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The protests came from the Fells Point Residents Association (FPRA), represented by Amy Petkosik of the Community Law Center, and individual residents who said The Undefeated’s courtyard sometimes exceeded agreed capacity, hosted amplified music outside the hours set in its memorandum of understanding (MOU), and allowed patrons to move between the neighboring Waterfront Hotel and the courtyard through an employee-only door. FPRA members also raised concerns that the Waterfront’s second-floor live-entertainment space produced low-frequency vibrations that carried into nearby homes.

Corinne Scheitler, a member of FPRA who lives behind the properties, testified she could hear music in her yard and inside her home after the courtyard’s speakers were in use; Kate Sims, FPRA president, said residents raised complaints with the operators before filing the protest. Christopher Chute, a Johns Hopkins Medicine chief research information officer who lives adjacent to the Waterfront, described construction of a purpose-built rear sound stage and said he recorded elevated sound and vibrations in his home; he told the board he would welcome regular measurements inside affected residences.

Licensee witnesses and counsel said The Undefeated’s courtyard had been open only briefly (testimony said five days) and that the operation used a scanner/counter and contracted security to control capacity; they also said the Waterfront had invested in sound mitigation, hired engineers and added roof insulation and other measures to damp vibration. The licensees said they had communicated with neighborhood members and were willing to keep lines of communication open.

Counsel for the licensees argued some dispute items were contractual MOU claims and questioned whether they belonged at a renewal hearing. The chair and Commissioner Templeton concluded the board retained jurisdiction to enforce MOUs that had been incorporated into licenses and to address health‑department noise findings. The board denied a motion to dismiss the protests and said it would monitor several discrete items for both properties over the next 60 days.

Conditions and monitoring ordered by the board included: confirming that The Undefeated does not exceed the lesser of its measured dining seats or the 80‑person standard in the MOU; ensuring live‑music speakers in The Undefeated’s courtyard are limited to the established hours (testimony and the MOU referenced a limited use window, the board emphasized no amplified music after 8 p.m. for the courtyard); ensuring the employee‑only door between 1710 and the courtyard is not used by patrons; verifying Waterfront noise levels with calibrated measurements (the board directed inspectors and the health department to measure sound and, if necessary, vibration at points inside affected residences); and verifying compliance with any applicable food‑sales reporting requirements raised in the hearing (counsel disputed whether The Undefeated’s sales mix is subject to a 51% food‑sales test under the BD7 license; the board instructed the licensee to clarify accounting and bring records if needed).

The board also encouraged the parties to resume negotiations and said a signed MOU could be attached to the license; if inspections show violations of the MOU terms, noise regulations or other conditions, the board said it will take enforcement action, including fines or suspension.

Both renewals were approved by the two commissioners present; the chair said the board would revisit the licenses if inspectors find violations within the 60‑day monitoring window.

Ending: The board granted both renewals subject to monitoring and enforcement; inspectors and the health department were asked to measure and report back within 60 days, and the board invited the parties to negotiate a written MOU to attach to the licenses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Liquor License Hearing; April 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Facing neighborhood protests over capacity, music hours and structure-borne vibration, the board renewed licenses for The Undefeated (1704 Thames) and the Waterfront Hotel (1710 Thames) but ordered inspectors to monitor capacity, music hours, an employee door, food‑sales accounting and perform sound measurements over the next 60 days.","taxTitle","Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland","taxId",4816,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6266226,"Liquor commissioners renew So Baltimore license with limits on outdoor seating, dirt bikes and live-entertainment compliance",1980,28410,2009150,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087320-c621de6dbf7f3dd65d8c295e322884be&start=28&end=2009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087320-c621de6dbf7f3dd65d8c295e322884be/thumbnail_28410.jpg","/articles/6266226/Baltimore-City/Baltimore-County/Maryland/Liquor-commissioners-renew-So-Baltimore-license-with-limits-on-outdoor-seating-dirt-bikes-and-live-entertainment-compliance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266226-a4a166381b96755b6b45bf11d414a778/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152734&Signature=lFs3Uv6--QYUHJnUjj9HTm8xbLav5oXLLFymrYUTpB2nrx3OTJdEyxP4WAXY0LdmPvg455oDCtel5Y-fOSjxKyviYh8UhiSHh21krFNZ~M67PQ0nPpjfGCkDXBkj0v9esdF9mwyKbuV9byCsNqgwsHoNWnXYJNK8gr6J2erqRjoZiM-tVnPebj62My-f1HI7lCyIcsUP1W7qy9k2z3Iom1Zc4MLQixUbPL8TZtbl5gHSE012xd4W6jHo-NE0KXl2dQMHfB9LfGq7qKGvYVeVjbsYNOGHa8a-zWWIm00qeSUIUQRdC7OjJoUfvKo9a1e9VoyCgfRLO8YcrhJsKCW8Rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City on April 17 renewed the Class BD7 license for So Baltimore LLC, owners Malcolm H. Delaney and Anthony Fitzgerald, at 3734 Fleet Street, subject to conditions intended to address neighborhood complaints about noise, outdoor crowding and dirt bikes.

