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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="20-904" title_number="20" title_name="Frederick County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor hotel or restaurant license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a hotel that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is an establishment for the accommodation of the public providing service ordinarily found in hotels;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>contains:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least 25 rooms;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a lobby with a registration and mail desk; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>seating facilities and a dining room that serves full–course meals at least twice daily and that has a regular seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for 28 or more individuals; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is operated in a facility that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is valued for State and local assessment and taxation at not less than $20,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has personal property valued for State and local assessment and taxation at not less than $3,000.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue the license for use by a restaurant that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>serves full–course meals at least twice daily;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>has regular seating at tables, not including seats at bars or counters, for 28 or more individuals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is operated in a facility valued for State and local assessment and taxation at not less than $40,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>has personal property valued for State and local assessment and taxation at not less than $5,000.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>This subsection does not apply to or affect any license holder that had the license on December 31, 1993, or to a person who has a permit for a building that was under construction on that date.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The area normally used as a restaurant for the preparation and consumption of food and beverages shall occupy at least 80% of the square foot area of the licensed premises, except for premises used for recreation, such as a bowling alley or pool hall.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The license holder may remove tables and chairs to accommodate additional patrons at not more than four special events held in the restaurant in a calendar year.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A restaurant that removes its tables and chairs for a special event:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>shall give notice to the Board at least 1 week before the event;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>shall store the removed tables and chairs in an appropriate location in the restaurant and in a manner that does not block the exits of the restaurant; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>may not allow into the restaurant more than the maximum number of occupants that the County Fire Marshal allows.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license issued for a hotel or restaurant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>authorizes the sale of beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption where meals are prepared and served; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prohibits sales for consumption anywhere else, including at a bar or counter.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license issued for a restaurant authorizes the sale for off–premises consumption of beverages with an alcoholic content of not more than 22%.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Board may issue not more than 10 licenses to the same license holder.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 20–2005(b) of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The annual license fee is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$1,500 for a restaurant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$2,000 for a hotel.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
