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Salinas planning panel denies liquor store CUP amid concerns about ‘undue concentration’ and proximity to school
Summary
The Salinas Planning Commission on Nov. 19 denied a conditional use permit for a proposed off‑sale Type 21 liquor store at 1018 North Davis Road, citing undue concentration of alcohol outlets in Census Tract 1802 and proximity to a school; the police had not objected but commissioners cited recent DUI and pedestrian incidents.
The Salinas Planning Commission voted on Nov. 19 to deny Conditional Use Permit 2025‑023, a request to convert 1018 North Davis Road (Laurel West Shopping Center) into an off‑sale alcohol outlet (Type 21) proposed as “Clink Liquor Store.” Senior planner Tom Miles told the commission the applicant, Simon Amaida, proposed a 2,618‑square‑foot tenant space currently occupied by Law Lon Smoke Shop; the property owner is listed as Rexford Title Incorporated.
Why the commission acted: Commissioners said the tract already has more off‑sale licenses than the California Alcohol Beverage Control’s allowance for the census tract and that approving the CUP would increase ‘‘undue concentration.’’ Tom Miles summarized staff’s…
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