Ch. 101 2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND
retail alcoholic beverages licenses in existence in Election District 15 into the
Hunt Valley Commercial/Mixed Use Focal Point; requiring the licenses to be
converted into Class B (HV) restaurant beer, wine and liquor licenses; providing
for certain restrictions, qualifications, and conditions with respect to the
licenses and the establishments subject to the licenses, including hours of
operation, percentage of receipts from the sale of food, seating capacity, zoning
regulations, and other requirements; prohibiting the transfer of a license issued
under this Act to a new location other than the original location; prohibiting the
issuance of more than a total of a certain number of beer, wine and liquor
licenses in the Hunt Valley Commercial/Mixed Use Focal Point; and generally
relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore County.
BY adding to
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 8-204.4
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
8-204.4.
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
(B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE LICENSE POPULATION QUOTA
LIMITATIONS AND IN ADDITION TO THE LICENSES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE
UNDER THIS ARTICLE, THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS MAY AUTHORIZE
THE TRANSFER OF TWO BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR (ON-SALE) RETAIL LICENSES IN
EXISTENCE IN ELECTION DISTRICT 15 ON JULY 1, 2004, AND VALID ON THE DATE OF
TRANSFER INTO THE "HUNT VALLEY COMMERCIAL/MIXED USE FOCAL POINT" AS
DESIGNATED IN THE HUNT VALLEY/TIMONIUM MASTER PLAN, ADOPTED BY THE
BALTIMORE COUNTY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 19, 1998.
(2) A LICENSE TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS SECTION:
(I) MAY NOT BE A CLASS A OR C LICENSE OR A LICENSE THAT IS
PROHIBITED FROM BEING TRANSFERRED BY LAW OR LOCAL REGULATION OTHER
THAN CROSSING DISTRICT LINES;
(II) SHALL BE CONSIDERED A REGULAR LICENSE AND NOT AN
EXCEPTION LICENSE FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE IN ANY ELECTION DISTRICT BASED ON THE RULE OF THE
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE BY POPULATION;
(III) SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO A CLASS B (HV) LICENSE; AND
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