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SELECT BOARD REGULATION Alcoholic Beverage License Regulations Date Approved by BOS: Signature of Chair I. PURPOSE The Select Board is duly authorized by statute to issue alcoholic beverage licenses in the Town of Lexington and to regulate alcoholic beverage licensees. In addition to licenses for off-premises consumption (e.g., liquor and package stores), these licenses cover the service of alcoholic beverages at restaurants whose principal business is the sale of foods for consumption on premises, event spaces, and craft beverage establishments. The Select Board will review applications for (1)All Alcohol licenses, and (2) Wine and Malt Beverage only licenses according to the standards set forth herein. IL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The Select Board issues alcoholic beverage licenses to three types of applicants: (1) restaurants whose principal business is the sale of food, (2) event spaces, (3) craft beverage establishments. The following requirements apply to all Alcoholic Beverage Licensees and Applicants, regardless of type of license or establishment. a. THE APPLICATION i. Alcoholic beverage licenses are issued for one year only, subject to annual review and renewal by the Board. ii. No action shall be taken by the Select Board on an application until the information requested on the application form is complete and all license fees are paid. iii. All applicants must submit a floor plan of the building and plan of any outdoor � area in which alcohol is to be served err(the "premises"). The floor plan of the premises must have clearly marked and designated the location of(1) service bars (2) dining rooms, (3) function rooms, (4) restrooms, and (5) all other rooms in which the Applicant intends to serve alcohol. Sales and service of alcoholic beverages are prohibited in any areas or locations not expressly approved by the Select Board, and no change in such area ar location may be made without priar approval of the Select Board. 1