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Applicant seeks 3PS package‑liquor permit in shopping center; staff recommends conditions
Summary
An applicant requested a 3PS special use permit to allow package sales of beer, wine and spirits as an extension of an existing grocery store; staff found the commercial location, existing grocery use and screening justify waivers to residential distance and separation among alcoholic permits and recommended approval with a rescission condition.
Tampa — An applicant asked the land use hearing officer to approve a 3PS special use permit to allow package liquor sales from a storefront that would be an extension of an existing grocery store. The request included a 90‑foot distance waiver from residentially zoned property (where 250 feet is standard) and a waiver to allow multiple alcohol permits within 1,000 feet.
The applicant’s representative told the officer the site is in a commercial planned development and that adding packaged spirits is an extension of an existing grocery use that already sells beer and wine. Staff said the nearest residentially zoned parcel is separated from the proposed site by a collector roadway and that substantial screening and orientation reduce potential impacts. Staff recommended approval subject to rescinding an overlapping permit area within the legal description.
The record included a staff finding that the request would not introduce a new use to the shopping center and that operational limits (no late‑night activity, off‑premises sales only) would limit potential impacts. No members of the public registered opposition and the hearing officer closed the item for decision.
