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File #: 23-2523   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 11/1/2023 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Shinko Sushi House
District: District 6
Attachments: 1. Liquor License Data - Shinko Sushi House.pdf, 2. Liquor License Map - Shinko Sushi House.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Shinko Sushi House

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 257155.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Theresa Morse, Agent

 

License Type

Series 12 - Restaurant

 

Location

1241 E. Chandler Blvd., Ste. 127

Zoning Classification: C-2 PCD

Council District: 6

 

This request is for a new liquor license for a restaurant. This location was previously licensed for liquor sales and may currently operate with an interim permit.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application is Nov. 4, 2023.

 

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 applicant does not hold an interest in any other active liquor license in the State of Arizona.

 

Public Opinion

No protest or support letters were received within the 20-day public comment period.

 

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:

“My wife and I have been working in the restaurant industry for several years. We are law abiding Arizona US citizens and have already attended the Basic and Management Liquor Law training to ensure we are in compliance with all State, City and County laws and ordinances. We have begun to create our own company policy  to ensure our employees follow our rules which are more strict than State Liquor Laws. We are a restaurant so we will not be serving 50 ounces of beers as the law states. It will be less.”

 

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

“This is a popular sushi restaurant known to the local community. The neighborhood has expressed their desire to have a sushi restaurant at this location to meet the needs of the community. The service of the alcoholic beverages is only to compliment the service of our food. We are looking forward to building a close relationship with the neighborhood and other local business.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of this application.

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Shinko Sushi House

Liquor License Map - Shinko Sushi House

 

Department

Responsible Department

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