Title
Liquor License - BBQ Trapp Haus
Description
Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License 1207B145.
License Information
Summary
Applicant
Philip Johnson, Agent
License Type
Series 12 - Restaurant
Location
511 E. Roosevelt St.
Zoning Classification: DTC - East Evans Churchill ACBSO
Council District: 8
This request is for a new liquor license for a restaurant. This location was not previously licensed for liquor sales and does not have an interim permit. This location requires a Use Permit to allow outdoor alcohol sales. A Use Permit hearing has been scheduled. This business is currently being remodeled with plans to open in November 2017.
The sixty-day limit for processing this application is Oct. 21, 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:
“I have worked as a manager over 10 years in restaurants that has liquor. I also have been a business owner in the food industry for over 15 years.”
The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:
“This location has been providing liquor for the neighborhood convience. I want to continue the tradition.”
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 - BBQ Trapp Haus
Liquor License Map - BBQ Trapp Haus
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.