File #: 22-0149   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 4/20/2022 Final action:
Title: Liquor License - Bellair Golf Park
District: District 1
Attachments: 1. Liquor License Data - Bellair Golf Park.pdf, 2. Liquor License Map - Bellair Golf Park.pdf

Title

Liquor License - Bellair Golf Park

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 06070400.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Ryan Beglin, Agent

 

License Type

Series 6 - Bar

 

Location

17233 N. 45th Ave.

Zoning Classification: PAD-9

Council District: 1

 

This request is for an ownership and location transfer of a liquor license for a golf course. This location was previously licensed for liquor sales and may currently operate with an interim permit.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application is April 29, 2022.

 

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:

“I have owned and operated several businesses who's success has relied on a high level of attention to detail and formulating capable teams that are able to utilize processes, procedures and redundancy to recognize and handle situations as they arise.”

 

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

“Bellair Golf Course has been an integral part of the greater Bellair community for 50 years. Serving liquor for all or most of those years, the course was able to be a center for community programs, meetings, socialization, and connection all while enjoying the recreation/sport of golf.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of this application.

 

Attachments

Liquor License Data - Bellair Golf Park

Liquor License Map - Bellair Golf Park

 

Department

Responsible Department

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