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Planning commission approves Centenario Meat Market alcohol permit for 7625 California Ave.
Summary
The commission approved Case No. 202509CUP, granting a conditional use permit allowing off‑sale beer, wine and distilled spirits for Centenario Meat Market at 7625 California Ave.; staff said the store had been operating as an illegal nonconforming use and voluntarily came into compliance.
The Huntington Park Planning Commission on Aug. 20 approved Planning Commission Case No. 202509CUP, authorizing the off‑sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits at Centenario Meat Market, a 4,020‑square‑foot grocery at the northwest corner of California Avenue and Oak Street.
Planning staff presented the application and recommended approval with conditions to regulate alcohol sales and operations. Planner Jordan Martinez told commissioners the establishment previously sold alcohol without a CUP and had been an “illegal nonconforming” use under city code; when the city notified the owners they applied for a CUP within the one‑year compliance period. “So these people are just trying to do everything by the book,” Martinez said.
The applicant requested a Type 21 license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), which authorizes the sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits for consumption off the premises. Staff described the store interior as clean and secure, with alcohol located on locked shelving and identification checks in place. The site has 15 standard parking spaces plus one handicap space (16 total); no expansion is proposed and staff concluded the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Article 19, section 15301 (existing facilities).
Applicant Leslie, who said she is part of the family that now owns the grocery, told commissioners the store employs eight people and the owners intend to continue expanding prepared food and produce offerings. “We are a small family owned business,” she said.
Commissioner Carvajal moved to approve Case No. 202509CUP; Commissioner Estrada seconded. The roll call vote was 3–0 in favor (Commissioner Carvajal: yes; Commissioner Estrada: yes; Vice Chair Tarango: yes). The motion carried and the commission approved the CUP with the standard conditions of approval to regulate off‑sale alcohol and require compliance with ABC licensing and city code.
Staff said conditions will be incorporated to ensure alcohol sales remain accessory and incidental to the grocery’s primary use, and that the licensee must maintain ID checks and secure storage for alcoholic beverages. The applicant may not expand hours or floor area without further commission review if those changes would increase parking demand or intensify the use.
The store will operate per its existing hours of record, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and staff said there are no proposed changes to parking or building footprint as part of the CUP approval.
