Title
Liquor License - Cielo Rojo LLC
Description
Request for a liquor license. Arizona State License Application 266181.
License Information
Summary
Applicant
Yesica Lee, Agent
License Type
Series 12 - Restaurant
Location
1919 N. 16th St.
Zoning Classification: C-2
Council District: 4
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 is Jan. 13, 2024.
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
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.
Mariscos Playa Hermosa (Series 12)
1605 E. Garfield St., Phoenix
Calls for police service: 8
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:
“My family and I have owned and operated a successful restaurant in the central phoenix area for over 22 years. We have the capability to hold a liquor license because we hold ourselves accountable. We consider the privilege of holding a liquor license because we hold ourselves accountable. We consider the privilege of holding a liquor license a great responsibility and one we handle with great respect. We continually take new classes to hone our skills to be able to uphold, enforce and educate our staff, and ourselves, about the current liquor laws. We are an ownership group consisting of four adult members, of which all are responsible, good-standing members of society. Our ownership group takes our restaurant business very seriously and we participate in its operation daily. We have the reliability to hold a liquor license due to our years operating in the restaurant industry without fault, without accident and without legal incident. We take out responsibility to the consumer very seriously. Lastly, our qualifications to hold a liquor license, as referenced above, hold us in a unique position to continue our family's business in this new restaurant we are going to be opening.”
The public convenience requires and the best interest of the community will be substantially served by the issuance of the liquor license because:
“It allows us to open another local, family-owned restaurant here in the Central Phoenix area. We take pride in the fact that our restaurants are built and created with our core family values. We like to encourage and promote family-focused dining and not a late-night ambiance. This restaurant will be serving home-made, traditional, and authentic Mexican cuisine, which we feel will add to the Phoenix food culture a great deal. Moreover, in opening this new restaurant we will directly be serving the best interest of the local community by providing several new jobs for those seeking work in the restaurant industry. Our family takes pride in not only serving great, delicious foods, but also providing opportunity.”
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of this application.
Attachments
Attachment - Cielo Rojo, LLC - Data
Attachment - Cielo Rojo, LLC - Map
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the City Clerk Department.