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Council affirms planning commission, lets Desert Hot Market seek distilled‑spirits license
Summary
The Desert Hot Springs City Council on Feb. 3 upheld the planning commission’s approval of Conditional Use Permit 25‑9, allowing Desert Hot Market to pursue a Type 21 ABC license (distilled spirits) at 12285 Palm Drive; the motion passed unanimously.
The Desert Hot Springs City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 3 to affirm the planning commission’s December decision approving Conditional Use Permit 25‑9 and a finding of public convenience or necessity for Desert Hot Market to obtain an ABC Type 21 off‑sale license for distilled spirits.
Associate Planner Eva Lada summarized staff’s report, saying the project site at the southwest corner of Palm Drive and Buena Vista is in a mixed‑use corridor and that the store currently holds a Type 20 license for beer and wine. Lada also said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act,…
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