Apply for a transfer of location of a marijuana business online

The following forms and documents are required. Applications must be complete and include all required documents. Legal documents included as part of the application must be properly signed and executed. All materials must be legible. Incomplete applications will be rejected. You must provide: 

• A burglar alarm monitoring contract for the new location;
• A burglar alarm permit for the new location;
• A copy of the city sales tax license for the new location (required only for stores and hospitality and sales businesses)
• A complete Social Impact Plan(PDF, 171KB) for the new location (must be on the city's provided template); required for every license (every license type, medical and retail)
• Proof of legal possession of the premises for the new location. Only one of the following must be submitted:
  • A complete possession of property certificate(PDF, 130KB); or
  • A deed; or
  • A complete, unredacted lease, including all lease amendments. If leased, the owner must provide written consent to lease the property to a marijuana facility, and the lease must be valid for at least 90 days from the date a complete application is submitted.

• A valid zoning use permit for the new location; or
  • An acknowledgement of zoning use permit(PDF, 109KB). An acknowledgement of zoning use permit can be used to submit a transfer of location application. A transfer of location will not be approved and licenses will not be issued if the applicant does not provide a valid zoning use permit for the new location.
• A floor plan of the proposed premises. (see the requirements below) 
• Information for an onsite manager, including their name, date of birth, home address, and contact information. (An onsite manager is any individual who has the authority to make decisions regarding the licensed establishment and must have access to and control of the licensed establishment at all times.)

Floor Plan Requirements

Provide a floor plan, or multiple floor plans, drawn to scale on a standard 8 ½” x 11” piece of paper. It is preferred and strongly recommended that you submit plans that have been prepared digitally of plans prepared by a design professional. Separate floors must be shown on separate pieces of paper and clearly identified (i.e. Basement, First Floor, etc.) Your floor plan must be complete and accurate. The submission must include: 

• The physical layout of the establishment with the legibly labeled principal uses of each room in the premises.
• The legible identification of all security cameras and DVR locations.
• The intended Licenses Premises must be contiguous and outlined in red.
• The intended Limited Access Areas must be contiguous and outlined in green.
• A legend or key must define the features on the map, including but not limited to the red and green lines, and any symbol or marker used to identify security cameras.
• Stores only: Each room that is Restricted Access Area must be clearly labeled as such and must identify point-of-sale stations and sales counter locations.
• Modification of Premises applications only: Copies of current and proposed floor plans must be included in the application (combined in a single PDF; you can use a free, online tool to merge documents into a single file). The current copy must be legibly labeled "CURRENT FLOOR PLAN" and the proposed copy must be legibly labeled "PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN."
• If you choose to submit multiple floor plans to satisfy all of the requirements outlined above, the physical layout and room uses must be identical for each floor plan showing the same section of the premises.

Definitions 

• Licensed Premises: The premises in possession of the Licensee and within which the Licensee is authorized to cultivate, manufacture, distribute, sell, store, transport, or test marijuana.
• Limited Access Area: The contiguous area within the Licensed Premises where marijuana is grown, cultivated, stored, weighed, packaged, or processed.
• Restricted Access Area: The area within the Licensed Premises where marijuana is sold, possessed for sale, or displayed for sale.

Take a look at examples of floor plans(PDF, 288KB).

Inspection Status 

Check your inspection status in theonline Permitting and Licensing Center.  

Inspection process and information 

When a licensing technician’s review of your transfer of location application is complete, they will provide you with an inspection notice to complete the required inspections. It's recommended you engage professionals to ensure you’re in compliance with building, zoning, public health and fire prevention requirements. Review the non-comprehensive guide(PDF, 860KB) to common marijuana business license inspection requirements. 

Inspecting agencies will digitally pass or fail your inspections. All inspecting agencies must pass your inspections before the Department can close your change of location records.  

Public Health and Environmental Quality inspect only certain license types. Otherwise, the following inspections are required for most change of location applications:

Community Planning & Development: Zoning and neighborhood inspections  

• Applicable zoning code information
• Permit information
• Schedule an inspection by calling 311 (if outside of Denver, call (720) 913-1311)

Community Planning & Development: Building Inspections Division  

• Applicable building code information
• Permit information
• Schedule an inspection by calling 311 (if outside of Denver, call (720) 913-1311)

Fire prevention  

• Applicable code information
• Permit information
• Schedule an inspection by calling 720-913-3409 

Public Health & Environment: Public Health Inspections Division

• Inspection required for only stores, manufacturing, testing, transporter, and off-premises storage facilities.
• Schedule an inspection by calling 311 (if outside of Denver, call 720-913-1311)  

Public Health & Environment: Environmental Quality

• Inspection required for only cultivation and manufacturing facilities.
• Schedule an inspection by calling 311 (if outside of Denver, call 720-913-1311)  

Excise and Licenses (this cannot be scheduled until all other inspections have passed)  

• Schedule an inspection by calling 311 (if outside of Denver, call 720-913-1311)