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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL A FOR: Council Meeting of 20 November 1990 FROM: Jaime R. Aguilera, Director of Community Development G SUBJECT: Maclin Markets, Appeal of Liquor License Denial. E BACKGROUND* Staff became aware that the Colton Auction was selling hard liquor by the drink through N a complaint Staff verified the complaint and asked the owner to justify why he was operating without a conditional use permit by the City. Mr. Larsen responded that he had been given approval by the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Staff Investigated further and found that the auction did have approval by the A.B.C. The documents on file at the A.B.C. indicated that the "City Planner' who had authorized the liquor license was Jennifer Thornberry. However, her name appeared in typewritten form, not as a signature. Ms. Thornberry was then asked what her involvement in the issue was and A she denied ever having given Mr. Larsen any approvals. Mr. Larsen then agreed to comply with the Planning Division's requirement for a Condi- tional Usel Permit and filed on July 20,19W. The Planning Commission subsequently heard the item at a public hearing on August 28,199Q The request was denied based on the following issues: a) The Auction has a'family atmosphere" and therefore is not conducive to having a full bar in conjunction with a family lifestyle. E b) The Auction produces an incredible amount of traffic and the Commission was opposed to mixing drinking drivers and the large amount of pedestrian and vehicle traffic. P c) At the Planning Commission meeting, the Auction's representative indicated -0 that Ms. Thornberry was not at fault CN A subsequent conversation between Mr. Larsen and myself culminated in Mr. Larsen's O : assertion that Ms. Thornberry had indeed given him permission to operate. STATEMENT OF THE PROS FM, R Regardless of whether Mr. Larsen was given erroneous information by a City staff mem- ber or not, when the Auction filed property, the Planning Commission acted within their � CJ bounds to deny the license on very strong grounds. c