You are invited to a
PUBLIC
MEETING
to discuss
REDUCING
DENSITY OF LIQUOR STORES
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
John Eager Howard Recreation
Center
2100 Brookfield Avenue
6:30 pm
Free dinner provided by John
Eager Howard Recreation Center
Legislation
is currently before the Baltimore City Council that would reduce the density of
liquor stores in city neighborhoods, and tighten standards for tavern licenses.
Citizens Planning & Housing
Association will join us
to lead a discussion of the legislation
and how we can support it
Councilman Nick
Mosby of the7th District will be present to discuss the
legislation
We will also be joined by other
West Baltimore community leaders and organization, co-sponsoring this public
meeting, including Coppin Heights CDC,
Druid Heights CDC, No Boundaries Coalition, and Penn North Community
Association,
An
estimated 54.8 percent of Baltimore
City Public
School children have at least one liquor store within a quarter mile of their home, while
only 13.1 percent have a grocery store within a quarter mile of their home. As we have all experienced, Baltimore children who live in close
proximity to alcohol outlets are at increased risk of seeing people selling
drugs.
Central West Baltimore does not have very many non-conforming
liquor stores. We do have a number of establishments that hold tavern
licenses, but which appear to operate more as packaged goods stores than
neighborhood taverns, with the tavern license allowing them to sell alcoholic
beverages for consumption on-and-off-site from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a
week
The
proposed code requires that all taverns dedicate at least 50% of their sales
and floor to on-site consumption to ensure they operate as a true tavern and
not merely a packaged goods store. Those with existing tavern licenses
would be given two years to comply.
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