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Planner recommends approval of alcohol sales permit for Downtown Market at 520 West 5th Street

Planning Commission · April 2, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the Planning Commission that Project 25-510-03 seeks an ABC type 21 off-sale license for the Downtown Market at 520 West 5th Street; staff recommended approval with conditions and a CEQA Section 15301 exemption while noting higher-than-average nearby crime rates.

Christopher Modio, the project planner and case planner for Project 25-510-03, presented a staff recommendation to the Planning Commission to approve a special-use permit to allow off-site alcohol sales at the Downtown Market, 520 West 5th Street.

Modio said the application, filed by primary agent Elias Boma, seeks an Alcohol Beverage Control type 21 (off-sale general) license to permit alcohol sales in a 3,494-square-foot tenant space within a two-story commercial building. "The proposed hours of sales for this license is going to be from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.," Modio said. He noted the market’s current hours…

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