File #: 17-4861   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 11/1/2017 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Genuwine Arizona
District: District 7
Attachments: 1. Liquor License Data - Genuwine Arizona.pdf, 2. Liquor License Map - Genuwine Arizona.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Genuwine Arizona

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License 10076903.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Emily Rieve, Agent

 

License Type

Series 10 - Beer and Wine Store

 

Location

888 N. 1st Ave., Ste. 101

Zoning Classification: DTC-Downtown Gateway ACSBO

Council District: 7

 

This request is for a new liquor license for a wine store and bar. This location was not previously licensed for liquor sales and does not have an interim permit. This location requires a Use Permit to allow package liquor sales. This business is currently under construction with plans to open in December 2017.

 

The sixty-day limit for processing this application was Oct. 10, 2017. However, the applicant submitted a written request for more time.

 

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 one hundred eighty 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:

“We have taken all of the required Title 4 Liquor classes in order to ensure the high standards of alcohol sales are upheld. As former teachers, we are committed to upholding a high level of integrety and standards for the safety of our guests, patrons, and the community.”

 

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

“As our focus is on Arizona produced wines, our goal is to educate people about Arizona wineries and other products while supporting local consumerism. Our wine bar will fill the void of retail wine sales in the Roosevelt community. We will be able to control consumption with regulated wine machines.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of this application noting the applicant must resolve any pending City of Phoenix building and zoning requirements, and be in compliance with the City of Phoenix Code and Ordinances.

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Genuwine Arizona

Liquor License Map - Genuwine Arizona

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.