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Planning Commission approves distilled spirits sales at 1131 Manhattan Avenue

Manhattan Beach Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission voted 4-0 to amend a master use permit allowing a Type 47 alcohol license (distilled spirits in addition to beer and wine) for a new operator at 1131 Manhattan Avenue; staff cited a CEQA categorical exemption and limited police calls for service.

The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission on Dec. 10 approved a master use permit amendment to allow the on-site sale and service of distilled spirits at 1131 Manhattan Avenue, voting 4-0 to adopt staff's recommendation and find the project categorically exempt from further environmental review.

Justin Urbansky, associate planner, told the commission the application, submitted Oct. 21 by Jesse Feldman, seeks to upgrade an existing Type 41 alcohol license (beer and wine) to a Type 47 license that would include distilled spirits for service in conjunction with food. Urbansky said the tenant space is 1,500 square feet within a 6,650-square-foot commercial building on a 6,732-square-foot parcel in the downtown commercial zone, and that the proposal does not change interior layout, operating hours, or the building exterior beyond a new sign to be reviewed separately.

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