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Planning commission declines 7-Eleven’s upgrade request for 9001 Bolsa Avenue after divided vote
Summary
The commission voted down a request to upgrade a 7-Eleven convenience store’s ABC license to allow distilled spirits, concluding the census-tract saturation and police data did not demonstrate a sufficient public convenience or necessity.
The Westminster Planning Commission on April 2 voted to deny a request by a 7‑Eleven franchisee to upgrade an existing off‑sale beer-and-wine license (ABC Type 20) to a Type 21 general off‑sale license at 9001 Bolsa Avenue, after a contested public hearing and split commissioner votes.
Staff reported that the subject property lies in Census Tract 889.05, which ABC lists as allowed three off‑sale licenses; the tract currently shows three off‑sale licenses including the subject location,…
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