(a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall, upon completion of the investigation and inspection as provided in § 20-329e, but, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary between the applicant and the department, not later than three months from the receipt of the completed license application, or receipt of an effective statement of record filed with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or successor agency and filed with the department pursuant to subsection (c) of § 20-329b, (1) approve or disapprove the prospectus, property report or offering statement submitted under subsection (c) of § 20-329b or § 20-329d, as the case may be, and (2) if satisfied, issue to the applicant, upon payment to the department of a fee computed as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a license to offer and dispose of in this state the subdivision or parcels, units or other interests in any subdivision that is the subject of the application or such effective statement of record. Such license shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually upon payment to the department of a fee, computed as provided in subsection (b) of this section, unless there is a material change affecting such subdivision or lot, parcels, units or other interest in any subdivision or the offer or disposition thereof, in which case all new facts shall be reported to the department immediately. Upon receipt of such report or in the event that any such material change is discovered by or comes to the attention of the department through other sources, the department may, after a hearing pursuant to § 20-321, take such action as the department considers necessary, including the suspension or revocation of such license if justified.

(b) The amount any person shall pay for an initial license fee or a renewal license fee for each subdivision covered by the license shall be computed on the basis of the rates set forth in the following schedule.