HomeMy WebLinkAbout078 - 06/03/1997 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ORDINANCE NO. 78, 1997
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
WHEREAS, Section 12-47-135.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, authorizes a municipality,
through its governing body,to adopt specific standards for the issuance of optional premises licenses
and for optional premises for a hotel and restaurant license for outdoor sports and recreational
facilities as defined in Section 12-47-103(13.5), Colorado Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS,there exists a genuine need for the ability to consider optional premises licenses
in situations where portions of a golf course, because of the large surface area, are separated by
public roads or private property, thereby making the contiguity requirements associated with other
types of liquor licenses difficult to comply with and administer; and
WHEREAS, the liquor licensing authority of the City of Fort Collins will retain its ability
to exercise discretion in the issuance and renewal of this type of liquor license pursuant to the
provisions of state law and the municipal code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 3 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and hereby is, amended
by adding thereto a new Section 3-84 to read as follows:
See. 3-84. Optional Premises Licenses.
(a) The authority shall have the power to issue optional premises licenses
and optional premises for hotel and restaurant licenses in accordance with the
provisions of Title 12, Article 47, C.R.S., and the provisions of this Section. The
provisions of this Section shall be considered in addition to all other standards
applicable to the issuance of licenses under the Colorado Liquor Code and this
Chapter. The optional premises license and the optional premises for hotel and
restaurant licenses shall collectively be referred to as an"optional premises license"
unless otherwise specified herein.
(b) An optional premises license may only be considered when the
premises to be licensed is located upon an outdoor sports and recreational facility as
defined in Section 12-47-103(13.5), C.R.S.; provided, however, that the type of
outdoor sports and recreational facilities which may be considered for an optional
premises license shall be limited to golf courses.
(c) There shall be no minimum size requirement for the outdoor sports
and recreational facilities which may be eligible for the approval of an optional
premises license. However, the authority may consider the size of the particular
outdoor sports and recreational facility in relation to the number of optional premises
requested for the facility.
(d) There shall be no restrictions on the number of optional premises
which any one licensee may have on an outdoor sports and recreational facility.
However, any applicant requesting approval of more than one optional premises on
an outdoor sports and recreational facility shall demonstrate the need for each
optional premises in relationship to the outdoor sports and recreational facility and
its guests.
(e) When submitting a request for the approval of an optional premises
license, an applicant shall also submit the following information:
(1) a map or other drawing illustrating the outdoor sports and recreational
facility boundaries and the approximate location of each optional
premises requested.
(2) a description of the method which shall be used to identify the
boundaries of the optional premises when in use.
(3) a description of the provisions which have been made for storing
malt, vinous and spirituous liquors in a secured area on or off the
optional premises for the future use on the optional premises.
(f) An application for a new optional premises license or an optional
premises for a new hotel and restaurant license shall be processed in the same manner
as any other new license application. An application for an optional premises filed
in connection with an existing hotel and restaurant license shall be processed in the
same manner as an application to modify or expand the licensed premises.
(g) Pursuant to Section 12-47-135(6) and (7), C.R.S., no alcoholic
beverages may be served on the optional premises unless the licensee has provided
written notice to the state and local licensing authorities forty-eight (48) hours prior
to serving alcoholic beverages on the optional premises. Such notice must contain
the specific days and hours on which the optional premises are to be used. In this
regard, there shall be no limitation on the number of days which a licensee may
specify in each notice. However, no notice may specify any date of use which is
beyond the current license period.
Section 2. That Subsection(b) of Section 3-76 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
be, and hereby is, amended by adding thereto a new Subparagraph(13) to read as follows:
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(13) Optional premises license (not associated
with a hotel and restaurant license) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 20th day of
May, A.D. 1997, and to be presented for final passage on the 3r a of June, A.D.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of J e D. 1997.
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