HomeMy WebLinkAbout072 - 08/16/1973 - AMENDING SECTIONS 33-2 33-3 AND SECTION 33-16 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSIN ORDINANCE NO 7 Z— 1973
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 33 2 33 3 AND
SECTION 33 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO THE LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That Section 33 2 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows
'Section 33 2 Creation of Liquor Licensing Authority Duties
and Authority Membership Quorum
'There is hereby created a local licensing authority with the
duty and authority to grant or refuse licenses for the manu
facture or sale of malt vinous or spirituous liquors as provided
by law to conduct investigations as are required by law and to
suspend or revoke any such licenses for cause in the manner
provided by law
a Such Authority shall consist of five (b) members
appointed by the City Council all of such members shall have
a term of four (4) years provided that the initial appointments
shall be made for such term as will achieve overlapping of
tenure No person holding a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages
or 3 2% malt beverages shall serve as a manber of the authority
b A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of
the Authority and a decision of the majority of those present
constituting a quorum shall control
"c Any person in interest shall have the power to appeal
a decision of the Authority to the City Council provided such
person in interest files with the City Clerk a notice of appeal
within ten (10) days after final action by the Authority In
the event of any such appeal the City Council shall schedule a
date for hearing the appeal and shall give the party making the M
appeal at least three (3) days advance notice of the time and
place of the hearing The decision of a majority of the City
Council present at a duly constituted meeting of the City Council
shall be determinative of the appeal
d The Liquor Licensing Authority shall make a report to
the City Council at least annually setting forth the number of
applications for licenses acted upon the number of licenses
granted and number denied and any other actions taken by the
Authority during the past year
Section 2 That Section 33 3 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be and the same hereby is amended by deleting therefrom the
first sentence thereof and by substituting therefor the following
The Liquor Licensing Authority shall have the power to
promulgate rules and regulations concerning the procedures
for hearings before it and the presentation of evidence at
hearings provided that all such proposed rules and regulations
shall be presented to and approved by the City Council before
they shall go into effect Initially the rules and regulations
of the Authority shall be those rules and regulations hereto
fore adopted by the City Council acting as the Local Licensing
Authority
Section 3 That Section 33 16 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows
"Section 33 16 Local Licensing Authority
The Local Licensing Authority established pursuant to Section
33 3 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins shall be the Local
Licensing Authority concerning all matters involving fermented
malt beverage licenses Such authority shall have the power to
promulgate rules and regulations in connection with hearings on
fermented malt beverage licenses provided that all such rules
and regulations shall first be submitted to and approved by
the City Council Initially the rules and regulations adopted
by the City Council acting as the Local Licensing Authority
shall be the rules and regulations of the Authority The annual
report made by such Authority to the City Council shall include
all actions regarding the Authority in connection with fermented
malt beverage licenses "
Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered
published this 2nd day_of August A D 19/3 and to be presented for final
passage on the 16th day of August A D 1973
ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of August
A D 1973
ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
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