Exempts certain property in the village of Lake Placid from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church

2025 Regular Session

Allows an on-site alcohol license within 200 feet of a place of worship, but only for the specific Lake Placid parcel (2442 Main St) wholly inside Lake Placid.

REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Summary of Bill A 11472 (2025-2026) – New York

Purpose and intent

This bill amends the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to create a targeted exemption for a specific property in the village of Lake Placid.

It authorizes the issuance of a retail license for on-premises consumption (i.e., a place where alcohol and food can be consumed on site) within two hundred feet of a building used exclusively as a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

The exemption applies only if the licensed premises are wholly within the boundaries of the Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, Essex County.

Key provisions

New paragraph (e-18) added to Subdivision 7 of Section 64 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law:

The authority may issue an on-premises retail license for a premises located within 200 feet of a building used exclusively as a school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship.
Limitation: The premises must be located wholly within the Village of Lake Placid.
Specific property involved:
The parcel described as 0.35 acres, located at 2442 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY.
Legal description includes boundaries and a 20-foot-wide right-of-way (Margaret Place) and references to surrounding streets (Main Street, Elm Street).
The parcel is part of Lot 258, Township 11, Old Military Tract, Richards' Survey, and is currently known as CJDLP LLC (conveyed from Kane Realty Management LLC by deed dated June 30, 2025; filed August 14, 2025).
The description also grants the plaintiff/owner certain property rights, including rights in the centerline of Main Street and the 20-foot right-of-way over Margaret Place.

Affected parties and scope

Affects license eligibility for on-premises alcohol sales near places of worship, but only within a narrow geographic area:

Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, Essex County.
Specifically targets a single parcel (2442 Main Street, Lake Placid) and the immediate proximity rule (within 200 feet of a church or place of worship).

Potentially impacts:

The owner of the parcel (CJDLP LLC) and any business operating on that site seeking an on-premises alcohol license.
Nearby churches or houses of worship by modifying proximity-based licensing restrictions for nearby commercial activity.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Introduced May 20, 2026.

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development (as requested by Assembly Member Cashman).

Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Practical considerations

The bill creates a very specific, location-based exception to the general prohibition on alcohol sales near places of worship.

It allows a local establishment at the Lake Placid parcel to obtain a license for on-premises consumption despite proximity to a church or synagogue, provided the premises are wholly within Lake Placid and within the 200-foot proximity cap.

The measure is narrowly tailored to a single parcel and community, suggesting limited broader statewide impact.

If you’d like, I can compare this bill to existing proximity rules or provide a brief background on how such exemptions have been handled in other municipalities.