At its Sept. 12 meeting the St. Mary's County Alcohol and Beverage Board took several formal actions on licensing, extensions and premise changes. All recorded motions carried unanimously unless noted.

Votes at a glance

- Approve minutes: Motion to adopt the minutes of the Aug. 8, 2019 meeting — approved (voice vote: all in favor). The minutes approval was made and seconded during the meeting’s opening.

- Pier 450 (Peggy Benzel): Motion to grant a 90-day extension of conditional approval for Pier 450 (applicant Peggy Benzel) — approved (voice vote: all in favor). Applicant testified on progress with off-site septic permitting and estimated possible spring opening; board granted the 90-day extension.

- Old Town Pub (John McDonald, Joseph Drury, Jason Burrows): Motion to grant a 90-day extension of conditional approval for Old Town Pub — approved (voice vote: all in favor). Applicant Joseph Drury said interior construction is substantially complete but inspection scheduling delayed; the board approved the extension.

- Sweetbay Restaurant and Bar (Peter Vincent Lupo, Susan Lawrence Dyer, Charles Herbert Johnston Jr.): Motion to grant conditional approval for purchase of a Class B (restaurant) beer, wine and liquor license, subject to use-and-occupancy, health department and fire marshal approvals; request for extension of premises (outdoor seating) was struck from the current application — approved (voice vote: all in favor). Approval is a 90-day conditional authorization.

- The Rex (Joseph Curley, Charles Breck, Daniel Norris): Motion to grant a temporary extension of premises for liberal use to accommodate an anticipated large crowd for a special event sept. 28 (10 a.m.) to sept. 29 (2 a.m.) — approved (voice vote: all in favor). Applicants described use of sidewalk seating with town-provided cones and barriers.

- Bridal Garden (Geraldine/Jodine LaRue): Motion to grant a temporary extension of premises for Oktoberfest on Oct. 5, 2019, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., conditioned on fire marshal approval and any fire-related capacity limits — approved as amended (voice vote: all in favor). The board required fire marshal sign-off for the interior assembly aspects and noted a suggested limit of 99 occupants pending marshal determination.

- Patuxent Lodge trade-name change (L.O.O.M. #2393): Motion to approve deletion of Russell Clay Bennett and addition of Charles Spencer Martin Jr. on the lodge’s trade-name/manager list — approved (voice vote: all in favor).

Procedural notes: For several items the board approved 90-day conditional authorizations tied to required agency sign-offs (health department, fire marshal, use-and-occupancy). Where applicants requested an extension of premises (outdoor seating platform), the board either deferred that portion pending town approvals or required applicants to withdraw that portion and reapply later to avoid holding up interior inspections and licensure.