File #: 23-2733   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 11/15/2023 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Warehouse 215
District: District 8
Attachments: 1. Liquor License Data - Warehouse 215.pdf, 2. Liquor License Map - Warehouse 215.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Warehouse 215

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 258871.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Ryan Anderson, Agent

 

License Type

Series 6 - Bar

 

Location

215 E. Grant St.

Zoning Classification: DTC-Warehouse

Council District: 8

 

This request is for a new liquor license for a bar. This location was not previously licensed for liquor sales and does not have an interim permit.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application is Nov. 21, 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:

“Manager of the premise has taken basic and management liquor training and is an experienced and responsible business operator. Staff who serve alcohol are trained by state-approved trainers. The applicant is committed to Title 4 compliance.”

 

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

“This established event space and gallery has been operating for many years. The current owner maintains or exceeds the quality of private and public events that have been held in the past. It continues to be a good and involved neighbor, and is helping, and is helping to build up the downtown core area, providing a convenient place for neighborhood events.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of this application.

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Warehouse 215

Liquor License Map - Warehouse 215

 

Department

Responsible Department

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