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Board grants Nazareth convenience-store license with 90-day conditions after contested hearing
Summary
The Caroline County Board approved a new Class A beer-and-wine off-premise license for 501 Maryland Avenue LLC (trading as Nazareth) for its Bloomingdale Avenue convenience store, limiting the license to the first-floor retail area and requiring outstanding town/state occupancy and permitting items to be resolved within 90 days.
The Caroline County Board of License Commissioners approved on July 23 a new Class A beer-and-wine off-premise alcoholic beverage license for 501 Maryland Avenue LLC, trading as Nazareth, but attached a time-limited condition and clear limits on the licensed premises.
The board’s approval limited the license to the store’s first-floor retail area and explicitly excluded the second-floor storage and an adjacent repair-shop area. Commissioners required the applicant to correct outstanding items listed in the staff report — including final occupancy approval from the town, fire marshal sign-off, health department food and beverage permits (for prepared foods), proof of workers’ compensation insurance, sales-and-use tax registration, and alcohol-awareness (TIP) certifications — within 90 days of the approval.
Why it matters: The decision permits a new retail seller of packaged beer and light wine to operate in Federalsburg (Bloomingdale Avenue), addressing local demand cited by the applicant while imposing controls designed to limit on-site consumption and ensure public safety.
What the board heard
Applicant testimony: Mohammed Faizon Ullah (applicant) and…
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