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Council approves extended early-morning hours for Broadway Mini Mart after applicant says deliveries already occur
Summary
Council approved an application allowing 316 Broadway to extend hours earlier to serve landscapers and other early-shift customers; the owner said deliveries already arrive between about 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., and neighbors were asked about impacts before the council's vote.
The council approved an application to extend operating hours for Broadway Mini Mart (doing business at 316 Broadway) to include a 4 a.m. opening to meet customer demand from early-morning workers and landscapers. The applicant, who identified himself as Hamza, said the store has operated in the neighborhood for 13–16 years and receives routine deliveries early in the morning: "We have our Frito Lay's... around 05:00 in the morning," he told the council, and cited additional deliveries at about 04:30–05:00 for cigarettes and inventory.
Councilors asked whether early deliveries were already occurring and whether neighbors had been consulted. Hamza said deliveries and operations at 4 a.m. were already being done in practice and that the applicant had been asked to appear at the hearing. Following brief questioning about truck sizes (described as smaller box trucks) and the applicant’s local tenure, the council voted to approve the extended hours.
Outcome: Motion passed (ayes). The new hours will allow the business to open earlier to meet customer demand and facilitate early deliveries. The council did not attach additional conditions in the public record at the hearing.
Next steps: The license will be updated to reflect the approved hours; staff will monitor compliance and any neighborhood complaints that might arise.
