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Planning Commission approves 7‑Eleven use permit for distilled spirits, late‑night hours with security conditions
Summary
The Lake Forest Planning Commission approved a use permit allowing a 7‑Eleven at 24366 Murelins Boulevard to sell beer, wine and a locked cabinet of distilled spirits and to operate late‑night, contingent on a Type 21 license and new security measures, after staff reported limited calls for service to the site.
The Lake Forest Planning Commission on June 5 approved a use permit allowing the 7‑Eleven at 24366 Murelins Boulevard to sell beer, wine and distilled spirits and to continue late‑night operation, subject to conditions including added security at the rear of the store and a validity clause tying the permit to issuance of a Type 21 liquor license.
Staff said the store has sold alcohol at that location since 1993 and has operated 24 hours a day since before a 2012 zoning update. Connor Musler, planning staff, told commissioners the proposal adds a 4‑by‑2 foot, employee‑accessed distilled‑spirits cabinet behind the register and seeks to formalize the…
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