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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY
Wheat Ridge Colorado
Resolution No. 01-2020
A RESOLUTION PERMITTING NEW LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICANTS
DURING DECLARED EMERGENCIES TO SATISFY THE NEEDS AND
DESIRES REQUIREMENT IN MULTIPLE WAYS
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Governor of the State of Colorado declared a
statewide state of emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national
emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, the Wheat Ridge City Council (City Council) declared
a local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;
WHEREAS, Chapter 11 of the Wheat Ridge City Code established the City of Wheat
Ridge Liquor Licensing Authority and conveyed to it the authority to hear and grant or refuse
applications for new liquor licenses, among other responsibilities related to the sale of liquor in
the City of Wheat Ridge (City);
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 44-3-301 (2) (a) requires new liquor license applicants to establish
by “petitions, remonstrances, or otherwise” that a new liquor license conforms to the needs and
desires of the adult inhabitants of the neighborhood (Needs and Desires Requirement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 44-3-103 (19) (c), the failure to satisfy the Needs and
Desires Requirement constitutes good cause to deny a new liquor license applicant’s request for
a liquor license;
WHEREAS, it has been the City’s custom and practice to require new liquor store
applicants to satisfy the Needs and Desires Requirement by conducting a door-to-door survey of
residents and businesses within one-half mile of the new liquor license applicant’s business;
WHEREAS, because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, new liquor license
applicants have not been able to satisfy the Needs and Desires Requirement through door-to-door
surveys because the adult inhabitants of the neighborhood are reluctant to speak with the persons
conducting the survey;
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution No. 32-2020 and
found that it is in the best interests of the City to permit new liquor license applicants, during
times of declared City emergencies, to satisfy the Needs and Desires Requirement in multiple
ways.
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