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TITLE: Alcohol Beverage License Application Review Process POLICY
and Alcohol Conditional Use Permit Standards NUMBER 707
ADOPTED: November 12, 1991 AMENDED OR
REVISED: August 16, 2011
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
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To streamline the process of alcohol license application review to ensure timely
staff responses and/or protests to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
regarding these applications.
The City Municipal Code requires Conditional Use Permits for the sale of alcohol.
Such land use regulation is designed to ensure that the health, safety and welfare
of the community does not become negatively impacted. In order to minimize any
potential adverse effects of alcohol sales for both on and off -site consumption,
including public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, illegal sales or domestic
violence, the City adopts conditions of approvals and enact policies designed to
protect the public from such effects. The following sets forth the City Council's
policy on the applicable alcohol standards for Conditional Use Permit applications
for both on and off -sale alcohol sales, as well as the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control application notification requirements.
POLICY:
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) sends copies of all alcoholic
beverage license applications to the Police Department. The City has thirty days
from the date of the ABC mailing to provide comments to the ABC. If no protests
are received within that time period, the ABC issues the license.
The Police Department is responsible for ensuring that an appropriate Conditional
Use Permit (CUP) exists for the applicant business. If such a CUP exists, the copy
of the application is simply filed by the Police Department in the existing file with
the notation that there were no objections to the issuance of the license. If it is a
new (in the case of an "original" license application) or expanding business or one
seeking a license to effect a premises transfer, and no CUP exists, the Police
Department is responsible for sending a letter to the ABC protesting the issuance
of the license until a CUP is issued by the City.
Whenever such a protest letter is sent to the ABC, that agency notifies the
applicant that they must begin the process of obtaining a CUP with the City's
Planning Division and that the issuance of the alcoholic beverage license will be
delayed until such time as the protest is withdrawn.
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE: Alcohol Beverage License Application Review Process POLICY
and Alcohol Conditional Use Permit Standards NUMBER 707
ADOPTED: November 12, 1991 AMENDED OR
REVISED: August 16, 2011
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Once a CUP has been issued, the Planning Division notifies the Police Department
of that issuance and it is then the responsibility of the Police Department to notify
the ABC that the protest is withdrawn.
The CUP application, approval and issuance process is such that it provides all the
checks, balances and controls necessary to ensure that businesses seeking
alcoholic beverage licenses are in compliance with local standards.
These conditions of approval shall apply to all new Conditional Use Permits (CUPs)
for the sale of alcohol for on and/or off -site consumption and modifications of existing
CUPs for such sales as specified by the preceding parenthetical references with
each condition. These references specify to which type of alcohol CUP being applied
for the conditions would apply to — on -sale (restaurant, bar, etc) or off -sale (market,
grocery store, etc). Regulation of these conditions and allowances shall be
enforced through the Conditional Use Permit process, specifically conditions of
approval to read as follows:
1. (off -sale alcohol) The sale of beer or malt beverages in quantities of quarts, 22
ounce, 32 ounce, 40 ounce, or similar size containers is prohibited.
2. (off -sale alcohol) No beer products shall be sold of less than manufacturer's pre-
packaged three -pack quantities of 24 ounce cans per sale. There shall be no
sale of single cans or bottles.
3. (off -sale alcohol) No sale of wine shall be sold in containers of less than 750
milliliters. The sale of wine with an alcoholic content greater than 15% by volume
is prohibited.
4. (off -sale alcohol) Flavored malt beverages, also known as premium malt
beverages and flavored malt coolers, and sometimes commonly referred to as
wine coolers, may be sold only by four -pack or other manufacturer's pre-
packaged multi -unit quantities.
5. (off -sale alcohol) The consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on the
subject premises, and on all parking lots and outbuildings and any property or
adjacent property under the control of the applicant.
6. (off -sale alcohol) All cups and containers shall be sold at or above prevailing
prices and in their original multi -container packages of no fewer than 12, and no
cups and containers shall be given free of charge.
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE: Alcohol Beverage License Application Review Process POLICY
and Alcohol Conditional Use Permit Standards NUMBER 707
ADOPTED: November 12, 1991 AMENDED OR
REVISED: August 16, 2011
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7. (off -sale alcohol) Ice may be sold only at or about prevailing prices in the area
and in quantities of not Tess than three pounds per sale. Ice shall not be provided
free of charge.
8. (off -sale alcohoij The display of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to an area
in substantial conformance with Exhibit , Case File No. , dated
9. (off -sale alcohol) Permittee shall post signs on the exterior building walls in
compliance with Chapter 10.30.070 of the National City Municipal Code.
Additionally, the permittee shall post signs, to be approved by the Planning
Division, at each entrance to the applicant's premises and parking lot, prohibiting
loitering and consumption of alcohol on the premises and adjacent property under
his control. Said signs shall not be less than 17 by 22 inches in size, with lettering
not less than one inch in height. The signs shall read as follows:
a. "No open alcoholic beverage containers are allowed on these
premises."
b. "No loitering is allowed."
10. (off -sale alcohol) Containers of alcohol may not be stored on the premises,
after being sold to patrons, for the purpose of later consumption.
11. (off -sale alcohol) Exterior advertising and signs of all types, promoting or
indicating the availability of alcoholic beverages, including advertising/signs
directed to the exterior from within, are prohibited. Interior displays of alcoholic
beverages and signs, which are clearly visible to the exterior, shall constitute a
violation of this condition.
12. (off -sale alcohol) The quarterly gross sales of alcoholic beverages shall not
exceed the gross sales of all other commodities during the same period. The
applicant shall at all times keep records which reflect separately the gross sales
of alcoholic beverages and the gross sales of all other items. Said records shall
be kept no less frequently than on a quarterly basis and shall be made available
to the City Finance Department and any Peace Officer of the California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control upon demand.
13. (on and off -sale alcohol) All sellers and servers of alcohol shall receive
Responsible Beverage Service and Sales (RBSS) training, including all owners,
and managers. The RBSS training must be certified by the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Proof of completion of an approved RBSS
program must be provided prior to issuance of a city business license. As part -
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY
TITLE: Alcohol Beverage License Application Review Process POLICY
and Alcohol Conditional Use Permit Standards NUMBER 707
ADOPTED: November 12, 1991 AMENDED OR
REVISED: August 16, 2011
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- of the RBSS training, the permittee shall make available a domestic violence
training session as provided by the Institute of Public Strategies.
14. (on -sale alcohol) The sale of alcohol shall not exceed the sale of food. With the
annual renewal of the City business license, the business proprietor shall submit
a statement clearly indicating total alcoholic beverage sales and total food sales.
Said statement shall be subject to audit and verification by employees of the City,
who are authorized to examine, audit and inspect such books and records of the
license, as may be necessary in their judgment to verify that the sale of alcohol
does not exceed the sale of food. All information obtained by an investigation of
records shall remain confidential.
15. (on -sale alcohol) Alcohol shall be available only in conjunction with the purchase
of food.
16. (on -sale alcohol with patio) Permittee shall post signs in the patio dining area,
including all exits to outdoor seating areas, indicating that alcoholic beverages
must be consumed inside the restaurant or patio area and may not be taken
off -premises.
The sale of three -packs of 24-oz cans of beer shall apply retroactively to all existing
off -sale CUPs where a condition exists limiting sales to no less than six-pack
quantities. However, business wishing to avail themselves of this modification must
conform with all regulations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
The Council may, at its sole discretion, choose to waive or modify any of the above
conditions.
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