City and County of Denver - File #: 21-0221

• File #: 21-0221
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/22/2021
• In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
• On agenda: 3/30/2021
• Final action: 3/30/2021
• Title: A bill for an ordinance amending the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver to provide an additional exemption from proximity restrictions for currently operating retail tobacco stores and waive first renewal fees for retail tobacco stores that received a license prior to July 1, 2020. Amends Chapter 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code by adding language to the retail tobacco license provisions allowing retailers to apply and not be subject to proximity restrictions as long as they were in operation prior to January 1, 2021 within the City and County of Denver. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-3-21.
• Indexes: Emily Lapel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/31/2021	1	Mayor	signed
3/30/2021	1	Council President	signed
3/30/2021	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
3/22/2021	1	City Council	ordered published
3/3/2021	1	Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee	approved by consent

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 2-22-21

Requesting Agency:
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name:
Tristan Sanders (DDPHE)
Will Fenton (DDPHE)
Email:
Tristan.sanders@denvergov.org
William.fenton@denvergov.org

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).

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A bill for an ordinance amending the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver to provide an additional exemption from proximity restrictions for currently operating retail tobacco stores and waive first renewal fees for retail tobacco stores that received a license prior to July 1, 2020.
Amends Chapter 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code by adding language to the retail tobacco license provisions allowing retailers to apply and not be subject to proximity restrictions as long as they were in operation prior to January 1, 2021 within the City and County of Denver. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-3-21.
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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.
This ordinance creates additional language in the retail tobacco license section of the DRMC to provide an additional exemption from proximity restrictions for currently operating retail tobacco stores given they can provide evidence they were operating prior to the original deadline of January 1, 2021. Additionally, it allows for the first renew...