04 NCAC 02R .1203. APPROVAL OF NEW STORES

(a)  Notice to Commission.  The opening of any new ABC stores shall not be approved by the Commission unless at least a 30 day notice is given to the Chairman as to the intended location of the store and until a public notice of the intention to open such ABC store has been posted for 30 days at such location.

(b)  Sign Requirements.  In order to meet the public notice requirements of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the local board shall post at least one sign at the proposed new store site in accordance with all the following requirements:

(1)           Dimensions of the sign shall total at least nine square feet;

(2)           The board shall state on the sign its intention to open an ABC store on the site and shall state the entity and its phone number to provide public comments;

(3)           Lettering shall be at least four inches in height and background colors shall be of sufficient contrast so that the notice shall be legible to passersby; and

(4)           The sign shall be posted within 10 feet of the property line that is parallel to the public road or sidewalk that will be in front of the proposed store, or if the proposed store will be in an existing shopping center, the sign shall be posted on the front exterior of the existing storefront or building.  Lettering on the sign shall face the public road or sidewalk, or if within an existing shopping center, the lettering shall face the exterior of the existing storefront or building.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 18B-207; 18B-801;

Eff. January 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2010; July 1, 1992.