Section 11-1609 - Class H licenses(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue: (i) a second license, if the second license is any Class H license, to: 1. a holder of any Class B license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or2. a holder of any Class H license; or(ii) not more than four additional licenses, if each additional license is a Class H beer and light wine license, to: 1. a holder of a Class B beer and light wine license that has a restriction prohibiting sales for consumption off the premises; or2. a holder of a Class H beer and light wine license.(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: (i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or(ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999: 1. the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;2. the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;3. the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;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. 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; or6. 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.(b) The Board may not issue more than 60 Class H licenses under this section.(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may issue a maximum of: (i) two licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer, wine, and liquor license; or(ii) five licenses to a person in the county if each license is a Class H beer and light wine license.(2) At least one restaurant for which one of the Class H licenses under paragraph (1) of this subsection is sought must be in:(i) a suburban community center designated by the county in accordance with Bill Nos. 36-96 and 70-96 of the county ordinances; or(ii) one of the following locations as the location existed on October 1, 1999: 1. the Glen Burnie Urban Renewal Area;2. the Parole Town Center Growth Management Area;3. the Odenton Town Center Growth Management Area;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. 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; or6. 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.(d) A franchisor may not have a direct ownership interest, as defined by the Board, in more than five licenses under this section.(e) The Board shall adopt regulations:(1) to carry out this section; and(2) that define "direct ownership interest" for the purposes of subsection (d) of this section.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 92, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.