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§ 1.1.13 — Franchises

Denver Revised Municipal Code (Supp. No. 147, Update 3: codified through Ordinance No. 0852-26, enacted July 13, 2026) · Denver City Charter, art. I, § 1.1.13

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§ 1.1.13 - Franchises.

(A) No franchise relating to any street, alley or public place of the City and County shall be granted except upon the vote of the qualified taxpaying electors, and the question of its being granted shall be submitted to such vote upon deposit with the Treasurer of the expense (to be determined by the Treasurer) of such submission by the applicant for said franchise. (B) All franchises or privileges hereafter granted to corporations or individuals shall be limited to twenty years from the granting of the same. (C) No ordinance submitting any franchise shall be put on its final passage, in either board, within thirty days of its introduction or initiation, nor until the bill therefor has been published not less than five consecutive times in an official publication. No exclusive franchise shall be granted.

(Charter 1960, C3.1, C3.2, C3.3; Charter 1904, § § 265, 266, 267; amended May 8, 2001; Ord. No. 676-02, § 1, 8-26-02, elec. 11-5-02)