No building or lot or any portion thereof shall be used for the sale, of alcoholic liquor, beer, ale, or wine unless such building or lot is located in a district appropriate for the class of permit sought in accordance with Section 4.4.5B of these Regulations and shall have been approved by the Zoning Commission.

Such approval shall be given only after public hearing and upon the affirmative vote of four or more members of said Commission. In determining whether or not an application shall be approved, the Commission shall take into consideration the proximity of the premises to churches, schools, libraries, public playgrounds or any places frequented by minors, together with the number of premises having permits of any class allowing the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the immediate neighborhood.

The Zoning Commission may refuse to approve any location for the sale of alcoholic liquor, wine, beer or ale, if it has reasonable cause to believe that the number of approved locations for all classes of permits in an immediate neighborhood is such that the approval of another location in the locality is detrimental to the public interest. In reaching a conclusion in this respect, the Commission may consider the character of, the population of, the number of all approved permit locations in, the neighborhood concerned, and the effect which a new permit location may have on such neighborhood.

The Planning and Zoning Administrator and the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have authority to approve applications for one-day permits for the sale of ale or beer at picnics provided they are not at public parks or beaches. The clerk shall notify the Police Department of such approval prior to its date of use.

The approval of location for any type of permit under this Section is conditional upon the subsequent issuance of a permit for the location by the State Liquor Control Commission. Failure to obtain such a permit within 18 months from date of approval shall restore the location to its former status.

When a municipal officer is asked or required under provisions of the Liquor Control Commission Act, or any regulation thereunder, to certify that the sale of alcoholic liquors, beer, ale or wine is not prohibited by local ordinance or regulation at the location for which an application to the liquor control commission is being made, or for any other purpose in connection with said location, such certification shall be made by the Planning and Zoning Administrator of the Zoning Commission, or in her or his absence the secretary or chairman of said commission, and a copy of such certification shall be filed in the records of such commission.

The above special permit requirements shall not apply to temporary liquor permits, which are subject to the approval process outlined in Section 4.4.21E, or the Grocery Store (Beer) Permit, which may be administratively approved by Town Staff, per Section 7.3.2A.