Planning commission upholds denial of A’s Family Market beer‑and‑wine request under RNMA location limits

The Fresno City Planning Commission on a motion denied an appeal and upheld the planning staff’s denial of conditional use permit application P24‑01344, which sought to reestablish a type 20 off‑sale beer‑and‑wine license for A’s Family Market (2717 North Hughes Avenue).

What was before the commission: Planning staff, represented by Eric Young, said the store is a 3,290‑square‑foot market that operates in a commercial strip near multifamily and single‑family residences. Young said the site historically sold alcohol under a prior conditional use permit, but a license was revoked by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control after a shooting and related investigations. The current owner, Yaslam (Yeslam) Hamed, purchased the store in April 2020 and applied to reestablish beer and wine sales.

Staff findings and RNMA limits: Young told the commission the application did not meet the Responsible Neighborhood Market Act (RNMA) location restrictions. He said the establishment was not within 1,000 feet of a sensitive use (school, park,…