Agenda Date: 07/12/2017
Subject:
Title
Resolution to approve a liquor license application for HMN Inc., d/b/a Westview Wine & Spirits, 1621 W Canal Circle, Unit 105, Littleton, Colorado
Body
Presented By:
Colleen L. Norton, Deputy City Clerk
ISSUE
Whether to issue a retail liquor store liquor license to HMN Inc., d/b/a Westview Wine & Spirits, 1621 W Canal Circle, Unit 105, Littleton, Colorado.
INTRODUCTION
HMN Inc., d/b/a Westview Wine & Spirits, has submitted an application to the City Clerk's office for a retail liquor store liquor license.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
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 June 29, 2017
Posting:
Notice of hearing was posted on the premises on June 29, 2017 (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 May 12, 2017
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 requirements of the neighborhood for the type of license for which application has been made, the desires of the adult inhabitants, the number, type,...
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