Liquor & Beer Licensing Advisory Board v. Cinco, Inc.

KIRSHBAUM, Justice.

Appellants, the City of Colorado Springs (the City), the City’s Liquor and Beer Li*483censing Advisory Board (the Board), and the City Council of Colorado Springs (the Council) seek review of the district court’s judgment reversing the Council’s denial of an application by Cinco, Inc., d/b/a The Candelight Inn (Cinco), to renew a tavern liquor license. The district court held that the City’s failure to adopt specific standards to be applied by the local licensing authority1 in evaluating applications for renewal of liquor licenses constituted a violation of Cinco’s…