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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1604" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only to the 46th alcoholic beverages district, which at all times is coterminous with the 46th legislative district in the Legislative Districting Plan of 2022.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (i), and (j) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a 1–day license; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for use by a restaurant if the average daily receipts from the sale of food are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for a restaurant in ward 26, precinct 8, ward 4, precinct 1, or ward 3, precinct 3 that has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for a restaurant in ward 4, precinct 1, or ward 22, precinct 1, if the restaurant has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, no sales for off–premises consumption;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>for not more than three restaurants in a residential planned unit development for Silo Point as approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 04–697 on June 23, 2004, if each restaurant has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, no sales for off–premises consumption;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>for not more than three restaurants in a business planned unit development in ward 24, precinct 5, if each restaurant:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>has a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>has seating for more than 75 individuals, but not more than 150 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>has average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>except as provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, may not sell for off–premises consumption;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>for a restaurant in the area that is commonly known as Port Covington, bounded on the north by Interstate 95, on the east by the South Locust Point Terminal, and on the south and west by the Patapsco River, and that has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 60% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>for a restaurant in Unit G of 3700 Toone Street in ward 26, precinct 8, if the restaurant has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for at least 75 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $700,000;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>average daily receipts for the sale of food that are at least 65% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>executed a memorandum of understanding with Brewer’s Hill Neighbors, Inc.; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>for a restaurant in the area bounded on the north by Eastern Avenue, on the east by South Duncan Street, on the south by Fleet Street, and on the west by South Chester Street, if the restaurant has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a physical duckpin bowling alley; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of $500,000, excluding residential improvements.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>When a license is renewed, the license holder shall file with the Board a statement of average daily receipts and an affidavit of a licensed certified public accountant that verify that the license holder has met the requirement under paragraph (1)(ii) or (2)(i)3 or (v)3 of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A license may not be issued under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection for use in an establishment that is a fast–food–style restaurant.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A license issued under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not be transferred from the location of its first issuance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Board may issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant in ward 21, precinct 4:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in the 1400 block of Warner Street that has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for more than 150 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>no sales for off–premises consumption; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>in the 1300 block of Warner Street that has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant, unless the license holder offers food truck options on the licensed premises, in which case the average daily receipts from the sale of food may be at least 20% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>no sales for off–premises consumption.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A license specified under this subsection, including a license that does not allow sales for off–premises consumption, may include an off–sale privilege for sales of refillable containers under a refillable container license issued in accordance with § 12–1102 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A license issued under paragraph (2)(vii) of this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is not required to have a minimum amount of seating for patrons or a minimum amount of food sales to maintain licensure; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may not be transferred from the location of its first issuance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board may issue a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license to an applicant who holds or has applied for a Class 9 limited distillery license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A Class D beer, wine, and liquor license issued under this subsection may be transferred only to a holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Notwithstanding any restrictions or requirements in this title, a holder of a Class 9 limited distillery license who also holds a Class D (6–day) beer, wine, and liquor license and is located on the 4200 block of East Pratt Street may apply to the Board to convert the existing Class D (6–day) beer, wine, and liquor license into a Class D (7–day) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Board may issue:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 200 block of Holliday Street in ward 3, precinct 3;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the 200 block of South Central Avenue in ward 3, precinct 3; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>subject to subsection (f) of this section, a Class D beer license for the area in ward 24, precinct 5 that is bounded by East Fort Avenue on the north, the CSX access way on the east, East McComas Street on the south, and Whetstone Way on the west.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A Class D beer license may be transferred into the area specified under subsection (e)(3) of this section if originally issued for another area.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section, the Board may not issue a Class B beer, wine, and liquor restaurant license in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the area covered by the Key Highway East Industrial Area Urban Renewal Plan, as adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 986 on June 29, 1987;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the area covered by the Key Highway Urban Renewal Plan, as adopted by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City in Ordinance 622 on March 12, 1986;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, ward 1, precinct 4 or 5;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>ward 23, precinct 1; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>ward 24, precinct 5; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the area known as Pen Lucy, ward 9, precincts 1 and 2.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Board may issue one Class B beer, wine, and liquor license for a restaurant in ward 1, precinct 4, in the 2700 block of Boston Street that has:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>seating for more than 75 individuals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 51% of the total daily receipts of the restaurant;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a minimum capital investment of at least $700,000 for restaurant facilities; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>executed a memorandum of understanding with the Canton Community Association.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The license described in this paragraph may not:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>except for delivery to a vessel docked at an adjacent marina, be used for off–premises sales; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>be transferred from the location of its original issuance.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Board may not issue a license for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>ward 1, precincts 4 and 5;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>ward 23, precinct 1; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>ward 24, precinct 5.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Board may issue not more than a combined total of five Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses for use by establishments on the north side of the 900 block of East Fort Avenue and on the west side of the 1400 block of Lawrence Street.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A license issued for an establishment in these areas may not be transferred to another establishment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board may issue not more than one Class B–HM (hotel–motel) beer, wine, and liquor license to a hotel in the 1200 block of East Fort Avenue.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The Board may issue a Class D beer and light wine license for an establishment in ward 26, precinct 8 on the west side of the 1200 block of South Haven Street that has executed a memorandum of understanding with Brewer’s Hill Neighbors, Inc.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In the area bounded on the north by Interstate 95, on the east by the South Locust Point Terminal, and on the south and west by the Patapsco River, the Board may issue not more than:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a total of 10 new Class B–D–7 licenses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a total of 2 new Class A–7 licenses.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any license issued under this subsection may not be transferred outside the bounded area as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board may not authorize the transfer of a license into the bounded area as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>The Board may authorize the transfer of a Class B–D–7 license from the 700 block of Washington Boulevard in the 40th alcoholic beverages district for use by an establishment on the 200 block of South High Street in the 46th alcoholic beverages district.</text>
  </level>
</section>
