The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) is developing a proposal to streamline the cabaret and amusement facility licenses into three new license types: Limited Entertainment Business, Nightlife Entertainment Business, and Adult Entertainment Business. The proposal aims to regulate entertainment separately from liquor. This proposal requires an ordinance to be passed by Denver city council and signed by Mayor Johnston.
Read the second revised draft of the ordinance here(PDF, 375KB).
View a presentation about the second revised draft ordinance(PDF, 568KB).
DLCP staff presented a revised draft of the ordinance at a virtual public feedback session on May 18, 2026. Watch a recording of the public feedback session.
Take our survey to provide feedback on the proposal.
Attend a Denver city council meeting on this topic:
The proposal will be presented to the Finance & Business Committee on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
City and County Building, room 391
Stream live on Denver 8 TV
Join on Zoom
Call in to listen at 720-928-9299, enter the meeting ID 874 3187 9029
There will be 15 minutes for public comments. Find more information about how to provide public input during a committee meeting sign up to speak here. Sign up begins at 5 p.m. on the Thursday before the committee meeting and ends one hour before the committee meeting.
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