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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6977RESOLUTION NO. 6977 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES REGARDING APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LIQUOR OR BEER LICENSES WHEREAS, the Liquor and Beer Licensing Board of the City of Pueblo has been designated by the City Council as the local licensing authority under the Colorado Liquor Code and Colorado Beer Code; and WHEREAS, state law requires that applications for renewal of liquor or beer licenses be made to the local licensing authority at least 45 days prior to the date of expiration, and WHEREAS, late filing of renewal applications has impeded the processing of such applications before the license expiration date, and WHEREAS, the Liquor Board wishes to conform its local renewal application procedures to the procedures used at the state level by the Liquor Enforcement Division of the Colorado Department of Revenue, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: gRCTTnN 1_ 1. Pursuant to the provisions of section 12- 47- 106(b) of the Colorado Liquor Code and section 12 -46- 106(13) of the Colorado Beer Code, the Liquor and Beer Licensing Board of the City of Pueblo shall apply the following procedures to late filings of applications for renewal of existing licenses: (a) Whenever any licensee has failed to file an appli- cation for renewal of an existing license with the City Clerk not less than forty -five days prior to the date of expira- tion, the Board through the City Clerk shall issue and cause to be served on such licensee a notice of hearing and order to show cause why the Board should waive the time requirement for renewal applications and why renewal of the license should not be denied. 2. A license renewal application filed with the City Clerk less than 45 days prior to the date of expiration shall not extend the date of expiration unless and until license renewal has been approved before the date of expiration at a regular public meeting of the Board. If such a license expires before renewal is approved, the applicant shall cease selling or serving alcohol during the period from the date of expiration until a license renewal has been approved by the Board. 3. Filing of a renewal application with the City Clerk shall not constitute either acceptance or approval of such application by the Board. 4. No application for renewal of a license shall be accepted by the Board after the date of expiration. SECTION 2 This resolution shall become effective immediately upon final passage. INTRODUCED August 10 , 1992 BY JOHN CALIFANO Councilperson APPROVED Pre si ent of the City Council ATTEST: City Clerk