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Broadway property owners urge Planning Commission to oppose proposed liquor-license moratorium
Summary
A coalition of Broadway Corridor property and business owners told the commission a proposed moratorium on new liquor licenses for the 400-block corridor would harm tenants and property owners, citing vacancies and a pending family application at 493 Broadway.
During the general public-comment period, Jordan Angle, representing property and business owners on the Broadway corridor, urged the Planning Commission to consider the economic impacts of a proposed liquor-license moratorium that would cover the 400 blocks between Columbus and Montgomery.
Angle said the moratorium has already alarmed property and business owners who fear it would increase vacancies and "punish" owners trying to revitalize the corridor. He cited four vacancies on the 400 block and described a personal family case: his family has owned a building at 493 Broadway for more than 150 years and his 88-year-old grandmother holds title; they have pursued renovations and a liquor license for over two years, and Angle said the moratorium would imperil that application and raise due-process concerns.
The speaker asked the commission for assistance and said the group had requested a PCN hearing to process the liquor-license application before any moratorium takes effect.
