6.12.130 Optional premises license.
A. The following standards for the issuance of optional premises licenses or for optional premises for a hotel and restaurant license are hereby adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 44-3-310, C.R.S. These standards adopted herein shall be considered in addition to all other standards applicable to the issuance of licenses under the Colorado Liquor Code for optional premises license or for optional premises for a hotel and restaurant license. These two (2) types of licenses for optional premises will be collectively referred to as “optional premises” in these standards unless otherwise provided.
B. Eligible Facilities. An optional premises may only be approved when that premises is located on or adjacent to an outdoor sports and recreational facility as defined in § 44-3-310, C.R.S. The types of outdoor sports and recreational facilities in the Town which may be considered for an outdoor premises license include the following:
1. Country clubs;
2. Golf courses and driving ranges;
3. Swimming pools;
4. Parks and arenas.
There are no restrictions on the minimum size of the outdoor sports and recreational facilities which may be eligible for the approval of an optional premises license. However, the local licensing authority may consider the size of the particular outdoor sports or recreational facility in relationship to the number of optional premises requested for the facility.
C. Number of Optional Premises. There are no restrictions on the number of optional premises which any one (1) licensee may have on his or her outdoor sports or recreational facility. However, any applicant requesting approval of more than one (1) optional premises shall demonstrate the need for each optional premises in relationship to the outdoor sports or recreational facility and its guests.
D. Submittal Requirements. When submitting a request for the approval of an optional premises, in addition to meeting the license application requirements of this chapter, an applicant shall also submit the following information:
1. A map or other drawing illustrating the outdoor sports or 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 it is 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.
E. Advance Notification. Pursuant to § 44-3-310(3), C.R.S., no alcoholic beverages may be served on the optional premises until the licensee has provided written notice to the Police Department forty-eight (48) hours prior to serving alcoholic beverages on the premises, unless notice is waived by the authority. Such notice must contain the specific days and hours on which the optional premises are to be used. In this regard, there is 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 more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the notice date.
F. Fees for application and processing of an optional premises license shall be as set forth in § 44-3-501(1)(l), C.R.S., and PMC 6.12.170. (Ord. 686 §2 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 756 §2, 2018)