Hopkins Market Liquor License Update #3

December 15, 2022

We Did It!

Thanks to everyone who sent last minute emails on Wednesday to the Baltimore City Liquor Board, attended the hearing, and volunteered on the Hopkins Market Committee; and to all of our elected officials and Johns Hopkins University who supported TCNA.

Tuscany-Canterbury has amazing neighbors and friends who make our neighborhood a treasure in the City.

A Little Background About Liquor Licenses

The Liquor Board cannot change the hours of a class B liquor license (6AM to 2AM) by law. They can only approve or not approve the request for a new liquor license license.

Any restrictions on the hours of a license can only be done through a MOU(Memo of Understanding) between the applicant for the license and the neighborhood. A number of issues can be included in the MOU . However, both groups must agree to all the terms.

By December 14, TCNA and the Hopkins Market had agreed to everything except for the closing hours. This is what we put in the last update about the hours that TCNA wanted. and we couldn't work out a compromise.

"TCNA has been working to compromise with the Hopkins Market. The Hopkins Market wants hours to be from 6AM to midnight, seven days a week. TCNA argues that because 1000 students live in the neighborhood, the goal is to have the restaurant close at 11 during the week and 12 is OK on weekends."

At the Liquor Board Hearing on December 15, Hopkins Market finally agreed to these hours. The liquor board approved their Class B restaurant license with these hours and many other topics that neighbors also wanted to be included.

Hours of the liquor license for the restaurant

• 6AM to 12AM Sunday - Thursday
• 6AM to 12AM Friday & Saturday and a few holidays

Hours for the sale of liquor from the package good area

• 9AM - 11PM Sunday - Thursday
• 9AM - 12AM Friday & Saturday and a few holidays

In addition to the hours of operation, the MOU contains language about:

• Delivery of alcohol
• Signage
• Deliveries to the establishment
• Delivery by establishment to customers
• Management of outside delivery services
• Customer parking
• Noise and disturbances by customers
• Outside seating

The January TCNA newsletter will summarize information in the MOU. The TCNA board unanimously voted to support the MOU. The general membership gave the board this authority at the November 16, 2022 TCNA General Meeting.

The full MOU becomes part of the Liquor License and any violations can be referred to the Liquor Board to resolve.

The final Hopkins Market and TCNA MOU will be posted by the first of the year on the TCNA website and will also be publicly available at the Liquor Board as part of the official document.