§ 7.12.120. License—Application.

A.

Every individual, partnership or corporation applying for a license to sell alcoholic beverages in the City shall file an application for a license. The application for the license shall conform with the requirements of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland and, for two years next preceding the filing of the application, the applicant shall have been a resident, a taxpayer and a registered voter of the City and/or Anne Arundel County.

B.

Plans or drawings:

1.

In the case of a new enterprise, the application for any class of beer license, beer and light wine license and beer, wine and liquor license shall be accompanied by an architect's plans or drawings of the building, premises and lot for which a license is applied. The plans or drawings shall include all exterior as well as interior features of the building, including but not limited to the location where the food and beverages will be prepared and served and all other accommodations of the building, including the types of material to be used and signs to be posted. In the case of off-sale and distributor licenses, the locations of storage and sales shall be included. The license, if granted, shall not become effective until the building is completed in accordance with the filed plans.

2.

The application for the transfer of an existing beer, beer and light wine or beer, wine and liquor license shall not require the submission of an architect's plans or drawings.

C.

Every application for a new or transfer of an existing alcoholic beverage license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars. In addition, the applicant shall pay all advertising fees necessary for publication.

D.

Application for refillable container license:

1.

Every applicant for a class of license that permits the sale of draft beer in refillable containers shall:

a.

Complete the form that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board provides; and

b.

Pay an annual license fee set by resolution of the City Council based upon whether the applicant holds a license with an off-sale privilege at the time of application.

2.

Every applicant for a class of license that permits the sale of draft beer in refillable containers whose license, at the time of application, does not include an off-sale privilege shall meet the same advertising, posting of notice and public hearing requirements as those for the license that the applicant holds at the time of application.

(Ord. O-26-99 § 1: Ord. O-16-99 § 1 (part); prior code § 14-7)

(Ord. No. O-29-13, § I, 7-8-2013)