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Hold a Public Hearing to Consider an Appeal of an Administrative Use Permit to Allow Sale of Beer, Wine, and Spirits for Off-Site Consumption as an Accessory Use at the Existing Walgreens Store at 1600 Park Street; and Adoption of Related Resolution
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Allen Tai
Planning Services Manager
Date: March 9, 2015
Re: Hold a Public Hearing to Consider an Appeal of an Administrative Use Permit to Allow Sale of Beer, Wine, and Spirits for Off-Site Consumption as an Accessory Use at the Existing Walgreens Store at 1600 Park Street; and Adoption of Related Resolution
BACKGROUND
On February 3, 2015, the Zoning Administrator held a public hearing and conditionally approved an administrative use permit to allow up to 74 square-feet of retail area for the sale of beer, wine, and spirits for off-site consumption as an accessory use at the new Walgreens at 1600 Park Street (Exhibit 1). A 74-square-foot area inside the Walgreens store is equivalent to approximately 18 linear feet of shelf space (six sections of shelf at three feet each) and eight feet of cooler space (four cooler doors at two feet each).
On February 10, 2015, O Hwan Kwon of 1601 Park Street (Pit Stop Market) filed an appeal of the Zoning Administrator approval. The Petition for Appeal makes eight arguments as to why the Planning Board should overturn the Zoning Administrator's decision to approve the proposal (Exhibit 2).
ANALYSIS
The following analysis addresses each of the appellant's eight arguments provided in the Petition for Appeal and briefly summarized below.
Argument #1: The appellant argues that sale of beer, wine, and spirits is not a necessity.
Staff would agree; alcohol sales at this location is not a necessity, but it is a convenience. To approve this use permit and allow Walgreens to sell beer, wine and spirits, the City must make the findin...
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