The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-06

building zone ordinance of 1928. It would prohibit the alteration of any premises to house liquor per- mittee or the occupancy thereof as follows: tavern, If within 75O feet of another tavern or restaurant: c restaurant, if within 250 feet of another restaurant; package store, N within 500 feet of another package store; c tavern, restaurant, or pack Sge store, If within 1000 feet Of a school, church, charitable institu- tion, hospital, or public library.
 I.louor permittees were divided On the similar ordinance of two years ago but there was no great objection when Mayor Hayes vetoed t.
 The ordinance was referred to committee consisting of Aldermen Edward Rafferty and Charles Lasky, Democrats, and Alderman Reiner. to confer with the corpor- ation counsel on It's legality and report back to the board at the June meeting,
 Following Is the text of the liquor limitation ordinance:
 Be It Ordained by the Board or
 Aldermen of the City of Water bury:
 That the Building Zone Ordi- nance for the City of Waterbury, passed and adopted by the Board of Aldermen, September 4th, 1928, and approved September 5th, 1928, Is hereby amended as follows:
 Section 1. Tn any business or in- rustrial zone, no building or prem ises shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered, except as herein mentioned, which is ar- ranged, intended or designed to be used for a tavern selling beer, If any part of such premises is situated oil any part of Q lot or plot of land having Q frontage, on either side Of n public street. within 750 feet, as measured along the center line Of such street CT adjacent street, Of my lot or plot of land having q frontage on such street or adjacent street and used for the purpose of tavern or restaurant selling beer.
 Section 2. In any business or in- austr!al zone. no building or premises shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered, which Is de- signed, intended, or arranged to be used for a restaurant selling beer, or alcoholic liquors, or both, If any part of such building or premises Is situated on any lot or plot of land having a frontage on either side of 0 public street. within 250 feet as measured along the center line of such street or adjacent street, of q lot or plot of land having a front- age on such street or adjacent street, and used for the purpose of 0 res taurant selling beer or alcoholic liquors, or both.
 Section 3. In any business or Industrial zone, no building or prem 4ses shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered, which is intended or designed to be used, for a package store selling all kinds Of alcoholic liquors. If any part of such premises is situated on any part of lot or plot of land having '.a frontage on either side of pub lic street, within 800 feet as meas urcd along the center line Of such street or adjacent street, Of any lot pr plot of land having frontage on such street or adjacent street and used for the purpose of Q pack age store selling all kinds Of al. 'coholic liquors,
 .. Section 4. In any bushes or in- ,tiustrial zone, no building or prem. lses shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered, except as herein mentioned which Is ar- %onged, intended or designed for a tavern selling beer or a restaurant selling beer, or all alcoholic liquors, Or both, or a package store selling all kinds of alcoholic liquors, or package store selling beer. only, If any part of such premises Is sit- Mated on any lot or plot of land hay 4ng frontage on either side of q public street within 1000 feet, as measured along the center Inc of such street or adjacent street, Of any part of any premises or of lot or plot of land used, or reserved to be used for the purpose of q jSchool, either public, private, or parochlal, or for church, or for A charitable institution whether Supported by public or private funds, or q hospital, or . public library.
 Section 5. The provisions of the foregoing sections shall not be deemed to be retroactive, and shall not apply to any buildings CT prem iseS now in use by taVerns selling beer, restaurants selling beer, or al- coholic liquors or both, package stores selling all kinds Of liquor, ex- cept that where such existing tav- ,srns selling beer, restaurants selling beer, or alcoholic liquors, or both package stores selling all kinds oi Iiquor either has not been used for any of the said conforming 'uses, or has been discontinued, or suspended for period Of forty-flve consecutive days, such use shall not be resumed or used except in con- formity with all the foregoing pro- visions.
 Section 6. The said foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Building or premises for which, prior 10 the enactment of this ordinance, 4 permit for the construction or alteration thereof, had been granted, and such construction or alteration had been started, and which build- ing or premises Is intended by such construction and alteration to be used in whole or part, for tavern selling beer, restauraint selling Beer or alcoholic liquors, or both, a package store selling all kinds of alcoholic liouors. and was so intend-