Notice; posting; hearing.

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-103

in effect

Sec. 7-103. - Notice; posting; hearing. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a license under this article, the manager shall schedule a public hearing upon the application not less than forty (40) days from the date of receipt of the application; and it shall be the duty of the manager, in the manager's discretion, to designate the neighborhood to be affected by such application. (b) The manager shall require public notice to be given of the application for such license by the posting of a notice of the public hearing no less than thirty (30) consecutive days in advance of the public hearing in a conspicuous place on the premises whereon the social room or after hours restaurant is proposed to be operated or maintained, legible from the public street or public way (other than an alley) nearest to such premises. This public notice shall state the type of license applied for, the name and address of the applicant, the type of entertainment to be offered, and the time and place of the public hearing on the application; provided that such posted notice of the public hearing shall be displayed on a sign or signs, in number, size and location as prescribed by the manager. (c) At the time and place specified in the notice, or at such other time to which the hearing may be continued by the manager, the manager or any hearing officer shall receive petitions and hear such information and evidence as may be offered by the applicant and residents of the designated neighborhood (which term shall include residents of the neighborhood and all owners or managers of business located in the designated neighborhood) concerning the desires of the residents of the designated neighborhood and the effect the issuance of the license would have on the health or welfare or morals of the designated neighborhood. Admissibility of evidence, exhibits and petitions shall conform with the general rules of evidence. (d) The approval or denial of the application shall rest within the sound discretion of the manager after evidence has been presented during such public hearing. (e) A hearing upon application for renewal of an existing license may be scheduled at the discretion of the manager, either upon the manager's own initiative or upon proper complaint to the manager, and the procedures and requirements in this event shall be the same as shown in this division for a new license application. (f) The manager shall not consider an application for a license at a particular premises if a license under this article has been applied for but not issued for the same premises within one (1) year prior to the date of making such application. (Ord. No. 100-88, § 1, 2-29-88; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 4, 7-28-25)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH7AM_ARTIVSOROOTAM_DIV2LI_S7-103NOPOHEFetched: 10/27/2026