Council grants one-year extension for Yellowstone Beverages retail liquor license to become operational

The Cody City Council approved a request from Yellowstone Beverages LLC for a one-year extension to convert a transferred retail liquor license at 1234 Sheridan Avenue to operational status.

City Clerk Cindy Baker summarized that in March the council approved a transfer of a retail liquor license to Yellowstone Beverages but the structure at the new location did not yet exist. The transfer allowed a non-operational license contingent on obtaining a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy for the first floor on or before March 17, 2026. The applicant submitted a written request asking the city to extend that deadline to March 16, 2027 so they may complete construction and obtain required occupancy documentation.

Baker told council the relevant state statute permits a one-year extension for a license to remain non-operational; approval of the extension would allow the applicant to present a certificate of occupancy before the extended date and begin operations earlier if ready. No public comment was recorded. Council Member Shreve moved to approve the extension; Council Member Lang seconded and the motion carried.

The extension preserves the applicant’s ability to convert the license to operational status within the new time window; council did not place additional conditions beyond the statutory process and the need to present a certificate of occupancy to the city prior to activating the license.