Title
Liquor License - Birria Queen
Description
Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License 1207B179.
License Information
Summary
Applicant
Mellie Barajas, Agent
License Type
Series 12 - Restaurant
Location
2535 E. Bell Road #15 & 16
Zoning Classification: C-2 SP
Council District: 2
This request is for a new liquor license for a restaurant. This location was previously licensed for liquor sales and does not have an interim permit. This location requires the removal of a Special Permit to allow for a restaurant use and the sale of alcohol.
The sixty-day limit for processing this application is Nov. 14, 2017.
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:
“Since October 1999 until January 2010 I as a Co owner I was responsable for the management of the restaurant el Tapatio (Barajas family LLC) during those years I lerned about the great responsability and commitment with my community and my business to manage and mantain a Liquor License, I consider my self a highly responsable person with enough experience to manage the restaurant with the commitment to continue learning the management of a restaurant with Liquor License.”
The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:
“At Birria Queen the community will find a pleasant and familiar place to enjoy typical dishes like 'Birria' with hand made tortillas and natural jamaica and orchata juice being beer and micheladas part of our culture can not miss in the menu of a Mexican Restaurant.”
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 - Birria Queen
Liquor License Map - Birria Queen
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.