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Council continues hearing on proposed alcohol sales at SoFi soccer complex after large public turnout
Summary
The council continued a public hearing on an ordinance and a conditional-use permit that would allow restaurants and on-site beer-and-wine sales at the SoFi soccer complex; dozens of residents spoke, mostly in opposition; the applicant requested a continuance and the council moved the hearing to Feb. 25, 2025.
The City of Southgate City Council continued a public hearing on Feb. 11 on a proposal to amend the zoning code to allow restaurant uses and on-site sales of beer and wine in the Open Space zoning district, and to consider a conditional-use permit for on-site beer-and-wine sales (type 41) at the SoFi soccer complex.
Why it matters: The proposal would change how alcohol sales are regulated at public park facilities and requires a zoning-code amendment, a conditional-use permit and an ordinance. Residents said selling alcohol near schools and a heavily used youth-sports park would jeopardize safety and the family character of the park.
What the proposal would change City staff read the item as an ordinance amending Chapter 11.21 (land-use types) of Title 11 (zoning) of the Southgate Municipal Code to allow restaurant uses and alcohol sales in the Open Space district, and as a request to approve a conditional-use permit to allow on-site beer-and-wine sales (type 41) at the SoFi Soccer Complex at 9599 Pinehurst Avenue.
Public response Dozens of…
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