MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

1337

FOR the purpose of providing for a time limitation on
approved alcoholic beverage license applications for
Anne Arundel County; generally dealing with the
procedure for the advance approval of licenses; and
clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 60(c—1)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1968 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 60(c-1) of Article 2B - Alcoholic
Beverages, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

60.

(c-1) The board of license commissioners for Anne
Arundel County shall [have the authority to] accept and
process applications for alcoholic beverage licenses
prior to the erection of a building or premises on the
property for which the application is made, when [such]
THOSE applications are accompanied by detailed plans of
the building or premises to be erected, the parking area
to be provided, and the general traffic flow in the area.
The applications shall be processed in the same manner as
license applications for property on which the building
or premises is already constructed, except that approval
by the board of license commissioners [shall be] IS
subject to the completion of the building or premises in
accordance with the plans or specifications, and approval
by the building inspector, the health department and the
inspector for the board of license commissioners. In
addition to the notice of hearing required in § 60 (a) of
this article, [such] THE applicant shall [cause] POST
CONSPICUOUSLY AND KEEP POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY a suitable
sign or notice, similar to those used for zoning
purposes, [to be posted and to remain posted continuously
in a conspicuous place] upon the premises described in
the application, for a period of at least ten days
immediately before the date of the hearing application,
and [said] THE notice ALSO shall [also] specify the class
of license applied for and the time and place fixed by
the board for the hearing upon the application. IF THE
LICENSE FOR WHICH APPLICATION WAS APPROVED IS NOT IN USE
ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL THE APPROVAL HAS NO
EFFECT UNLESS WRITTEN APPLICATION IS MADE TO THE BOARD OF
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME. IT IS
SOLELY UP TO THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS TO