To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Determination of Public Convenience for Issuance of a Type 40 Alcoholic Beverage License to Hardeep & Sons, Owner/Operator of the Lighthouse Miniature Golf Facility in Manila
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24- ). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Determines that the issuance of a Type 40 alcoholic beverage license to Hardeep & Sons, owner/operator of the Lighthouse Miniature Golf facility, is a public convenience.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
There is no adopted fee or deposit for this determination in the county's fee schedule, however the cost associated with preparing this report is minimal.
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
Hardeep & sons, owner/operator of the Lighthouse Miniature Golf facility in the Manila area has applied to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Type 40 Alcoholic Beverage License which allows for only beer to be served, and allows for minors to be present provided that some limited food and/or snacks are available to be served. The facility currently holds a Type 41 license, which allows for both beer and wine to be served, and allows for minors to be present but requires a stiff meal to be available to be served. The mini-golf facility is located in a census tract that has an "undue concentration" of ABC licenses that allow on-site consumption and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may only issue a new or revised license if the local governing body finds that issuance of the license is a "public convenience" or a "public necessity". In the event that the local governing body does not respond, ABC will make the determination themselves.
The census tract where the Lighthouse Miniature Golf facility is located is Humboldt County census tract 13, which encompasses Fairhaven, Samoa, Manilla a...
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