LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Limits Backed on Liquor Sales Outlets
Los Angeles County planning commissioners this week approved an ordinance that will allow more local control of all new alcohol sales outlets, including restaurants.
On a unanimous vote, the commission voted Thursday to recommended approval of the ordinance to the Board of Supervisors. The measure requires a conditional-use permit for anyone interested in opening a store or restaurant where any kind of alcoholic beverage is to be served.
Presently, only state liquor licenses are required for such outlets.
Ray Chavira, an Antelope Valley resident who has been lobbying the county for adoption of such a measure for years, said he was pleased that the measure was finally moving forward. But he said he was disappointed that it did not include any powers to address problems at existing establishments.
A similar ordinance enacted by the city of Los Angeles allows the retroactive imposition of conditions on businesses if there are significant neighborhood or law enforcement complaints about a liquor store.
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