Section 11-1603 - Distance restriction from place of worship or school(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a new license for an establishment whose entry is within 1,000 feet in a straight line from the entry of a place of worship or school.(b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to: (1) the transfer of a license from the current license holder to a new license holder, unless the transfer would allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by another establishment within the 1,000-foot restriction;(2) a nonprofit club or nonprofit organization;(3) a restaurant that held a license at the time the restaurant was destroyed by fire, flood, windstorm, or other act of God, if a new place of worship or school has not been constructed within the 1,000-foot restriction;(4) the issuance of a Class H beer and wine (on-sale) license or beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license;(5) the issuance of a motel-restaurant complex or hotel-restaurant complex beer, wine, and liquor (on-sale) license;(6) the issuance of a Class BLX (deluxe restaurant) (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license; or(7) the issuance of a gift basket permit.(c) For an establishment that is within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a place of worship or school, the Board:(2) may extend the area of the licensed premises; but(3) may not change the operational classification of an existing license, unless the change is from a Class B, Class C, or Class D license to a Class H license.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 307, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 306, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 110, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.