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City staff reviews objective criteria for new liquor-license applications
Summary
City staff led a study session describing the criteria for new brand‑new liquor licenses, noting the dual (state and city) approval, required public notice, distance-from-school limits, zoning, lease/possession standards, background checks and petitioning to show local "thirst."
City clerk Toby Duffy led a study session explaining how Castle Pines evaluates brand‑new liquor‑license applications, stressing the process is quasi‑judicial and decisions must be based on statutory and city criteria rather than preferences. She outlined required steps: on‑site conspicuous notice posted at least 10 days before hearings, a newspaper notice of general circulation, and verification that no liquor‑application denial occurred at the site or within 500 feet in the prior two years.
Duffy also summarized substance rules: premises must not be within 500 feet of a public or private school meeting Colorado's compulsory‑education definition for grades 1–12, the location must be permissible under current zoning, and applicants must demonstrate lawful possession by a minimum 12‑month lease or deed. "They have to be of good moral character" and submit fingerprints and background checks, Duffy said, while petitioning results are used to show the "thirst of the area."
