Title
Liquor License - Tango Market
Description
Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License 09070469.
License Information
Summary
Applicant
Sagar Amin, Agent
License Type
Series 9 - Liquor Store
Location
660 W. Camelback Road
Zoning Classification: C-2 TOD-1
Council District: 4
This request is for an ownership transfer of a liquor license for a liquor store. This location was previously licensed for liquor sales and may currently operate with an interim permit. This location requires a Use Permit to allow spirituous liquor sales.
The sixty-day limit for processing this application was Aug. 22, 2017. 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 one hundred eighty days.
Other Active Liquor License Interest in Arizona
The ownership of this business has an interest in other active liquor license(s) in the State of Arizona. This information is listed below and includes liquor license violations on file with the AZ Department of Liquor Licenses and Control and, for locations within the boundaries of Phoenix, the number of aggregate calls for police service within the last 12 months for the address listed.
Ron's Market (Series 9)
34360 S. Old Black Canyon Hwy., Black Canyon City
Calls for police service: N/A - not in Phoenix
Liquor license violations: None
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 make correct decisions while holding the responsibility of serving liquor. I have never made a mistake serving liquor under any circumstance within last 8 years that I have been in business. I am a conscious person when taking safety of person and neighborhood into account.”
The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:
“I have been at this location for the last 8 year with proven care for the neighborhood and my customers. We have 0 violations or incidents related to liquor that we served to our patrons."
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 - Tango Market
Liquor License Map - Tango Market
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.