Title
Liquor License - Mr. Lucky's Restaurant & Bar LLC
Description
Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 235879.
License Information
Summary
Applicant
Lazar Miskovic, Agent
License Type
Series 12 - Restaurant
Location
3660 Grand Ave.
Zoning Classification: C-3
Council District: 5
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.
The 60-day limit for processing this application is May 8, 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:
“I want take liquor license classes because I want be responsible to customers”
The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:
“I want liquor license that I can serve customers drink's with food and enable them to enjoy.”
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends disapproval of this application based on a Police Department recommendation for disapproval. The Police Department disapproval is based on the owner's failure to communicate with investigators, having no experience owning or operating a restaurant or liquor establishment, submitting incorrect information on the State application, and incorrectly utilizing a Covid-related Federal SBA loan issued to support his trucking business to finance the purchase of Mr. Lucky's Restaurant & Bar. The applicant has not demonstrated the capability, qualifications and reliability to hold and control a liquor license.
Attachments
Liquor License Data - Mr. Lucky's Restaurant & Bar LLC
Liquor License Map - Mr. Lucky's Restaurant & Bar LLC
Liquor License Police Department Recommendation - Mr. Lucky's Restaurant & Bar LLC
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the City Clerk Department.