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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Zoning - Alcoholic Beverage Advertising Signs
FOR the purpose of authorizing the advertisement of alcoholic beverages on billboards and freestanding signboards for which Zoning Board approval or a minor privilege permit is required and has been obtained; and generally relating to the regulation of signs.
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BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 11-207(a) and (b)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 11-207(c)(3)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Revised Code
Article - Zoning
ยง 11-207. Alcoholic beverage advertising signs.
(a) "Licensed premises" defined.
In this section, "licensed premises" means a premises that operates under an alcoholic beverages license or permit issued under State Code Article 2B.
(b) General prohibition.
No person may place any sign, poster, placard, device, graphic display, or other item that advertises alcoholic beverages in any publicly visible location, including any outdoor billboard, side of a building, or freestanding signboard.
(c) Exceptions.
This sectio...
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