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Weed council denies waiver for off-sale type 21 alcohol license at 175 East Vista Drive
Summary
Council voted to deny a request that would have allowed a fifth off-sale type 21 liquor license near 175 East Vista Drive, citing census-tract limits and proximity to other off-sale outlets; staff noted potential ABC-counting discrepancies and that the applicant was not present to address council questions.
The Weed City Council voted to deny a resolution that would have approved an additional off-sale type 21 alcoholic beverage license at 175 East Vista Drive.
Chief Mayberry summarized Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) census-tract counting rules and said the city'9s census tract allowance and ABC'9s website showed discrepancies. He told the council that the census tract currently shows more off-sale licenses than are allowed and that the proposed site would be the fifth off-sale type 21 license within a 600-foot radius of other outlets.
Council members questioned whether earlier preapproved waivers or transfers should count toward the total and noted that the applicant'9s LLC representative was not present to answer questions. One council member moved to deny the resolution; the motion carried as recorded at the meeting (recorded as 3 to 1 in favor of denial in the roll-call remarks).
Staff noted that business-permit issues related to the building'9s prior permit classification (restaurant vs. liquor store standards) may also need to be addressed if the applicant pursues a license in future.
No final administrative ruling from ABC was issued at the meeting; the council'9s action denies local approval for the requested waiver.
