§ 9-223. Wicomico County

   (a) Applicability. -- This section applies only in Wicomico County.

(b) Definitions. --

   (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

   (2) "Church" means a building principally used for religious services.

   (3) "Downtown Plaza" means that area in the City of Salisbury from the intersection of Camden Avenue and Carroll Street eastward along Carroll Street to U.S. Route 13, thence in a northerly direction to U.S. Route 50, thence in a westerly direction to Mill Street, thence in a southerly direction to the point of origin. The area includes only the area encompassed within the polygon and does not include businesses located on the opposite sides of the streets.

   (4) "Measurement" means the recording of the distance as a person could walk directly between the 2 points and not in a direct linear form commonly expressed as "how the crow flies".

   (5) "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary institution of education.

(c) Premises near schools or churches. -- The Board of License Commissioners may not issue any license to sell alcoholic beverages within a 500 foot measurement from the main entrance of the building that is the proposed establishment for which the license is requested to the main entrance of a school or of a church or other place of worship.

(d) Reapplication following termination. -- A person may apply for a license within 6 months following the termination of a license at an existing location that falls within the restrictions imposed by subsection (c) of this section.

(e) Exemptions. -- This section does not apply to:

   (1) The issuance of special or temporary licenses; or

   (2) The Downtown Plaza.

HISTORY: 1989, ch. 5, § 15; 1992, ch. 320; 1993, chs. 352, 594; 1994, ch. 3, § 1; 1995, ch. 249.