If you are applying for a Liquor License, Alcohol Beverage License, Distilled Spirits License or Beer and Wine License for your restaurant or store the agency overseeing the license may require a survey. Most agencies have a set of criteria that a store or restaurant must meet in order to obtain a license. Typically the survey will have to show distances from the building applying for the license to churches, schools, treatment centers, parks, or other alcohol licensed establishments.

This survey has to be certified and signed by a professional land surveyor registered and in good standing with the state.

Liquor license surveys are required for establishments that are going to serve or sell alcohol. Any business that wants to obtain a liquor license will need to ensure that they get a professional survey performed of the property, including all buildings and land included, to include with the application for a permit or license with the state regulating agency. These surveys will include all of the pertinent information that is required by regulating authorities to determine that a building or business is in the right location or in a useable location for selling or serving alcohol.

The information collected in liquor license surveys includes things like:

-Location of the building

-Size of the building

-Distances from churches, schools, parks, treatment centers, or other establishments that serve or sell alcohol

-Safety and security features of the building

-Access to the building, including major streets and highways

Basically, a survey for a liquor license serves to prove that an establishment is not located too close to schools or other places that would be adversely affected by the establishment’s existence in the community. Typically, zoning regulations are checked out and surveyors will determine that a building is in the right location and capable of conducting business without a negative impact.

Liquor license surveys are not always going to prove a business worthy of operation. In some cases, they are even educational to the potential business owner because they might not be aware of other buildings or facilities in their area that would be negatively affected by their sale or service of alcohol. Utilizing the liquor license survey, they can better understand where they are setting up shop, why their location works or doesn’t work, and then submit the survey with their application in hopes of being approved to open an establishment and have a valid liquor license.

Requirements vary by state for liquor license surveys. The only constant throughout all areas is that a survey IS required in order to apply for licensing. By taking the time to learn about local laws and research what your liquor licensing authority requires, you will be much better able to ensure that your survey presents your business as a place that is capable of serving or selling alcohol without interfering with other buildings and businesses or having a negative impact on the community. In the process of getting a liquor license, this might seem like a tedious chore but it can also be educational for business owners.

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