S.C. Code Ann. § 61-6-910: Qualifications for license.

The department must refuse to issue any license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter if the department is of the opinion that:

(1) the applicant is not a suitable person to be so licensed;

(2) the store or place of business to be occupied by the applicant is not a suitable place; or

(3) a sufficient number of licenses have already been issued in the State, incorporated municipality, unincorporated community, or other community.