Any licensee may renew his or her license at the expiration thereof provided that he or she then qualified to receive a license and the premises for which the renewal license is sought are suitable for the purpose; provided further that the renewal privilege herein provided for shall not be construed as a vested right which shall in any case prevent the Mayor from decreasing the number of licenses to be issued within his or her jurisdiction.
(1980 Code, § 18.021)