Agenda Date: 01/13/2016
Subject:
Title
Resolution to approve a liquor license application for Columbine Country Club Inc., d/b/a Columbine on Main, 2299 West Main Street, Littleton, Colorado
Body
Presented By:
Colleen L. Norton, Deputy City Clerk
ISSUE
Whether to issue a hotel and restaurant liquor license to Columbine on Main, 2299 West Main Street, Littleton, Colorado.
INTRODUCTION/HISTORY AND FACTS
Columbine Country Club Inc., d/b/a as Columbine on Main, has submitted an application to the City Clerk's office for a hotel and restaurant liquor license. This is a public class license with the intent that it be used for a members-only establishment.
LEGAL OPINION
The following requirements are necessary for issuance of the license:
1. Notice (C.R.S. ? 12-47-311)
The posting and publication requirements of the Colorado Liquor Code have been met as follows:
Publication:
Notice of hearing was published in the local newspaper on December 17, 2015
Posting:
Notice of hearing was posted on the premises on December 28, 2015 (see attached affidavits)
2. Possession of the premises (C.R.S. ? 12-47-301(3)(b))
The applicant has submitted a copy of a lease dated November 24, 2015
3. Suitability of the premises (C.R.S. ? 12-47-309(3))
The applicant has submitted a floor plan (see attached floor plan)
4. Whether existing similar liquor licenses in the designated neighborhood are inadequate to meet the needs and desires of the neighborhood (C.R.S. ? 12-47-312(2)(a))
When considering this requirement, the Authority should refer to C.R.S. ? 12-47-312(2)(a) which states:
C.R.S. 12-47-312 Results of investigation-decision of authorities. (2)(a) Before entering any decision approving or denying the application, the local licensing authority shall consider, except where this article specifically provides otherwise, the facts and evidence adduced as a result of its investigation, as well as any other facts, the reasonable ...
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