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Committee backs change to streamline neighborhood-restricted (Type 87) liquor license pre-application verification
Summary
The committee moved an ordinance amendment to authorize the police chief or designee to sign verification of pre-application meetings for Type 87 neighborhood liquor licenses, a step proponents said will speed applications and support small businesses in targeted commercial corridors.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted Sept. 26 to forward with a positive recommendation an ordinance amending the Police Code so the chief of police or the chief's designee can provide signed verification of pre-application meetings for neighborhood-restricted (Type 87) liquor licenses.
Vice Chair Supervisor Ronan, the item sponsor, said the change is intended to streamline the application process for Type 87 licenses — created by state law in 2016 for commercially targeted corridors — so applicants only need to appear before the Board of Supervisors once instead of twice. "This way, the applicant will only need to come to the board of supervisors once instead of twice, making the entire process quicker, easier, faster," Ronan said.
Laura Arvani of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development told the committee that in the pilot round 19 applicants applied for five licenses and that the licenses were ultimately issued to a mix of existing and new businesses in neighborhoods including Excelsior, Bayview and Sunset. She said the office and the police department support the amendment and urged the committee's approval.
There was no public comment. Supervisor Ronan moved to send the ordinance to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the committee took the motion without objection. The item will proceed to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration.
