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File #: 25-1657   
Type: License - Liquor Status: Recommended for Approval
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 8/27/2025 Final action:
Title: ***ITEM REVISED (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Liquor License - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - District 8
District: District 8
Attachments: 1. Item 31 - Revised Recommendation Memo.pdf, 2. Attachment A - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - Data.pdf, 3. Attachment B - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - Map.pdf

Title

***ITEM REVISED (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Liquor License - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - District 8

 

Description

Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 349877.

 

License Information

Summary

 

Applicant

Jouven Lemorin, Agent

 

License Type

Series 12 - Restaurant

 

Location

330 E. Roosevelt, Ste.100

Zoning Classification: DTC - Evans Churchill East

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.

 

The 60-day limit for processing this application was August 12, 2025. However, the applicant submitted a written request for more time.

 

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 the responsibility to manage the sale and service of alcohol in my restaurant. I also understand the laws and regulations that a business is responsible for to maintain their business practice in the community. I will continue to protect the community well being at all times.”

 

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

“I am a reliable business owner that have provided jobs to my community members. I have provided a space for the community to come and enjoy a wonderful dining experience. We would like to continue to be the establishment where the community gathers.”

 

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends disapproval of this application based on a Finance Department recommendation for disapproval.

 

Attachments

Attachment A - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - Data

Attachment B - ATL Wings Roosevelt Row - Map

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the City Clerk Department.