Classes of licenses.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 7-92
in effectSec. 7-92. - Classes of licenses.
Classes of licenses and permissible activities at establishments or facilities within each class shall be as follows:
(1) Standard social room. A social room which operates only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. Patron dancing may be permitted, but no entertainer shall dance with any patron or guest.
(2) After hours social room. A social room which operates between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Patron dancing may be permitted, but no entertainer shall dance with any patron or guest. No person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be employed or permitted to participate as an entertainer in an after hours social room without the written consent of a parent or guardian or the written approval of the manager.
(3) After hours restaurant. A restaurant in which entertainment is provided and in which patron dancing is permitted but is incidental to the primary business. No entertainer shall dance with any patron or guest. Entertainment and patron dancing shall not be provided between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall be employed or permitted to participate as an entertainer in an after hours restaurant without the written consent of a parent or guardian or the written approval of the manager. An after hours restaurant licensee shall not permit anyone under twenty-one (21) years of age to patronize or gain entry into the after hours restaurant between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
An after hours restaurant may not be located on the same premises with any establishment licensed under the Colorado Liquor Code or the Colorado Beer Code, provided, however, that an after hours restaurant may share such facilities that are unrelated to the provision of entertainment as the manager may by rule determine.
(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_DIV1GE_S7-92CLLIFetched: 10/27/2026
