HomeMy WebLinkAbout188 - 01/02/2001 - AMENDING CITY CODE CONCERNING ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ORDINANCE NO. 188, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CITY CODE
CONCERNING ALCOHOL BEVERAGES
WHEREAS,the Fort Collins Liquor Licensing Authority(the"Authority"), in consultation
with staff,has reviewed the provisions of Chapter 3 of the City Code concerning alcohol beverages
and has recommended modifications to the provisions of said Chapter in order to increase the
efficiency of the Authority and to harmonize the provisions of said Chapter with the provisions of
the Colorado Liquor Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 3-16 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 3-16 City Clerk's duties.
The City Clerk shall:
(1) Issue all licenses granted by the Liquor Licensing Authority upon receipt of
such license fees as are required by law;
(2) Serve as the secretary of the Liquor Licensing Authority;
(3) Establish a calendar of regular meetings for the Liquor Licensing Authority
which calendar may be modified by the authority;
(4) Process all license renewal applications,including late renewal applications,
on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Authority upon receipt of a completed
application and such license fees as are required by law;
(5) Process all applications for temporary permits on behalf of the Liquor
Licensing Authority pursuant to §3-83;
(6) Process all change in corporate structure, trade name change, and corporate
name change report forms on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Authority upon
receipt of a completed form and such license fees as are required by law; and
(7) Process all transfer of ownership applications in which no new principals are
being added to the ownership, on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Authority
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upon receipt of a completed application and such license fees as are required
by law.
Section 2. That Section 3-53(c)(4) of the City Code is amended to read as follows:
(4) The neighborhood affected by the application. There is a rebuttable
presumption that the relevant neighborhood most likely to be affected
by the applicant's proposed establishment is that area surrounding
such establishment within a one(1)mile radius. The City Clerk shall
notify the applicant of the boundaries of the neighborhood pursuant
to this presumption, which boundaries shall be accepted or rejected
by the applicant, in writing, within five (5) days thereafter. If the
proposed boundaries are rejected,the matter shall be scheduled for a
boundary hearing before the authority,at which time evidence may be
presented by any party-in-interest for the purpose of modifying the
geographic extent of the presumed relevant neighborhood.
Section 3. That Section 3-54(b) of the City Code is amended to read as follows:
(b) Such notice shall contain a brief description of the grounds for
conducting the hearing. The hearing shall be held as soon as is reasonably possible
after notice has been mailed or delivered to the licensee.
Section 4. That Section 3-72 of the City Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
December, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd January, A.D. 2001.
Mayor _.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of January, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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