Location of retail store, microbrewery, microdistillery or farm winery; restrictions; within core commercial district

41-710. Location of retail store, microbrewery, microdistillery or farm winery; restrictions; within core commercial district. (a) No retailer's license shall be issued for premises unless such premises comply with all applicable zoning regulations. (b) No microbrewery license, microdistillery license or farm winery license shall be issued for premises which are zoned for any purpose except agricultural, commercial or business purposes. (c) No retailer's, microbrewery, microdistillery or farm winery license shall be issued for premises which: (1) Are located within 200 feet of any public or parochial school or college or church, except that if any such school, college or church is established within 200 feet of any licensed premises after the premises have been licensed, the premises shall be an eligible location for retail licensing; or (2) do not conform to all applicable building regulations. (d) Any city, by ordinance, may allow a retailer, microbrewery, microdistillery or farm winery to be located within a core commercial district as defined by K.S.A. 12-17,122, and amendments thereto, which does not meet the distance requirements established by subsection (c)(1). History: L. 1949, ch. 242, § 73; L. 1983, ch. 161, § 16; L. 1985, ch. 170, § 29; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 50; L. 2005, ch. 201, § 7; L. 2012, ch. 144, § 24; L. 2015, ch. 82, § 27; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Location of retail liquor store; microbrewery or farm winery; restrictions. 91-29. Retail liquor store; cannot be within 200 feet of closest points of church and store. 2005-9. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed, construed; director properly refused to reissue township retailer's license. Murphy v. Curtis, 184 Kan. 291, 295, 336 P.2d 411. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026