Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 12-5-2023
Requesting Agency: Excise and License
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Erica Rogers, Alex Vidal
Email Address: Erica.Rogers@denvergov.org <mailto:Erica.Rogers@denvergov.org>; Alex.Vidal@denvergov.org <mailto:Alex.Vidal@denvergov.org>
Phone Number:
Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending article II of chapter 32 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to modify food licensing categories and fees.
Amends Article II, Chapter 32 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to modify food licensing categories and fees. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 12-7-2022.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
The intent of the proposed bill is to simplify the food licensing fee categories outlined in D.R.M.C. sections 32-75 and 32-106.5 in order to remove unnecessary burdens for food businesses, increase efficiency in processing applications, and establish a fee structure that is more equitable, logical, and holistic. The bill does this by streamlining the fees into one section, rather than two, reducing the number of license fee categories, largely reducing fee amounts, and aligning the licensing fee structure with public health inspections. Application fees will now be a flat $150 across the board, which will better reflect the cost to the Department when we move food licensing online next year. In addition, wholesale food fees will be flat at $150, and retail food fees will be set in $25 increments ranging from $25 to $225. As a result of these changes, we anticipate the majority of our licensees will see a reduction in their annual fees.
Address/Location (if applicable):
Legal Description (if applicable):
Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):
Amends Article II, Chapter 32
Draft Bill Attached?