788-26 AMC.pdf

WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange serving as the West Orange Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, at the request of and with the consent of the Licensee, did Resolve in ABC Resolution #450, to amend its approval of the person to person and place to place transfer of License No. 0722-33-066-009, from SHO, Inc., to AMC Entertainment International, Inc., t/a AMC Theaters Essex Green 9, at 495 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey, removing special condition nos. 2 and 3 as set forth in ABC Board Resolution #443-10, and leaving only the following special condition: 1. All current security and off-duty police officer requirements shall continue in accordance with past practice and resolutions regarding this location (i.e., two (2) officers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights); and WHEREAS, the Township discovered a U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding it to be arbitrary and unreasonable for a municipal land use board to require as a condition of approval of a variance that off-duty police officers be hired to direct traffic and monitor compliance with occupancy limits, it not having been shown that the Licensee’s own employees were incapable of performing such tasks (See 256 F.3d 107 (3rd Cir. 2001), and as a matter of policy determined to cease the requirement of using Township Police Officers working side jobs for traffic control and security at or about Alcoholic Beverage Control Licensed premises, and WHEREAS, the License renewal for the 2011 – 2012, and subsequent License terms incorporated such change in policy, providing for the following Special Condition: 1. All current security and off-duty police officer requirements shall continue in accordance with past practice and resolutions regarding this location, off-duty police officers not being required, but security personnel being permitted in their place and stead (i.e., two (2) security personnel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights); and WHEREAS, by letter dated and sent via certified mail to the Licensee on or about May 11, 2026, the Licensee was notified of the Township ABC Board’s intention to continue the same Special Condition upon renewal for the 2026-2027 License Term and offering a formal hearing in the event there was objection to same by the Licensee; and WHEREAS, the underlying reasons for the Special Conditions

ition upon renewal for the 2026-2027 License Term and offering a formal hearing in the event there was objection to same by the Licensee; and WHEREAS, the underlying reasons for the Special Conditions previously imposed on this License have not changed and the Licensee has offered no objection to their continuation, nor any request for their relaxation, and therefore by its inaction has consented to continuation of the same Special Conditions upon renewal; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE serving as the Township Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, does hereby approve the renewal of the Plenary Retail Consumption License heretofore issued to the Licensee, AMC Entertainment International, Inc., t/a AMC Theaters Essex Green 9, at 495 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey, bearing License No. 0722-33-066-009, for the 2026-2027 License Term, subject to the following Special Condition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-32: 1. All current security and off-duty police officer requirements shall continue in accordance with past practice and resolutions regarding this location, off-duty police officers not being required, but security personnel being permitted in their place and stead (i.e., two (2) security personnel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights).