The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation: § 4–402 (“Eligibility for renewal; process”); § 4–403 (“Renewal application”); § 4–406 (“Protests”); § 4–407 (“Denial of renewal application”); § 4–408 (“Issuance of renewed licenses”); § 4–409 (“Multiple licenses”); and § 4–410 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”). Section 4–404 (“Filing period for renewal application”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 25–1802 of this subtitle. Section 4–405 (“Contents of renewal application”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 25–1803 and 25–1805 of this subtitle.

To renew a license, a license holder annually shall file an application with the Board between February 1 and March 31, inclusive. The Board may: accept late applications during April; and fine the license holder an amount not exceeding $50 for each day the application is late.

A license renewal application shall: meet the photograph and fingerprint requirements of § 25–1409 of this title; and be accompanied by a sworn statement by the license holder that the gross receipts from food sales in the restaurant or hotel for the 12–month period immediately before the application for renewal have been at least equal to 40% of the gross receipts from the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.

The requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article applies to an applicant for license renewal.

A license holder may renew the license without obtaining a consent statement from the owner of the building that contains the licensed premises if the license holder has a lease on the entire building for at least the term of the renewed license.

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board may renew a license that the Board previously issued for premises on which a lawful nonconforming use exists. The Board may not renew a license that is less restrictive than any license that the Board previously issued for the premises.