailer metes and bounds into the ABC law. Section 5 is the effective date.

Justification

This legislation seeks technical amendments to the ABC law based in order to align the metes and bounds for the hotel on Canandaigua Lake, NY, that has been approved for liquor licenses, historically after change of ownership and the pursuant legislative approval of the licenses since 1995. While there have been two additional legislative actions in the past 25 years on this legislation, the technical corrections had not been flagged until recently. This legislation has been introduced in order to act swiftly to continue to abide by all ABC laws.

The ground-up rebuild of the former Inn on the Lake, The Lake House on Canandaigua Lake will be a showcase and point of pride for NYS and beyond. The world-class hotel will be a tourist destination and continue to provide community access to the iconic Sand Bar, which is a perennial favorite of locals and tourists, alike. The investment put into the hotel and community by the family that has owned and rebuilt the Lake House exemplifies the commitment to be an economic driver for the area. There are 42 newly built public access docks along the lakefront, as well as integrated programming with its neighbor, a charitable organiza- tion promoting New York's agricultural, food, and beverage industries.

This legislation is supported locally, and necessary in order to provide for the operation of the hotel, which has a significant economic and local impact in the Canandaigua community.

Legislative history

New Bill.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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