Agenda Date: 10/08/2025
Subject:
Title
Determine if probable cause exists to set a show cause hearing for Angelo's Taverna & Carboy Winery LLC. d/b/a Angelo's Taverna & Carboy Winery, 6881 & 6885 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado
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Prepared By:
Wendy Shea-Tamag, Deputy City Clerk
ISSUE:
Whether there is probable cause to believe that Angelo's Taverna & Carboy Winery LLC. d/b/a Angelo's Taverna & Carboy Winery, 6881 & 6885 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, violated the Colorado liquor code and should be scheduled for a public hearing to show cause, if any, why its license should not be suspended or revoked.
INTRODUCTION/HISTORY AND FACTS:
This matter comes to the Commission as a possible violation of the Colorado liquor code by the licensee based on the following incident(s):
1) July 19, 2025, at approximately 8:41 p.m. (Littleton PD report 202502651 is attached)
The possible violations of the Colorado liquor code include:
C.R.S. ? 44-3-901 - Unlawful Acts - Exceptions - definitions
(1) Except as provided in section 18-13-122, it is unlawful for any person: (a) To sell, serve, give away, dispose of, exchange, or deliver, or permit the sale, serving, giving, or procuring of, any alcohol beverage to a visibly intoxicated person or to a known habitual drunkard;
PROBABLE CAUSE LICENSING AUTHORITY GUIDELINES
Section III.C. of the Licensing Commission Guidelines states that the Commission must consider the probable cause evidence presented and, based on the totality of the circumstances, the Commission must find that there is reasonable belief that a violation has occurred based upon reliable information.
Probable cause does not require sufficient evidence to show that a violation occurred. That is the purpose of the show cause hearing. In the probable cause hearing the Commission can consider such things as:
(1) Direct observations and information of the police officers, either directly or by means of
report; and
(2) Information provided by wi...
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