Legal Documents of Newport

No business which sells intoxicating liquors for consumption on the premises shall be permitted in a location which is zoned other than C-2, C-3, C-4. In addition, no such business shall be located close to a church (excluding churches in C-2 zone) , or school, or part-time than the minimum distance of separation required for the zone in which the building is located, measured by the length of a straight line drawn from the closest points of the church or school building or park boundary and the building proposed for the sale of intoxicating liquors for consumption on premises. Said minimum distances of separation shall be as follows:

For the purpose of this section the terms "church" and "church building" shall not include any church building or building used for church purposes which is located on privately owned real property. "School" shall mean any primary or secondary public or private school building which is used for school purposes, and shall not include a vocational school or university. "Park" shall mean municipal property designated public parks and maintained as such by the municipality.