I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends consideration and approval of a request for a Beer, Wine and Distilled Sprits License at the Proposed Grocery Outlet located at 25 W. Polk Street. Further, authorizing the Assistant City Manager, as the designated subordinate officer, to issue a letter to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in accordance with Part 3 of the ABC application.
II. BACKGROUND:
The proposed Grocery Outlet is to be located in the Homestead Shopping Center at 25 W. Polk Street and will be applying for either a Type 20-off sale (Beer Wine) or Type 21 off-sale (Beer, Wine and Spirits) through the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The City of Coalinga requires a Conditional Use Permit for these establishments unless exempt as prescribed in the Planning and Zoning Code. The Applicant submitted their CUP application to Community Development Department and received approval by the Planning Commission on September 27, 2022.
III. DISCUSSION:
Section 23958.4 of the Business and Professions Code limits the number of licenses allowed within any given census tract and if exceeded, the local governing body shall determine whether public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance of an additional permit.
According to the attached application, there are currently eight (6) off-sale licenses within Census Tract 81. According to ABC, the maximum number of allowed licenses under the Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4 is four (4). All licenses beyond four (4) are required to be approved by the governing body.
Planning Staff spoke with the Police Department and there was no concern related to the issuance of the additional license in the City.
The Community Development Department recommends that the Council authorize the Assistant City Manager, as the designated subordinate officer, to issue a letter to be attached to the application indicating public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance of a license.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Do not make the finding of public convenience and necessity - not recommended.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of the license would have a sale tax and business license tax benefit to the City. The revenue would benefit the General Fund. |