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Commissioners conditionally approve expanded liquor license for Colorado Adventure Park, require improved perimeter controls
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, Grand County approved Colorado Adventure Park's application to expand to an entertainment liquor license for its Tubing Hill property with two conditions: improved perimeter/fence controls and continued coordination with Community Development on special event permitting.
Following a two‑hour public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners granted conditional approval for Colorado Adventure Park LLC to convert its beer‑and‑wine coverage to a broader entertainment liquor license covering its property, subject to two explicit conditions. Community Development staff and the county attorney said the state and county regulators were concerned the applicant's requested 35‑acre boundary was too large and lacked adequate physical control points; staff recommended either a smaller licensed area or stronger perimeter/boundary controls tied to special events permitting.
The applicant explained the principal business need is to allow canned cocktails and other ready‑to‑serve alcoholic beverages at a new summer check‑in/concession area for the tubing operation, and to plan for modest, small‑scale concerts and wedding venues in the future. "We found that a lot of our request from the market from the people coming up here are canned cocktails," an applicant representative said in response to questions about why the wider boundary was requested. Commissioners and staff focused on public‑safety controls: fencing, defined boundaries for service and consumption, restroom and parking plans, and security for larger gatherings.
The board's approval included two conditions: (1) the applicant must address perimeter and fencing issues so the licensed area has defensible boundaries acceptable to county staff and (2) the applicant must continue to work with Community Development to ensure any concert or large special event either obtains a special events permit or an amendment to the property's special use permit. Commissioners emphasized the licensee bears responsibility for compliance and that failure to control the premises could lead to enforcement or loss of license. The board did not set a numerical attendance cap for concerts but directed staff to require events above a threshold to follow the special event or amended SUP process.
