According to cafeboef - and he is an actual authority on the matter - that is a correct assessment, but he is saying that also suits the Plaza folks just fine, as they are not wanting ABC-3 in the neighborhood.

My point was that if they were open to or seeking ABC-3 places they would be unintentionally rendered illegal by the location of the church. I think that is a law that needs to be addressed. It was done so previously to mitigate the unintended effect ACM@UCO had in Bricktown, but lawmakers only addressed the "school" part of the law, and not the "church" part. Even then they gave the school yes/no power.

Under the current law a storefront church could move into a place like Midtown or Bricktown and effectively derail all efforts to bring a true bar or a nightclub into those areas.