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Any building occupied or used as a hotel within the county must be licensed for such occupancy and use by the Director. An operator of a hotel must cease operating immediately after the license has expired or has been revoked or suspended. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-13; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27,
§1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)
Before the Director issues an annual license for any hotel under this Division, the owner or operator, or their authorized agent, must file an application that satisfies the regulations approved by the Executive under method (3) of Section 2A-15 of this Code. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-14; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, §53; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)
The Director must not issue a license to any hotel under this Division unless the proposed hotel conforms with the applicable provisions of this Code. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-15; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)
The Director must not issue an initial license or license renewal under this Division unless the applicant files with the Department a certificate:
(a) of use and occupancy from the Department of Permitting Services;
(b) from the fire marshal stating that the building complies with the fire prevention code; and
(c) from the Director stating that the building or buildings and rooms to be occupied or used by the guests of the hotel, and the premises on which such buildings are located, comply with the standards and regulations of the County and State Boards of Health. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 90-16; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 16, §§ 5, 13; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 41, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 12, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 2; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27,
§1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)
Editor's note-Section 5 of 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, reads as follows: "Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services."
The Director must require each hotel, operated by the same management, to obtain a separate license under this Division. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-17; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)
The Executive must establish annual fees for licenses under this Division by regulation adopted under method (3) of Section 2A-15 of this Code. Fees must not exceed an amount necessary to defray the costs of administering this Chapter. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §90-18; 1981 L.M.C., ch. 52, §2; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 49, §6; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, §53; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, §36; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1.)
The Director may deny an initial license or license renewal to operate a hotel under this Division if the Director finds the owner or operator of the proposed hotel was convicted of violating the following provisions of the Criminal Law Article of the Maryland Code:
(a) Section 10-202 (keeping disorderly house);
(b) Title 12 (gaming);
(c) Title 5 (controlled dangerous substances, prescriptions, and other substances); or
(d) Section 10-201 (disturbing the public peace and disorderly conduct).
The Director may deny an initial license or license renewal if the owner or operator was convicted of any similar offense outside Maryland.
(Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 90-19; 2010 L.M.C., ch. 49, § 1; 2017 L.M.C., ch. 27,
§1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 23, §1.)
*Editor’s note—Md. Ann. Code art. 27 has been amended as follows: §§ 15 through 17 (bawdy houses and houses of ill fame; prostitution, etc.) were repealed; § 125 (disorderly houses) appears in Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 10-202; §§ 237 through 264C (gaming) appear in Crim. Law, Title 12; § 277 (illegal keeping of, or sale of narcotics) appears in Crim. Law, Title 5; § 291 (opium joints) appears in Crim. Law, Title 5; §§ 121 and 122C (disturbance of the peace) appear in Crim. Law, § 10-201 (2003).
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