(b) Renewal. The Clerk shall send each club a renewal notice no less than 90 days prior to the expiration
date of the club license. Renewal of the club license shall be on the same terms and conditions as the initial
application for such license and shall be submitted no less than 45 days prior to the date of the expiration of
the current license.
(c) Fees. An application fee shall accompany any application and renewal application pursuant to this
article; provided, however, if the application or renewal is for premises that are also liquor licensed premises,
an application fee will not be required. Annual club license fees as well as the application fee shall be in
amounts established by resolution of the Thornton City Council.
(Ord. No. 2641, § 1, 10-9-00; Ord. No. 2685, § 2, 10-22-01)
Sec. 42-436. Application.
Each application for a club license shall contain the following information:
(1) If the applicant is an individual, satisfactory proof that the applicant is 21 years of age or older, the
address and phone number(s) where such individual can be contacted;
(2) If the applicant is a legal entity, satisfactory proof that each of the individual officers, directors,
managers, partners, members and/or principal owners of such entity are 21 years of age or older and the
name, the address and phone number(s) where such persons can be contacted;
(3) Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application have been
convicted of any felonies within the last ten years or any crime involving use of or trafficking in illegal
substances, or crimes of sexual assault and, if so, the criminal act involved, the date and place of conviction
and the disposition;
(4) Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application has had a
previous license under this or any other similar type of club ordinance from another city or county denied,
suspended, or revoked, and, if so, the name and location of the club for which such license was denied,
suspended, or revoked, as well as the date of such denial, suspension, or revocation;
(5) Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application has been an
officer, director, manager, partner, member, and/or principal owner of any legal entity which has had a
previous license under this or any other similar type of club ordinance from another city or county denied,
suspended, or revoked and, if so, the name and location of the club for which such license was denied,
suspended, or revoked, as well as the date of such denial, suspension, or revocation;
(6) Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application holds any
other licenses under this division or other similar type of club ordinances from another city or county, and, if so,
the names and locations of such other licensed businesses;
(7) Satisfactory proof of the applicant's ownership or right to possession of the premises wherein the club
will be operated;
(8) If the building wherein the club will be operated is in existence, verification that such building is in
compliance with all applicable City ordinances and regulations. If the building wherein the club will be operated
is to be built, the application must include proof that all building, planning, code and zoning requirements have
been met. This provision shall be satisfied by inspections from applicable departments of the City. The
applicant, by submitting an application, implicitly grants permission to all such applicable departments to
perform such inspections; and
(9) Prior to the issuance of a club license, the license application shall be submitted to the Police
Department for investigation. The Police Department shall provide verification as to whether the applicant and
each of the other individuals required to be listed in the license application have been convicted of any felonies
within the last ten years or any crimes identified in Subsection 42-436(3). Such review shall be completed
within 20 days after the license application is submitted to such Department. The Police Department shall only
be required to provide the information specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section and shall not be
required to approve or disapprove the license application.
(Ord. No. 2641, § 1, 10-9-00)
Sec. 42-437. Issuance and denial.
(a) If, after investigation, the Clerk finds that the application is complete and all requirements contained in
Section 42-436 have been satisfied and that the applicant has not been convicted of any crimes identified in
Subsection 42-436(3), then the Clerk may issue a club license.