Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-09 - Contested liquor license applications and renewals › Section 314-09-010 - Objections to liquor license applications

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
How can persons, entities, and
			 governmental jurisdictions object to the issuance of a liquor license or
			 permit?
Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(8) and (9), the
			 board will notify certain entities of the following types of annual or special
			 occasion liquor license or permit applications. In addition to the following
			 entities, any person or group may comment in writing to the board regarding an
			 application.
Type of Application
Entities the board will notify
Applications for an annual license or permit at a
							 new location that would allow the sale and/or service of alcohol beverage to
							 the public for on-premises consumption or to-go; and
Governmental jurisdictions in which the premises is
							 located, and
Applications to change the class of an existing
							 annual liquor license or permit that allows the sale and/or service of alcohol
							 beverage to the public for on-premises consumption or to-go.
Schools, churches, and public institutions within
							 500 feet of the premises to be licensed (as measured according to
							 RCW
							 66.24.010(9) ).
Applications for any special occasion liquor license
							 that allows the sale and/or service of alcohol beverage; and
Governmental jurisdictions only.
Changes of ownership at existing licensed
							 premises.
(2)
What will happen if a person or entity objects to a liquor license
			 application?
When deciding whether to issue or deny a liquor license
			 application or permit, the board will give due consideration to input from
			 governmental jurisdictions in which the premises is located; private schools,
			 churches, and public institutions within 500 feet of the premises (as measured
			 according to
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9) ); and other
			 persons or groups. Note: Per
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9), the board
			 shall not issue a new retail liquor license if a tax-supported public
			 elementary or secondary school within 500 feet of the premises to be licensed
			 objects to the application (500 feet as measured according to
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9) ).
(a) If the board contemplates issuing a
			 license over the objection of a governmental jurisdiction in which the premises
			 is located, the government subdivision may request an adjudicative hearing
			 under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.05 RCW). If the board, in its
			 discretion, grants the governmental jurisdiction(s) an adjudicative hearing,
			 the licensee will be notified and given the opportunity to present evidence at
			 the hearing.
(b) If the board
			 denies a liquor license application based on the objection from a governmental
			 jurisdiction; a private school, church, or public institution within 500 feet
			 of the premises (as measured according to
			 RCW
			 66.24.010(9) ); and/or other
			 persons or groups, the applicant(s) may either:
(i) Reapply for the license or permit no
			 sooner than one year from the original denial date; or
(ii) Submit a written request on a form
			 provided by the board for an adjudicative hearing under the provisions of the
			 Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.05 RCW). The request must be
			 received within twenty days of the date the intent to deny notification was
			 mailed.