Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 9-219

      (a)      This section applies only in St. Mary's County.

      (b)      (1)      Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board of License Commissioners may not approve any application for a license to sell alcoholic beverages in any building the nearest wall of which measured in a direct line is within 300 feet of the nearest point of the main buildings of any public or nonpublic kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, church or other place of worship.

            (2)      Paragraph (1) of this subsection is not applicable:

                  (i)      To an application for a Class B (on-sale) beer, wine and liquor license for a premises located in Leonardtown; or

                  (ii)      In the event any school, church, or other place of worship locates its building within 300 feet of any licensed premises after the licensed premises are there established.

      (c)      The Board of License Commissioners may not issue or transfer an off-sale alcoholic beverages license of any class for the use in a business that is intended to be operated as a drive-through purchase facility where alcoholic beverages are to be sold at retail and dispensed through a window or door to a purchaser in or on a motor vehicle for off-premises consumption.