Review and inspection.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-541
in effectSec. 49-541. - Review and inspection.
Before issuing a permit under this division, the manager of transportation and infrastructure shall refer the permit application, inspect, and obtain or make determinations as provided below:
(1) The application shall be referred to the planning office, which shall review and indicate approval or disapproval of the design of the pushcart or other vending device to be used, based on standards established by the planning office.
(2) The manager of transportation and infrastructure shall review the location applied for to determine whether the use of such location for sidewalk vending is compatible with the public interest in the use of a public right-of-way. In making such determination the following may be considered, to determine whether the proposed use would result in pedestrian or street congestion: the width of sidewalk; whether or not the applicant has obtained the written consent of either the owner of the property adjacent to the location, or the lessee or tenant of the ground level of the property adjacent to the location; whether or not the applicant has obtained the written consent of the proprietor of a private establishment offering comparable goods or services within two hundred (200) feet of the location; the proximity and location of existing street furniture, including but not limited to signposts, lamp posts, parking meters, bus shelters, benches, telephone booths, planters, newsstands and newspaper vending devices; and the presence of bus stops, truck loading zones, taxi stands or hotel zones.
(Ord. No. 241-80, § 1(331A.10-3), 5-12-80; Ord. No. 195-85, § 1, 4-8-85; Ord. No. 39-20, § 159, 2-3-20)
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_CH49STSIOTPUWA_ARTXIVTEOCPURI-W_DIV7VEDE_S49-541REINFetched: 10/27/2026