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Oxnard planning commission approves Vallarta supermarket alcohol permit after compliance issues
Summary
The City of Oxnard Planning Commission on Sept. 18, 2025 approved a special use permit allowing Vallarta Supermarket at 3443 Saviers Road to sell alcohol for off-site consumption. The market had opened with alcohol on-site before the permit was granted; police intervened and the store has since secured stock and posted signage.
The City of Oxnard Planning Commission on Sept. 18, 2025 voted to approve Planning and Zoning Permit 25-510-02, granting a special use permit for a new ABC Type 21 off-sale general license at the Vallarta Supermarket located at 3443 Saviers Road. The approved hours for alcohol sales are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
City staff told the commission the previous tenant, Ralphs, had an alcohol license that predated the city—s current special use permit requirement and that Vallarta purchased that license when it took the tenant space. Staff said the new operator is not allowed to sell alcohol until the planning commission approves the permit, and that Oxnard police inspected the site after the store—s grand opening and found alcohol on-site. Police instructed the store to lock up the stock and post signage; staff reported the store subsequently covered coolers and posted signs saying alcohol was not for sale until the permit was granted.
"That license went along with the property and was…
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