V4 05 Letter to ZBA Alcoholic Beverage Club License 3057483_1

HOWARD D. GENESLAW Director Gibbons P.C. One Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey 07102-5310 Direct: 973-596-4647 Fax: 973-639-6256 hgeneslaw@gibbonslaw.com New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Delaware Washington, DC Florida gibbonslaw.com 3057483.1 116173-101909 January 27, 2023 Philip D. Neuer, Chairman, and Members Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Re: ZB-21-21 Daughters of Israel, Inc. Block 171, Lot 12 1155 Pleasant Valley Way Application for Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan Approval, Use Variances and Bulk Variances Club Liquor License Dear Chairman Neuer and Board Members: During the initial public hearing concerning this matter held on September 15, 2022, the applicant was asked to review and address certain legal issues concerning the possibility of serving alcoholic beverages as an amenity, for independent living residents and their guests, in the pub restaurant being contemplated as part of the proposed new campus. In response, Daughters of Israel (“Daughters”) submitted a detailed response by letter dated September 22, 2022, in which we explained that Daughters was considering seeking what is known as a “club license” to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 33:1-12. That response is incorporated herein by reference, in full. During the public hearing on January 19, 2023, the issue arose again, following testimony by the applicant’s witnesses to the effect that club licenses are common in newer facilities of this type. The Board asked Daughters to provide a list of other similar facilities which have club licenses. This submission is intended to address that request and provide further information concerning the acquisition and use of such a license. Based on a review of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s “Retail Licensee Listing” dated January 5, 2023, the following continuum of care facilities currently have a club license which permits the service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption: 1. Cedar Crest, 1 Cedar Crest Drive, Pompton Plains License #: 1431-31-014-001 Licensee: Mountainview Social Club Inc. 2. Fellowship Village, Inc., 8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge License #: 1802-31-015-001 Licensee: The Fellowship Club Inc.