Upcoming Alcohol Permit Hearings scheduled before the Marion County Alcohol Control Board
Local Board hearings are held at the City County Building located at 200 E. Washington St. on the first and third Monday of each month unless there is a holiday then the meeting is moved to Tuesday.
Meetings begin at 9:30am all individuals wishing to oppose a permit must be there at 9:30am to indicate the business location you wish to oppose. Meetings occur in Room 260.
If a hearing is continued no additional notice is sent to community members, we attempt to provide up to date hearing information however recommend that citizens contact Alexander Ray, the State Excise officer in charge. email: or by phone 317-293-2437
We have developed a "Remonstration Manual" for Marion County community groups who are concerned with and want to speak against an upcoming new or existing alcohol outlet nearby. This manual is a comprehensive resource detailing the process, procedures, and laws of remonstrating. In addition, this manual enompasses petitions, sample letters for community groups, strategies & data sources for community, and a community remonstration checklist. This guide is recommended for groups and leaders in Marion County neighborhoods and communities.
Remonstration Manual - click here for the Alcohol License Remonstration Information
For Marion County Community groups
In a hurry? Use our Short Remonstration Manual for a concise guide to the alcohol license remonstration process.
~Drug Free Marion County is dedicated to maintaing and promoting a healthy and safe community, as well as preventing underage drinking, through focusing on alcohol outlet concentration in Marion County.~
Note: a * indicates a date changed due to a holiday
June 7, 2010 June 21, 2010 July 6, 2010 July 19, 2010
August 2, 2010 August 16, 2010 Sept. 6, 2010 Sept. 20, 2010
Oct. 4, 2010 Oct. 18, 2010 Nov. 1, 2010 Nov. 15, 2010
Dec. 6, 2010 Dec. 20, 2010
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Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Cases
These public hearings occur at 1:00pm in the Beurt SerVaas Public Assembly Room on the second floor of the City-County Building, 200 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
In Marion County, every establishment applying for an alcohol license must get an affidavit from the Department of Metropolitan Development, which ensures they are properly zoned to sell alcohol. If a business is not zoned to sell alcohol, they must get a variance via a public hearing in front of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals. Community members who are concerned with a particular alcohol establishment may find it beneficial to stop an alcohol application at this stage in the process, before the case can appear before the local alcoholic beverage board. Any zoning appeals case that is listed below is also listed under the alcohol license applications to be heard by the local alcoholic beverage board. If you are interested in speaking against an alcohol application, it would be of interest to you to appear at the zoning hearing also.
For more information on the Indianapolis-Marion County Division 2 Metropolitain Board of Zoning Appeals please visit the City/County website at: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Planning/Pages/boards.aspx#BZA
Interested in knowing more about alcohol licensure in Marion County?
Drug Free Marion County is available to meet with interested community leaders, individulas, or groups. We would be happy to share with you what we know about alcohol outlet density and speaking against alcohol licenses in Marion County. Just give us a call at (317)254-2815 and ask for Nancy Beals to schedule your meeting time and date.
The following phone numbers can be used to report incidents that involve the inappropriate sale or distribution of alcohol. (Such as: selling to minors, minors loitering asking others to buy for them, bootleg houses, party with underage drinking, etc. )
Indiana State Excise Police (ISEP)
ISEP Marion County Office 293-2437
ISEP Hotline 1-866-2STOPEM (278-6736)
This is an anonymous tip line in which all information gathered is forwarded directly to the Indiana State Excise Police.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) for non emergency information
North District: Commander Robert Holt 327-6100
An applicant may denied for any one or more of the following reasons:
Source: Alcohol Tobacco Commission Local Handbook available at :http://www.in.gov/atc/files/INAlcoholBevComm-bklt.pdf
Through their testimony people who speak against an application, also known as remonstrators, must and should also show at the public local board hearing that there is no need and/or no desire from the immediate surrounding community at large.
Drug Free Marion County 2506 Willowbrook Parkway Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46205 Phone: (317) 254-2815 Fax: (317) 253-1756 Click Here for more contact info
Drug Free Marion County has studied the issue of alcohol licensing quotas and distribution in Indianapolis and Marion County, and has found reason to be concerned. Click below to read our report.
Alcohol Licensing Quotas and Distribution in Marion County
For more information, contact Nancy Beals at 317-254-281.
Drug Free Marion County believes that the alcohol license quota system allows community members to know how many alcohol permits they have left to give out to establishments in their area. This will help the community members identify the types of alcohol establishments that they want to have in their neighborhoods.