(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a license: (i) with an on-sale privilege, for an establishment that is within 500 feet of a school accredited by the State Board of Education; or (ii) with an off-sale privilege, for an establishment that is within 1,000 feet of a school accredited by the State Board of Education. (2) The distance from the establishment to the school is to be measured in a direct line from the nearest wall of the establishment to the property line of the school. (b) The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to: (1) a Class B (on-sale) beer, wine, and liquor license issued for an establishment located in a municipality in the county; (2) a school that locates its building within 500 feet of an existing licensed premises; or (3) the renewal or transfer of a license issued before May 1, 2014.
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