Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 4-9-21
Requesting Agency: Excise and Licenses
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name:
Name:
Erica N. Rogers
Molly Duplechian
Email:
Erica.Rogers@denvergov.org
Molly.Duplechian@denvergov.org
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
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.
title
A bill for an ordinance amending the effective date of the entertainment district and common consumption area chapter of the Denver Revised Municipal Code.
Amends Article II of Chapter 6 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code by modifying the effective date for the common consumption area licensing pilot program. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-21-21.
body
Affected Council District(s) or citywide?
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
In 2019, Denver City Council adopted an ordinance creating a five-year pilot program for a new license type allowing consumption of alcohol by persons over the age of 21 in designated common consumption areas. The current effective date for the beginning of the program is 90 days after passage of agency rules. This bill would reduce that window to 45 days after passage of agency rules.
One of the policy reasons for the original 90-day waiting period was to allow the Department the time necessary to prepare for acceptance of applications. With the delays in rulemaking caused by the pandemic, the Department has had mor...
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