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Planning commission reviews Coyote Saloon six‑month use permit; no change to hours recorded
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the Coyote Saloon’s six‑month conditional use permit; staff found no ABC or health violations but concerns about neighbors, parking and trash prompted follow‑up rather than an immediate approval to extend hours.
The Willows Planning Commission reviewed the Coyote Saloon’s six‑month conditional use permit on April 1 and discussed extending operating hours, trash removal and enforcement of conditions of approval. No formal amendment to the permit was adopted at the meeting.
Joe Betancourt, community development services director, said staff checked the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) records and county sheriff logs and found no ABC violations and only two calls during the operation period: one unfounded report of a dog left in a vehicle and one report of recycled items stolen. Environmental health reported no violations. Betancourt told commissioners the business currently operates to 10 p.m., which appears in the ABC license, but he did not find a 10 p.m.…
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