4602 - 68 Object to liquor permit for Madison Square Lanes

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RESOLUTION NO. 4602 BY: Messrs. Kelley, Usher, Ward, Wendling, Caydos, Huffman AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION objecting to the issuance of a D-2 liquor permit to applicant Madison Square Lanes, Inc. for an establishment located at 1653 Westwood Avenue in the City of Lakewood, Ohio. WHEREAS, Madison Square Lanes, Inc. has applied to the Department of Liquor Control, State of Ohio, for a D-2 liquor permit for the premises known as 1653 Westwood Avenue in the City of Lakewood, Ohio, and, WHEREAS, An investigation of this establishment reveals that the management has a history of permitting minors to play pool' in violation of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood and the statutes of the State of Ohio and the manager of said establishment has been cited and convicted twice in Lakewood Municipal Court for allowing minors to play pool, and, WI~EREAS, The present ~nagement of this establishment has not cooperated with local law enforcement officers in the investigation of said minors playing pool, and, WHEREAS, The present floor plan of this establishment does not comply with the Codified ordinances of the City of Lakewood in that the bar area is not separate from the rest of the establishment and there is therefore no separate means of ingress and egress to allow the groups of minors that often bowl at this establishment to pass to and from the bowling alleys without entering the bar area, and~ WHEREAS, This Council is of the opinion that the reputability of the applicant is such that it is unsuitable for the operation of a liquor establishment in the City of Lakewood, and~ WHEREAS, This establishmsnt is located in close proximity to Grace Presbyterian Church and therefore not a suitable location for a liquor establishment, and, WHEREAS, This resolution constitutes an emergency measure in that it provides for the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety and for the usual daily opera- tion of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY T~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAI~WOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1o That this Council hereby strenuously objects to the granting~ by the Department of Liquor Control of the State of Ohio, of the application of Madison Square Lanes, Inc. for the issuance of a D-2 Liquor Permit for the premises known as 1653 Westwood Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio~ for the reasons stated above. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to submit two certified copies of this resolution and also two signed statements listing the reasons for the objection, to the Department of Liquor Control, State of Ohio, Permit Division, withi~ thirty days from December 18, 1967.