West Covina planning commission approves permit to allow distilled spirits sales at East Valley Boulevard convenience store

The West Covina Planning Commission on Aug. 12 approved a conditional use permit to allow distilled spirits sales at a convenience store at 2887 East Valley Boulevard, upgrading the site’s off-sale alcohol license from a Type 20 (beer and wine) to a Type 21 (off-site general). The commission voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. 25-6171, approving Conditional Use Permit No. 25-02; the decision may be appealed to the City Council in writing within 10 days.

Planning intern Melina Ramirez told commissioners the site is an 8,588-square-foot lot with a 2,400-square-foot building at the northwest corner of East Valley Boulevard and South Centes Avenue and is zoned Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use. Ramirez said the store operates 24 hours a day, typically has two to five employees per shift, and would limit alcohol sales…