Dissolution of a district.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 20-420
in effectSec. 20-420. - Dissolution of a district.
(a) Initiation by manager. Once created a district shall not be dissolved except when a provision for automatic dissolution on a date certain is provided in the creation ordinance or except by a request made by the manager to the city council for a dissolution ordinance.
(b) Contents of request for dissolution. A request for dissolution shall state:
(1) Name of the district;
(2) A description of the real property within the district;
(3) A description of the lodging businesses within the district;
(4) A description of the tourism improvements and services furnished by the district at the time of dissolution;
(5) The plan for the continued provision of tourism improvements and services if the district is dissolved;
(6) A finding by the manager, that dissolution is in the best interests of the city and the district.
(c) Winding up of district. A district shall not be dissolved until all its contracts and legal obligations have been fulfilled.
(d) Notice and hearing. Unless automatic dissolution of the district on a date certain is provided in the creation ordinance, no dissolution shall occur except by an ordinance adopted by the City Council following a public hearing called after notice to lodging businesses located within the district is given in the same manner as provided in section 20-412.
(Ord. No. 653-17, § 1, 6-26-17)
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_CH20FI_ARTXIIITOIMDI_S20-420DIDIFetched: 10/27/2026