§ 6-141. Required; application and issuance by local licensing authority.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any organization to sell or serve, by the drink only, malt beverages, or malt, spirituous or vinous liquors, at a special event, unless such organization shall have acquired a special event permit from the local licensing authority for said special event, in accordance with the statutes of the state.

(b)

Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 44-5-101 through 108, and Colorado Code of Regulations 1 C.C.R. 203-2, §§ 47-1000 through 1020, the city clerk may administratively approve and issue a special event permit for the sale or service, by the drink only, of fermented malt beverages, or of malt, spirituous or vinous liquors, to qualified organizations and political candidates. In issuing such special event permits, the city clerk shall otherwise comply with all applicable statutory requirements.

(c)

Pursuant to C.R.S. § 44-5-107(5)(a), the local licensing authority has elected not to notify the State licensing authority to obtain the State licensing authority's approval or disapproval of an application for a special event permit. The local licensing authority will, within ten days after issuance of a special event permit, report the name of the permitted organization, the address of the permitted location, and the permitted dates of alcohol beverage service, to the state liquor enforcement division.

(d)

A special event permit shall authorize a permittee to sell or serve specified type(s) of alcoholic beverages at the location and for the duration of time specified on the issued special event permit.

(e)

An applicant shall file a complete application for a special event permit with the city accompanied by the fee set forth in section 6-142 not less than 30 days prior to the special event. The city may, for good cause, waive the time requirement set forth in this section (d), but shall not waive any time requirements specified in Article 5 of Title 44, C.R.S.

(f)

If one or more parties in the designated neighborhood associated with the special event permit application objects to the issuance of a special event permit, the matter will be scheduled for a hearing before the local authority at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The local authority shall consider such objection(s) and, pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 44-5-101 through 108, and the Colorado Code of Regulations 1 C.C.R. 203-2 §§ 47-1000 through 1020, may either approve or deny the special event permit application.

(g)

If the city clerk denies an application for a special event permit and the applicant wishes to contest the denial, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing before the local authority at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The local authority shall consider whether the city clerk properly applied the law pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 44-5-101 through 108, and the Colorado Code of Regulations 1 C.C.R. 203-2, §§ 47-1000 through 1020, and whether to uphold the decision of the city clerk or approve the special event permit application.

( Ord. No. 4670 , § 1, 12-17-2018)