Notice and public hearing.

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 6-14

in effect

Sec. 6-14. - Notice and public hearing. (a) Public notice; posting and publication. (1) Upon receipt of an application for certification of a promotional association and issuance of a common consumption area license, the manager shall schedule a public hearing upon the application not less than sixty (60) days from the date of the application and shall post and publish the public notice thereof not less than thirty (30) days prior to such hearing. Public notice shall be given by the conspicuous posting of a sign at each participating business within and attached to the common consumption area and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. (2) Notice shall conform to the requirements of C.R.S. § 44-3-311, as amended, and any other requirements set forth by the manager. (b) Conduct of public hearings. (1) At the public hearing held pursuant to this section, any party in interest shall be allowed to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses. As used in this section, "party in interest" means any of the following: a. The applicant; b. An adult resident of the neighborhood under consideration; c. The owner or manager of a business located in the neighborhood under consideration; d. The principal or representative of any school located within five hundred (500) feet of the boundaries of the common consumption area; or e. An authorized representative of a registered neighborhood organization that encompasses all or part of the neighborhood under consideration. (2) The manager shall designate the neighborhood being affected by such application. The designation of the geographical extent and boundaries of such neighborhood shall be within the sole discretion of the manager. (c) Results of investigation; decision of manager. (1) Not less than five (5) days prior to the date of hearing, the manager shall make known the manager's findings based on the manager's initial investigation of the application documents in writing to the applicant and other interested parties. The failure of the manager to make these findings known five (5) days prior to the date of the public hearing shall not preclude the manager from later determining that the application should be approved or denied. (2) Before certifying a promotional association and issuing a common consumption area license, the manager shall consider the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood, the desires of the adult inhabitants as evidenced by petitions, remonstrances, or otherwise, and all other reasonable restrictions that are or may be placed upon the neighborhood by the local licensing authority. (3) Before entering any decision approving or denying the application, the manager shall consider, except where this article specifically provides otherwise, the facts and evidence adduced as a result of its investigation and the public hearing required by this section, and any other pertinent matters affecting the qualifications of the applicant for issuance of a common consumption area license and certification of a promotional association including this article and chapter 32 of this Code, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (4) Unless additional time is necessary to fully investigate an application, any decision of the manager approving or denying an application shall be in writing stating the reasons therefor, within thirty (30) days after the date of the public hearing, and a copy of such decision shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant at the address shown in the application and to the state licensing authority. The failure of the manager to issue a final decision within thirty (30) days after the date of the public hearing shall not preclude the manager from later determining that the application should be approved or denied. (Ord. No. 1110-19, § 1, 11-12-19; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 3, 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_CH6ALCANAME_ARTIIENDICOCOAR_S6-14NOPUHEFetched: 10/27/2026