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Committee gives favorable recommendation to outdoor-dining ordinance with nine-month option and fee language deferred
Summary
The Annapolis Economic Matters Committee voted to send O-10/24, an ordinance setting seasonal outdoor-dining rules, to the full council with amendments that allow up to nine months of seasonal outdoor dining, include an alcohol "nurse your beer" allowance rejection, and leave monthly fee details to a later resolution.
The Economic Matters Committee recommended approval of Ordinance O-10/24 on outdoor dining after amending the measure to permit seasonal outdoor dining for up to nine months and to defer final fee language to a subsequent resolution.
The committee's vote advances the ordinance to the full Annapolis City Council as the committee concluded a lengthy debate over hours, enforcement and fees. The committee also considered several amendments and recorded mixed votes on provisions that would extend weekend/holiday hours and allow patrons to "finish" drinks after new-service cutoffs.
The change that most lawmakers debated, amendment 3a, expands the seasonal outdoor-dining period from six months to nine months. Alderman Gay moved a favorable recommendation for amendment 3a and the committee approved it. Alderman Savage said he initially opposed anything longer than six months because he wanted to encourage businesses to seek permanent outdoor-dining approvals…
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