Neighbors had protested the renewal, arguing the licensee failed to enter a memorandum of understanding, that patrons and dirt bikes congregated outside the establishment and that crowding at outdoor tables spilled into sidewalks and streets.

The protest was represented by Amy Petkosik of the Community Law Center on behalf of Brewer’s Hill Neighbors; Brent Fisher, president of Brewer’s Hill Neighbors, testified that the association had attempted for about a year to negotiate an MOU with the licensee to limit outdoor crowding, control storage of dirt bikes and tighten live-entertainment hours. Fisher said the group collected signatures and presented video evidence of dirt bikes being stored at the site. The licensee, represented in part at the hearing by counsel, denied harboring dirt bikes and said the incidents were rare and had involved police on scene.

Chairing the hearing, the presiding commissioner rejected the licensee’s motion to dismiss the protest and heard testimony from community members and the licensee. The board said it would enforce the conditions imposed by the Baltimore zoning board regarding live entertainment, and added specific conditions on renewal: the licensee must follow the BMZA-imposed restrictions on live entertainment hours and related operational limits; not permit storage or harboring of dirt bikes on the premises; limit outdoor seating to the existing table footprint (testimony placed that at roughly five to six tables seating about four to five people per table in normal service); and notify the Brewers Hill Neighbors organization a week in advance of planned special events that may increase outdoor capacity. The presiding commissioner warned that violations would subject the licensee to fines, suspension or revocation.

Brent Fisher described multiple attempts at negotiation and said the neighborhood had letters of support from council members and a letter to the record from Baltimore Police Major Della Rocco opposing the renewal. Malcolm Delaney, the licensee, said the business had taken steps to engage with the community before opening and that dirt-bike incidents had occurred “twice in three years,” with police present on-scene. Delaney declined a request to end live entertainment earlier on weekdays.

Commissioner Templeton joined the presiding commissioner in approving the renewal with the stated conditions. The board noted petitions and letters both in favor of and against the renewal would be made part of the record.

The board indicated it would rely on inspectors and police reports to determine future enforcement and encouraged the parties to resume negotiations and put any mutually agreed MOU in writing to be attached to the license.

If inspectors find violations of the live-entertainment restrictions, outdoor seating limits or harboring of dirt bikes, the commissioners said they would bring the licensee back for a formal enforcement action.

Ending: The renewal was granted with conditions; the board made clear it expects compliance with the zoning board restrictions and warned of enforcement if community complaints continue.","The Board of Liquors License Commissioners renewed the license for So Baltimore on April 17, 2025, imposing conditions tied to a prior zoning board order, limits on outdoor seating and a ban on harboring dirt bikes; the board denied a motion to dismiss a neighborhood protest and set enforcement steps for violations.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners renew The Undefeated and Waterfront Hotel licenses, order 60‑day monitoring of capacity and noise

Liquor commissioners renew So Baltimore license with limits on outdoor seating, dirt bikes and live-entertainment compliance