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Bel Air adopts revised setbacks for taverns, liquor stores and cannabis businesses to match state law
Summary
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on Jan. 20 approved Ordinance 8 51-25 (version 2) to align local setback rules with Maryland law: cannabis businesses will use property-line-to-property-line 500-foot separations from sensitive uses, liquor stores and taverns use building-to-building measurements with 300-foot separations; the town reduced a residential cannabis setback to 100 feet.
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 20 to approve Ordinance 8 51-25, version 2, revising the town development regulations that govern taverns, microbreweries, distilleries, liquor stores and cannabis businesses.
The ordinance updates Chapter 165, Article 7, Section 1‑65‑53 of the Bel Air Town Code to conform with Maryland state statutes, staff said. Kevin Small, town planning staff, told the board that state law (Annotated Code of Maryland titles governing alcoholic beverages and cannabis) requires different measurement methods: cannabis setbacks are measured property line to property line and must maintain 500‑foot separation from certain sensitive uses, while taverns and liquor stores are measured building‑to‑building and must maintain 300‑foot separation…
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