(licenses/application documents/ice cream/8.2006)
(Ord. No. 2432, § 1, 8-26-96)
Sec. 42-611. Appeal procedure.
(a) Upon receipt of an appeal by the City Clerk for either denial or revocation as set forth pursuant to
Section 42-609(b) based on a denial to issue a license, or Section 42-610(b) based on revocation of license,
the City Manager shall designate a hearing officer to hear and determine the issues presented. The hearing
officer, based on the standards of this article, may:
(1) Sustain or reverse the decision of the City to deny issuance, reissuance or reinstatement of a license
hereunder;
(2) Sustain, modify or reverse the revocation of a license. In the event that the hearing officer finds that
cause for revocation as set forth at Section 42-610 has been established, however, mitigating circumstances
are found, the hearing officer may, in lieu of revocation:
a. Order the license suspended for a period not exceeding 90 days;
b. Impose reasonable conditions on the license, or any renewal thereof, to secure compliance with the
standards of this article.
(b) Mitigating factors which may be considered shall be:
(1) The absence of any prior violations of this article;
(2) That the violation was not willful and that appropriate steps have been taken to avoid recurrence;
(3) That the violation of the ordinance did not involve a violation of criminal laws of the State or ordinances
of the City, and that no serious personal injuries or damages to property have resulted from such violation.
(c) Any appeal presented pursuant to this article shall be conducted in conformance with standards of
procedural due process applicable to administrative hearings, including the right to present testimony and to
confront witnesses.
(d) The hearing officer shall apply the standard for review whether the City, through the order of revocation,
abused its discretion, acted arbitrarily or acted in excess of its authority hereunder. Additionally, the appellant
shall have the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence why the revocation or denial of license, or
renewal thereof, was improper under the above standard. It shall also be the burden of the licensee to
establish mitigation in contesting any order of revocation.
(e) The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing within 20 days of the filing of the notice of appeal and
shall enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law within ten days of the hearing date.
(Ord. No. 2432, § 1, 8-26-96)
Sec. 42-612. Violations and penalties.
(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, including failure to comply with the
terms and conditions of the license, shall, upon conviction, be fined in the sum of not more than $1,000.00
and/or up to one year in jail.
(b) In addition to the administrative remedies and penalties set forth in this article, the City Attorney shall
be authorized to initiate an action before any court of competent jurisdiction to seek any appropriate remedy
available to secure compliance with this article, including injunctive relief, and to secure costs and damages
sustained by the City in enforcing this article.
(Ord. No. 2432, § 1, 8-26-96)
Sec. 42-613. No assumption of liability.
Nothing in this article shall create any duty to any person, firm, or corporation with regard to the enforcement or
nonenforcement of the article. No person, firm, or corporation shall have any civil liability remedy against the
City, its officers, employees, or agents, for any damages arising out of or in any way connected with the
adoption, enforcement, or nonenforcement of this article, and nothing in this article shall be construed to create
any liability or to waive any immunities, limitations on liability, or other provisions of the Governmental Immunity
Act, § 24-10-101 et seq., C.R.S., or to waive any immunities or limitations on liability otherwise available.
(Ord. No. 2432, § 1, 8-26-96)