File #: 22-1072   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 7/1/2022 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Pigtails
District: District 7
Attachments: 1. Item 45 - Revised Memo.pdf, 2. Liquor License Data - Pigtails.pdf, 3. Liquor License Map - Pigtails.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Pigtails

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 198446.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Andrea Lewkowitz, Agent

 

License Type

Series 6 - Bar

 

Location

1 E. Washington St., Ste. 128

Zoning Classification: DTC - Business Core

Council District: 7

 

This request is for a new liquor license for a bar. This location is currently licensed for liquor sales with a different Series 6-Bar, liquor license.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application is Aug. 1, 2022.

 

Pursuant to A.R.S. 4-203, a spirituous liquor license shall be issued only after satisfactory showing of the capability, qualifications and reliability of the applicant and that the public convenience and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance. If an application is filed for the issuance of a license for a location, that on the date the application is filed has a valid license of the same series issued at that location, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the public convenience and best interest of the community at that location was established at the time the location was previously licensed. The presumption shall not apply once the licensed location has not been in use for more than 180 days.

 

Other Active Liquor License Interest in Arizona

This information is not provided due to the multiple ownership interests held by the applicant in the State of Arizona.

 

Public Opinion

At the time this agenda was finalized, no protest or support letters had been received, however the 20-day public comment period had not yet concluded.

 

Applicant’s Statement

The applicant submitted the following statement in support of this application. Spelling, grammar and punctuation in the statement are shown exactly as written by the applicant on the City Questionnaire.

 

I have the capability, reliability and qualifications to hold a liquor license because:

“Applicant is committed to upholding the highest standards for business and maintaining compliance with applicable laws. Managers and staff are trained in the techniques of legal and responsible alcohol sales.”

 

The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:

“Pigtails currently operates with a series 6 liquor license at this location. Applicant has applied for a series 6 lottery license to be moved at a later date. Only one license will be activated at the location.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff makes no recommendation regarding this application pending the completion of the departmental reviews and the posting process.

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Pigtails

Liquor License Map - Pigtails

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the City Clerk Department.