AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 150 Broadway in the city of Providence.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

Introduced By:
Senator Samuel W. Bell

Date Introduced:
January 23, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 3-7-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail Licenses"
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is hereby amended to read as follows:
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3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and
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churches.
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(a) Retailers’ Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall
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not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part
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of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official
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having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any
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building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school
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or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer’s Class A licenses shall not be
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issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the
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premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.
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(b) As used in this section, “private school” means any nonpublic institution of elementary
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or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the
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department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town
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having jurisdiction over private schools.
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(c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued
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prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,
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or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

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establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public
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worship.
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(d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described
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area(s) in the city of Providence:
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(A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith
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Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;
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Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of
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Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;
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Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley
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Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;
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Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its
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intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;
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Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the
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easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;
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Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the
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easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;
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Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its
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intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;
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Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its
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intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;
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Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River
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to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;
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Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of
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Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;
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Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along
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the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;
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Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its
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intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;
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Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point
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and place of beginning.
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(B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook
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Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

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Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street
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to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;
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Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to
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the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;
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Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon
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Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;
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Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street
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and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.
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(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the
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city of Newport:
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Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway
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and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;
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Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway
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a distance of one hundred and two feet (102′) to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or
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formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;
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Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet
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(98.9′) along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical
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Society;
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Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112′)
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to Courthouse Street; and
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Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street
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for a distance of ninety feet (90′) to the point and place of beginning.
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(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the
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town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district
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pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.
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(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the
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Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk
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contiguous to said lot.

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(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of
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Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as
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to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the
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city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers’ Class B license.
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(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of
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the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, and any proposed retailer Class B
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license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer
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class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the
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Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.
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(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor’s plat
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9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor’s plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor’s map as of December 31,
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2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of
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Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder’s death or
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otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall
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comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in
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its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003,
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and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a
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validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of
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Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter
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shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified
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to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.
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(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described
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area in the city of Pawtucket:
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Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east
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along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the
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Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-
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95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then
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northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

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Central Falls line.
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(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Little
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Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to
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places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located
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on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,
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2004.
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(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat
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10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.
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(11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class
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B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax
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assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply
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only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on
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plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this
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exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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(12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the
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applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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a proposed retailer’s Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor’s plat 181, lot 1A.
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(14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 68, lot 732.
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(15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12
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and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central
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Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city

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of Central Falls tax assessment map.
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(17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable
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town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.
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(18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the
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applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.
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(19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable
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city of Cranston tax assessment map.
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(20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class
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B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map
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as of December 31, 2012.
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(21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the
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applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.
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(22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 43, lot 211.
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(23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the
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applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.
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(24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central
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Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city
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of Central Falls tax assessment map.
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(25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on
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plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any
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proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of
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Middletown’s tax assessor’s maps as of December 31, 2014.
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(27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable
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city of Providence tax assessor’s map.
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(28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat
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25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot
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085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.
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(30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot
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085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;
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74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street
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on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot
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085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East
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Greenwich tax assessment map.
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(31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s plat 10, lot 108, of the
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Lincoln tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2015.
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(32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961
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of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

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(33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,
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lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of
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Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,
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and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor’s map as of December 31, 2016.
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(35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset
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Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor’s map
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as of December 31, 2017.
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(36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central
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Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable
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city of Central Falls tax assessment map.
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(37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas
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Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot
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192 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot
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582 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of
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Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot
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130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.
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(40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of
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Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any
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proposed retailers’ license of any class intended to be located within the Downtown Overlay
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District.

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(41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132
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of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot
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566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also
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identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment
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map.
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(44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI
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02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.
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(45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of
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Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot
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205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.
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(46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford
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Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,
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RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.
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(48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East
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Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence
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tax assessment map.

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(49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of
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the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of
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this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots
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826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax
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assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.
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(50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of
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Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot
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207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.
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(51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas
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Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,
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Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.
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(53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,
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R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.
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(54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of
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the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the
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applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.
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(56) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of
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Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailers’ Class B license intended to be located at 163 Main Street, Westerly, RI
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02891, Map 66, Lot 11 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BL license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 60,
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Lot 1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(58) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section, any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor’s Plat 19, Lot
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617.
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(59) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 12 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 180
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of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(60) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 371 Smith Street, Plat
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68, Lot 2 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(61) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 499 Hope Street, Map 9,
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Lot 75 of the applicable town of Bristol tax assessment map.
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(62) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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South Kingstown shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 357 Main Street, a/k/a
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359 Main Street, Plat 56-3, Lot 50, of the applicable town of South Kingstown tax assessment map.
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(63) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV licenses intended to be located at 225 Waterman Street,
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Plat 14, Lot 508 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(64) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer’s Class B license intended to be located at 136 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,
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Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.
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(65) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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Street, Plat 108, Lot 55 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(66) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 777 Elmwood
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Avenue, Plat 060, Lot 0001 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(67) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV license intended to be located at 94 Carpenter Street on Plat 29, lot
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278 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(68) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV license intended to be located at 79 Ives Street, Plat 017,
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Lot 487 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(69) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV license intended to be located at 1230 Elmwood Avenue, Plat 089,
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Lot 210 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(70) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV license intended to be located at 865 Westminster Street, Plat 029,
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Lot 136 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(71) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV license intended to be located at 94 Carpenter Street on Plat 29, Lot
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278 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(72) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class BV license intended to be located at 1023 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot
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620 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(73) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of
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North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this
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section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 1441 Mineral Spring Avenue,
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Plat 23A, Lot 117 of the applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.
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Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any
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proposed retailer’s Class BV license intended to be located at 913-915 Dexter Street on Plat 7, Lot
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156, of the applicable city of Central Falls tax assessment map.
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(75) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 1039 Douglas Avenue, Plat 102, Lot
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1 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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(76) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of
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Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section
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any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 150 Broadway, Plat 25, Lot 143 of
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the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
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This act would allow for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located
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at 150 Broadway in the city of Providence.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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