1. (a)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue:

      1. (i) a second license, if the second license is any Class H license, to:

         1. 1. a holder of any Class B license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or
         2. 2. a holder of any Class H license; or

      2. (ii) not more than four additional licenses, if each additional license is a Class H beer and light wine license, to:

         1. 1. a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or
         2. 2. a holder of a Class H beer and light wine license.

   2. (2) At least one restaurant for which the Class H license under paragraph (1) of this subsection is sought or to which the original Class B or Class H license applies must be in:

      1. (i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or

      2. (ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999:

         1. 1. the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;
         2. 2. the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;
         3. 3. the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;
         4. 4. the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport State Priority Funding Area, as designated by the county in accordance with § 6-301(f)(8) of the Economic Development Article;
         5. 5. a shopping center with a gross area of at least 1,000,000 square feet that is zoned C3 General Commercial by the zoning article of the County Code; or
         6. 6. the Route 198 corridor, consisting of properties located within 500 feet of the right-of-way of Maryland Route 198, from Maryland Route 32 on the east to the Prince George's County-Anne Arundel County line on the west.
2. (b) The Board may not issue more than 60 Class H licenses under this section.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue a maximum of:

      1. (i) two licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer, wine, and liquor license; or
      2. (ii) five licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer and light wine license.

   2. (2) At least one restaurant for which one of the Class H licenses under paragraph (1) of this subsection is sought must be in:

      1. (i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or

      2. (ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999:

         1. 1. the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;
         2. 2. the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;
         3. 3. the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;
         4. 4. the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport State Priority Funding Area, as designated by the county in accordance with § 6-301(f)(8) of the Economic Development Article;
         5. 5. a shopping center with a gross area of at least 1,000,000 square feet that is zoned C3 General Commercial by the zoning article of the County Code; or
         6. 6. the Route 198 corridor, consisting of properties located within 500 feet of the right-of-way of Maryland Route 198, from Route 32 on the east to the Prince George's County-Anne Arundel County line on the west.
4. (d) A franchisor may not have a direct ownership interest, as defined by the Board, in more than five licenses under this section.

5. (e) The Board shall adopt regulations:

   1. (1) to carry out this section; and
   2. (2) that define “direct ownership interest” for the purposes of subsection (d) of this section.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 92, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.