Liquor License
Process Length: Expect a minimum of six to eight weeks.
The annual license fees are as follows:
All Alcohol Restaurant-$2000
Wine & Malt Restaurant-$1500
Retail Package, All Alcohol-$2000
Retail Package, Wine and Malt-$1500
Renewal Time: Once a year - December 31.
Process: Please visit the ABCC website for information and applications.
The applicant will be required to complete the following forms:
ABCC Applications for;
A copy of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or Lease Agreement.
A copy of blueprints or a hand drawn floor plan to scale
If the manager and president are two different people, a background check form must be completed on each one.
Once the application is completed and turned in it will be advertised as a Public Hearing.
The applicant must notify the abutters by CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. Applicants may secure this information by going to the Assessing Department at Town Hall where the property owners of record are listed. ABCC Abutters Notice.
The receipts must be turned into the Selectmen’s Office before or at the hearing.
Correspondence is sent to the Building Department, Board of Health, Fire Department, Treasurer, and Police Department for a recommendation.
Selectmen will vote at the scheduled hearing date.
You should plan to attend the meeting since the Board may have questions regarding this license.
Also, the applicant is responsible for;
1. $50.00 fee for the Town of Norwell
2. One check made out to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for $200.00 will be sent to the ABCC after the hearing.
3. Advertisement fee
4. Sending the Legal notice to the abutters via Certified Mail/Return Receipt and returning the receipts to the Selectmen's Office
After approval by the Board of Selectmen the documents are sent to the ABCC. It usually takes 4-8 weeks to get approval back from them.
Please include a copy of your Server Training Certificate (for the Manager) and a copy of the liquor liability certificate.
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