(g)(1) A licensee whose license is subject to this section may, upon written request, apply to the board to allow the license to remain in safekeeping for an additional one year. The written request must be accompanied by a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) fee for licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the first class, second class, second class A, third class and fourth class and a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the fifth through eighth classes. For each subsequent year in safekeeping, the fees set forth in this paragraph shall be doubled over the amount charged for the previous year's fee. No fee shall be required if the licensee can prove that he or she is unable to use the license through no fault of his or her own, including a fire, flood or other event, which includes the inability to obtain an occupancy permit for the licensed premises from a municipality, that renders the licensed premises unusable. Factors such as another business operating at the licensed premises, the licensed business being no longer viable or other similar circumstances shall not justify a fee waiver. The board shall approve the request unless the license or licensee no longer meets the requirements of this act or the board's regulations. The fee collected shall be paid into the State Treasury through the Department of Revenue into the State Store Fund.

(2) (Reserved).