6.12.160 Issuance of licenses.
All licenses shall be issued in accordance with the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Town. Licenses may issue after the applicable requirements have been met for posting and publication of notice, the preliminary investigation has been conducted, a public hearing has been held before the liquor licensing authority when required, and approval is granted by the state licensing authority. In no event shall any license be issued until it is satisfactorily established that:
A. All requirements and conditions of licensure set forth in §§ 44-3-307 and 44-3-313, C.R.S., have been met or found to exist.
B. The applicant or any principal, partner, officer, director or stockholder holding over ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding stock, if any change since initial approval, has good moral character and reputation.
C. The applicant remains or will be entitled to possession of the premises for which the application is made under a lease, or by virtue of ownership thereof, and that the use of the premises at the proposed location does not violate the zoning laws or any other laws of the Town or the state.
D. After approval of an application by the liquor licensing authority and after the building in which the license is sought to be exercised has been made ready for occupancy with such furniture, fixtures and equipment as is necessary to comply with the provisions of these rules and the laws of the state, an inspection of the premises has been made to determine that the application has complied in every material detail with the plans and specifications submitted at the time of the filing of the application.
E. The applicant has not applied for and been denied a liquor license for an establishment located within five hundred feet (500') of the proposed location within the preceding two (2) years. (Ord. 686 §2 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 756 §2, 2018)