Term of licenses; renewals.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 32-10
in effectSec. 32-10. - Term of licenses; renewals.
(a) Term of license. Unless provided otherwise, no license shall extend beyond one (1) year from the date of its issuance and shall expire on the date specified on the license.
(b) Renewal—when and how to apply. A licensee seeking to renew a license shall submit a renewal application and requisite license fee to the department no more than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the license.
(c) Late renewal. A licensee whose license has been expired for not more than ninety (90) days may file a late renewal application upon the payment of the requisite license fee and a penalty fee of twenty (20) percent of the amount of the license fee if the application for renewal is filed less than thirty (30) days after the date upon which the license expires, or the requisite license fee and a penalty fee of fifty (50) percent of the amount of the license fee if the application for renewal is filed more than thirty (30) days after the date upon which the license expired. The manager may waive or adjust any and all of such penalty and additional fee whenever, in the manager's judgment, the delinquency in the prompt receipt of such application and fee is not the fault of the licensee and to collect or require the payment thereof would be an injustice.
(d) Restrictions on renewal. Except where the applicant has submitted a complete renewal application and paid the requisite fee, a license that has been expired for more than ninety (90) days shall not be renewed.
(e) Cease of operations after expiration. A licensee shall cease operations upon the expiration date of the license. Upon filing a complete application and paying the requisite fee, the licensee may continue operating in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Code and any other applicable statutory authority until final agency action on the renewal. However, the manager may require that operations cease if the license is subject to disciplinary action, pending final agency action on the renewal application, or the licensee has not received any required approvals, inspections, or permits from another agency.
(f) Renewal hearing. The manager may, upon the manager's own motion or upon complaint, hold a hearing concerning any application for license renewal if there are grounds for denial or suspension of the license.
(g) Standards for denial of renewal application. In addition to any other grounds specified in this Code, the manager may deny a renewal application if:
(1) There are causes for denial as provided in 32-11;
(2) There are grounds for suspension, revocation or other licensing sanctions as provided in section 32-15;
(3) Any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed or had been known to exist at the time of the application for such license, would have warranted the manager in refusing originally to issue such license; or
(4) The application fails to comply with any provisions required for by this Code or any other applicable statutory authority.
(Ord. No. 551-23, § 1, 6-5-23; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 18, 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_CH32LI_ARTIINGE_S32-10TELIREFetched: 10/27/2026