How are quotas for liquor licenses determined?
In cities, incorporated villages, or townships, only 1 specially designated distributor (SDD) license shall be issued by the commission for every 3,000 of population, or fraction thereof. The quota requirement may be waived at the discretion of the commission if there is no specially designated distributor licensee within 2 miles, measured along the nearest traffic route, of the applicant. MCL 436.1533 A public license shall not be granted for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises in excess of 1 license for each 1,500 of population or major fraction thereof. In-depth information regarding quotas is found in MCL 436.1531 of the Liquor Control Code.
