File #: 19-1892   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 7/3/2019 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Arrive Phoenix
District: District 4
Attachments: 1. Item 33 - Revised Memo, 2. Liquor License Data - Arrive Phoenix.pdf, 3. Liquor License Map - Arrive Phoenix.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Arrive Phoenix

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 06073610.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Andrea Lewkowitz, Agent

 

License Type

Series 6 - Bar

 

Location

400 W. Camelback Road

Zoning Classification: C-2 HP TOD-1

Council District: 4

 

This request is for an ownership and location transfer of a liquor license for a 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 a bar. This business is currently being remodeled with plans to open in September 2019.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application is Aug. 2, 2019.

 

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

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 will be trained in the techniques of legal and responsible alcohol sales and service.”

 

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

“Arrive Phoenix is an innovative adaptive reuse project that will open as a 79-room hotel, featuring a boutique coffee shop, a poolside taco bar, a gourmet ice creamery, and a rooftop bar with 360-degree city views. The hotel would like to offer alcoholic beverages to guests 21 and over.”

 

Staff Recommendation

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

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Arrive Phoenix

Liquor License Map - Arrive Phoenix

 

Department

Responsible Department

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