Using Zoning as a Public Health Tool to Reduce Oversaturation of Alcohol Outlets: An Examination of the Effects of the New ‘300 Foot Rule’ on Packaged Goods Stores in a Mid-Atlantic City

Hippensteel, Christopher L; Sadler, Richard; Milam, Adam J; Nelson, Victoria; Furr-Holden, C Debra

doi:10.1007/s11121-018-0947-9

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Using Zoning as a Public Health Tool to Reduce Oversaturation of Alcohol Outlets: An Examination of the Effects of the New ‘300 Foot Rule’ on Packaged Goods Stores in a Mid-Atlantic City

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Hippensteel, Christopher L ; Sadler, Richard ; Milam, Adam J ; Nelson, Victoria ; Furr-Holden, C Debra
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Methods

Data on off-premise alcohol outlets (e.g. packaged goods stores) were obtained from the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City. The alcohol outlets were geocoded and assigned to zoning parcels. Churches and schools were also geocoded. The alcohol outlets were also assigned to Census tracts to calculate socioeconomic statuses.

Results

172 of the 263 off-premise packaged goods stores (PGS) were in violation of the new zoning law. TransForm will reduce the land parcels available to alcohol outlets by 27.2%. Areas containing non-conforming PGS were more likely to have a higher percentage of Black residents, single parent families, unemployment, household poverty, and vacancy compared to Baltimore City averages and areas without non-conforming PGS.

Conclusions

Planning enforcement efforts need to accompany related laws to prevent/reduce overconcentration of PGS in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Subjects:

Alcohol Drinking Alcoholic Beverages Commerce Humans Mid-Atlantic Region Public Health Residence Characteristics Urban Population
Keywords:

Alcohol Outlet Policy Alcohol Outlets Zoning
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Prev Sci. 20(6):833-843
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30284159
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PMC6447466
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Journal Article
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R01 CE002682/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01CE002682/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; 5R01CE002682/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
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20
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6
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