Greeley approves arts liquor license for Union Colony Civic Center, excludes patio pending revised floor plan

The Greeley Liquor Licensing Authority approved an arts liquor license for the Union Colony Civic Center at 701 Tenth Avenue on Sept. 4, finding the applicant met the needs and desires of the neighborhood but excluding the patio area until the applicant submits revised floor plans and a separate patio application.

The authority’s presiding officer, Judge Gonzales, said the license would be approved “in general” while directing the applicant to correct the First-Floor diagram to show the common wall between the UCCC and the adjacent recreation center and to submit a separate application and drawing if the patio is to be included. “I will approve in general then the license itself,” Judge Gonzales said, and added: “I’ll sign that. Miss Fletcher attached my signature. We’ll get that sent to the state to get that done.”

The application was filed by the City of Greeley to operate an in-house alcohol service at the UCCC, replacing a succession of third-party vendors and a nonprofit that previously provided liquor service. Raymond Lee, Greeley city manager, testified he holds other city liquor licenses including the Ice House, and that fingerprints submitted showed no criminal history. Steven Marquez, manager of the Union Colony Civic Center, described the venue as a performing arts center with two theaters that presents…