Cannabis Consumption Special Event License Application
Cannabis Consumption Special Event License Application
Cannabis Consumption Special Event License Application
Cannabis Consumption Permit locations may not be within 1,000 feet of any school, child care establishment, alcohol or drug
treatment facility, or city-owned recreation center or outdoor pool. Events also may not be held on public property. You can visit
the Denver Business Licensing Center webpage for more information about these locations . It is the applicant's reponsibility to
ensure that their proposed permit location meets all location requirements. Applications that do not conform with these location
requirements will be denied.
As the applicant, I confirm that the proposed location conforms with the proximity requirements listed above
Business must have legal possession of the premises during all times that the designated consumption area will be active
in order to apply. Please fill out below:
Name of Property Owner: _________________________________ Phone Number of Property Owner: ___________________
Address of Property Owner: _______________________________ City: ____________ State: ________ Zip Code:_________
Date Lease Begins: ______________________________________ Expiration date of lease: ____________________________
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Event Details
Type of event:
Festival or Community Event (music, art, neighborhood) Market (produce, vendors, product sales)
Parade Run, Walk, Ride, Race
Assembly or Public Gathering Other: __________________________________
The event will be held: Indoors Outdoors Both Indoors & Outdoors
Please describe the methods of consumption that will be permitted at the establishment. Check all that apply:
Smoking: Indoor Vaping: Indoor Edibles: Indoor Dabbing: Indoor Other: Indoor
Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor
If you will permit any 'other' type of consumption, please describe: ____________________________________________________
Will the event entail any of the items below? Please check all that apply:
Alcohol Served or Sold
Amplified music, sound - if yes, please describe equipment and expected noise levels: _______________________________
Food Sold
Merchant/Security Guards
If yes, please describe how the applicant intends to ensure that the designated consumption area (DCA) does not overlap with any
part of a liquor licensed premises, and how the applicant intends to ensure that liquor is not served while the DCA is operating.
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Cannabis consumption event permits may be granted for up to 10 days in a calendar year. All events must be held at the same
location. No modifications to the approved permit event map, days, or times may occur after a permit is approved and issued unless
these changes are occuring at the request of a city agency. Please list below the events proposed days and times of operation:
Neighborhood Support
The ENO provided: A letter of support A letter of non-opposition A good neighbor agreement Other: ___________
OWNER & MANAGER INFORMATION You must list the name (including any trade name), address, and date of birth of all applicants, including any manager of the proposed
designated consumption area. In the event of an entity applicant, the form shall also contain the name, address, and date of birth or all persons who own five (5%) percent or more
of the entity or will receive five (5%) percent or more of the profits of the entity. Please attach additional pages if necessary.
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INT ERNAL USE Required Documentation:
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1. A community engagement plan that contains the following items in a clearly delineated format:
• The name, telephone number, and email address of the person affiliated with the applicant who is responsible for
neighborhood outreach and engagement.
• The names of all Registered Neighborhood Organizations whose boundaries encompass the location of the proposed
licensed premises, and a statement that the applicant shall contact the Registered Neighborhood Organizations prior
to commencing operations.
• An outreach plan to contact and engage residents and businesses in the local neighborhoods where any license is
located.
• A detailed description of any plan to create positive impacts in the neighborhoods where the licensed premises are
located, which may include by way of example, participation in community service, volunteer service, and active
promotion of any local neighborhood plans.
• Written policies and procedures to timely address any concerns or complaints expressed by residents and businesses
within the neighborhood surrounding the licensed premises.
• Written policies and procedures designed to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated marijuana
industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition
and enforcement in order to positively impact those communities.
2. A copy of the Certificate of Occupancy for the establishment (if event will occur indoors, otherwise a copy will be
required once the proposed business is established but before any consumption license if granted)
3. A copy of a valid zone use permit for the underlying business or event
4. Advisement and Acknowledgement Form for each owner and manager
5. An event map drawn to scale on 8-1/2" x 11” paper showing the layout of the event and the principal uses of each
section of the event area. The location of the Designated Consumption Area within the event must be
continugous and outlined in red. Please include dimensions, and event boundaries, including external and
internal walls, doors, fences, gates and the like. Clearly indicate any entrances, exits, bathrooms, locations where
food, drink, or ice will be stored or served, stages, structures, bleachers, tents, generators, pools or water features,
locations of propane or any other liquified petroleum gases, amplified sound equipment and/or odor control
technology will be located. Also, clearly indicate where the standardized placard, access restriction signage, and
responsible usage signage will be located and where the event will be locating its posting notice for the public
hearing. Please provide a separate page for each floor level in the establishment (if event will be held indoors).
6. A health and sanitation plan indicating how any cannabis consumption accessories that will be rented or made
available for use will be cleaned (if applicable)
7. A marijuana waste plan that includes a detailed description of how employees will dispose of any waste that is left,
abandoned, or otherwise not consumed on the premises
8. A national criminal history records check conducted by the FBI within the last 60 days for each owner and manager
9. A responsible operations plan, along with an employee training manual, indicating, at a minimum:
• strategies and procedures for identifying and responding to potential over-intoxication
• how employees will prevent underage access to the designated consumption area
• how employees will prevent driving under the influence of marijuana
• how employees will prevent illegal distribution of marijuana and marijuana products
• how employees will prevent issues relating to dual consumption of marijuana and alcohol
• how employees will prevent the usage of any liquified gas torches on the premises if dabbing will be permitted
10. An Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner
11. An Odor Control Plan (please visit Denver Environmental Quality's Odor webpage for guidelines)
12. Copies of government-issued identification for each owner and manager
13. Evidence that the establishment will comply with the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (if indoor smoking will be permitted)
14. Evidence of support from an eligible neighborhood organization, including any additional restrictions on advertising and/
or operational requirements that such support is dependent upon
15. Lease or Deed (if leased, include written consent from the property owner to use the property for cannabis consumption)
16. Secretary of State Certificate of Good Standing (if applicable)
17. Secretary of State Statement of Trade Name (if applicable)
Please note:
*Applicants must be in compliance with all city and state laws, including the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, at all times.
*Legal documents included as part of this application must be properly signed and executed
*Applications will be administratively closed if the application process has not been completed within 12 months
*All applicable inspections will need to be completed and approved before a license will be issued
Oath of Application
I hereby certify that I am an authorized representative of the Applicant, that I have read the above information, and that I declare under penalty of
perjury in the second degree that this application and all attachments are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge
that it is my responsibility and the responsibility of my agents and employees to comply with the provisions of the Denver Revised Municipal Code
and all Rules and Regulations which govern my Application.