City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2002-0370

• File #: 2002-0370
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 4/9/2002
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 5/16/2002
• Enactment date: 5/7/2002
• Enactment #: 304
• Effective date: 5/16/2002
• Title: Resolution amending the Rules of Council to provide procedures for Inter-municipal transfers of Liquor Licenses.
• Sponsors: Alan Hertzberg
• Indexes: INTER-MUNICIPAL TRANSFER, RULES OF COUNCIL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/16/2002	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/7/2002	3	City Council		Pass
5/7/2002	2	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
5/1/2002	1	Committee on Finance & Budget		Pass
5/1/2002	2	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
4/17/2002	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held in Committee	Pass
4/9/2002	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin

AS AMENDED

Title
Resolution amending the Rules of Council to provide procedures for Inter-municipal transfers of Liquor Licenses.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1.

That the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby amend the Rules of Council by adding the following:


Rule XIX

CITY COUNCIL HEARING PROCEDURES
FOR INTERMUNICIPAL TRANSFERS OF LIQUOR LICENSES


a. To request a transfer of a liquor license from within Allegheny County pursuant to 40 47 PA.C.S.A. §4-461, the applicant shall file a completed application with the City Clerk, which the City Clerk shall immediately distribute to all City Council members. The City Clerk will attempt to verify the accuracy of all information in the application, particularly liquor law violations and misdemeanor or felony convictions of owners.

b. Within 45 days of submission of the completed application, City Council shall schedule a public hearing and vote to approve or deny the application.

c. Notice:

1. Notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing shall promptly be mailed to the applicant.

2. Notice of the application and date, time, and place of the hearing shall promptly be mailed by the City Clerk to abutting property owners, including property owners across the street from the subject property and to any registered community development organizations serving the subject neighborhood.



3. Public notice of the application and date, time, and place of the hearing shall be posted on weatherproof signs provided by the City Clerk on the property to which the applicant has requested transfer of the license. At least one sign shall be posted for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage up to a maximum of ten (10) signs. Required signs shall be placed along the perimeter of the subject property in locations that are clearly legible from adjacent public streets. The applican...