2023 Maryland Statutes › Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis › Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions › Title 13 - Baltimore County › Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License › Section 13-1706 - Transfers Into Hunt Valley Commercial/mixed Use Focal Point

(a)    (1)    Notwithstanding the license population quota limitations established by the Board and in addition to the licenses authorized for issuance in the county, the Board may authorize the 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, of two beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) retail licenses that:
(i)    were in existence in Election District 15 on July 1, 2004; and
(ii)    are valid on the date of transfer.
(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 converted into a Class B (HV) license; and
(iii)    as of the date of transfer, may not be counted toward any population limit existing in Election District 15.
(3)    For determining the total number of licenses available in an election district, the Board shall consider a license transferred under this section to be a regular license and not an exception to the population and numerical limitations specified in “Rule 19 – Population and Numerical Limitations” of the Rules and Regulations of the Board.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the license issuance requirements, license fee, minimum square foot area requirement for food and beverage preparation and consumption, and days and hours of sale for a Class B (HV) restaurant (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license are the same as those provided for in this article and in the regulations of the Board for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (on–sale) hotel and restaurant license.
(c)    (1)    A Class B (HV) restaurant (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor retail license may be issued only for a location within 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)    The license shall be used in conjunction with the operation of a restaurant, as defined in this article and the regulations of the Board.
(3)    The restaurant operation shall maintain average daily receipts from the sale of food of at least 60% of the total daily receipts of the establishment.
(4)    The total seating capacity for the area dedicated primarily for the consumption of alcoholic beverages may not exceed 25% of the total seating capacity of the establishment.
(5)    Subject to subsection (d)(5) of this section, the hours during which the privileges conferred by the license may be exercised may not exceed the hours for which food is offered for sale.
(d)    (1)    The Class B (HV) restaurant beer, wine, and liquor license authorizes on–premises consumption.
(2)    Once issued, the license may not be:
(i)    transferred to a new location other than the original location for which the license was issued; or
(ii)    converted into any other class of license.
(3)    Paragraph (2) of this subsection does not prohibit the transfer of ownership of the license.
(4)    The premises shall comply with all applicable zoning regulations.
(5)    Alcoholic beverages may be sold in the establishment only until 1:30 a.m.
(e)    The Board may not issue more than a total of three beer, wine, and liquor licenses in the “Hunt Valley Commercial/Mixed Use Focal Point” under the exceptions in “Rule 19 – Population and Numerical Limitations” of the Rules and Regulations of the Board.