A proposal for the plaza surrounding Denver’s Mission Ballroom would allow patrons at two nearby restaurants to bring alcoholic beverages outside and intermingle in front of the concert venue.

Westfield Co., which manages a 14-acre property that includes Mission Ballroom, the Chubby Unicorn Cantina and Left Hand Brewing’s taproom, has applied to establish a “common consumption” area with Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses, representatives for the city and the real-estate developer confirmed Wednesday.

The application was received last week and is pending approval by the licensing department and Denver City Council, department spokesperson Eric Escudero said.

Common consumption areas were established by the state in 2011 and are already found in several cities, such as The Exchan

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