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Home My WebLink About26- Planning Building Services CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Michael E. Hays, Director Subject: Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for Type 20 Liquor License for the Dairy Country Dept: Planning & Building Services Store located at 869 E. Rialto Avenue Date: November 5, 1996 MCC Date: November 18, 1996 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: ORS N/A GIN Recommended Motion: That the Mayor and Common Council deny the request for a determination that the public convenience or necessity is served and direct Planning and Building Services to prepare a letter stating this to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Type 20 liquor license for e Dairy Country Store located at 869 E. Rialto Avenue. ichael 4 Hays Contact person: Michael E. Hays Phone: 384-5357 Supporting data attached: Staff Report Ward(s): 1 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) N/A (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. �-- ON IiiWq a. Ln G CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL REQUIRED DETERMINATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE/NECESSITY; TYPE 20 OFF-SALE BEER & WINE LICENSE FOR THE EXISTING DAIRY COUNTRY STORE LOCATED AT 869 EAST RIALTO AVENUE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 1996 OWNERS/APPLICANTS: Edward Eugene & Irene Jeanette Rhoades The Dairy Country Store 869 East Rialto Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408 REQUEST AND LOCATION The applicants are requesting approval from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) of a Type 20 Beer & Wine License for the Dairy Country Store. This license allows the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption. The existing store previously offered beer and wine for off-site consumption and the Rhoades wish to reinstate the sale of alcohol at this location. The subject site is located on the south side of Rialto Avenue about midway between Waterman Avenue and Tippecanoe Avenue and designated IL, Industrial Light. The convenience store and ancillary alcohol uses are not permitted in the IL designation and are classified as legal nonconforming. (See Exhibit 3, Site Location Map) BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION The store was established by Mr. Rhoades' father in the 1950s. An Off-Sale Beer & Wine License was also obtained sometime during the 1950s by Mr. Rhoades (senior). The store was operated by the Rhoades family until 1988 when the business was leased to another party. The alcohol license was transferred to the lessee. In 1995, the lessee was evicted and, as stated by the Rhoades in their application materials, would not transfer the license back to them. ABC confirms that on January 18, 1996, the Type 20 Off-Sale Beer & Wine License was allowed to expire. A letter from the applicants provides more detail on how this situation occurred (refer to Exhibit 1, Applicants' Letter). Request for a Determination of Public Necessity or Convenience (PCN) No. 96-01 Mayor and Common Council Meeting of November 18, 1996 Page 2 The convenience store has never been vacant since it was established in the 1950s and as such, retains its legal non-conforming status. And while the Type 20 Off-Sale Beer & Wine License expired on January 18, 1996, the Code provides that legal, non-conforming uses may be re- established for up to a year after they are discontinued [Development Code §19.62.030(2)]. Therefore, the land use entitlement for alcohol sales will not expire until January 18, 1997. However, ABC requires that a determination of public convenience or necessity be made if an expired alcohol license is not re-established within three months of its expiration date. If the request for a PCN determination is not granted, the alcohol use cannot be re-established. POLICE RECOMMENDATION The Police Department reviewed this request and recommends it be denied based on the location of the premises in an area of "undue concentration" and because of the high crime rate. A copy of the October 1, 1996 Memorandum from the Police Department is attached [Exhibit 2, Police Department Memorandum (October 1, 1996)]. DETERNIINATION The request has been reviewed and the consensus of Police Department staff is that the on-site sale of beer and wine at the existing Country Dairy Store located at 869 West Rialto Avenue will have a negative impact on the surrounding community due to the location of the store, from which the alcohol would be sold, in a high crime area and will not serve the public convenience or necessity. While Planning staff is not opposed to the re-establishment of the alcohol license at the Dairy Country Store, we defer to the Police Department and their recommendation for denial of this request. The basis for findings for approval is contained in the applicants' letter (Exhibit 2). ENVIRONMENTAL DETERNIINATION Due to the fact that this request is not considered a project under CEQA, no determination is necessary. Request for a Determination of Public Necessity or Convenience (PCN) No. 96-01 Mayor and Common Council Meeting of November 18, 1996 Page 3 RECONEVIENDATION Staff recommends that the Mayor and Common Council deny the request for a determination that the public convenience and necessity is served based on Police Department comments and direct the Department of Planning and Building Services to prepare a letter to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control stating the reasons for the denial. Prepared by: Deborah Woldruff, Associate Planner for Michael E. Hays, Director Planning and Building Services EXHIBITS 1 - Applicants' Letter (October 16, 1996) 2 - Police Department Memorandum (October 1, 1996) 3 - Site Location Map EXHIBIT 1 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rhoades 912 East Rialto Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408-1203 October 16, 1996 4 1� TO: SAN BERNARDINO CITY COUNCIL: Ri I 0�,T 1 15 CITY OF SAN BERNARDA10 DEPARTMENT Of PLANNING u We have heretofore applied for an Off Sale Beer and Wine License for our businGULDUNC SERVICES (Mom& Pops Store) located at 869 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, California; and, would like to submit the following information in support of said application. We would like to make you aware that when my father opened this business in the 1950's he applied for and was granted an Off Sale Beer and Wine License, which he utilized in accordance and in compliance with all rules and regulations pertinent thereto. At the time that he obtained this License in the 1950's there was only one other business in our area that had a liquor license, that being Ellis. On or about Setember of 1988 our business was leased to Susie Ibrahim due to my mother's health and the fact that we were unable to operate the business ourselves because we were attending to my mother's medical needs. At the time that we leased the business the license went with the business and it was our intent to have the license revert back to us in the even that the lease was broken. Because we prepared the lease ourselves, without legal advice, we did not insert the proper wording in the lease to have the license revert back to us in the event of a breach of contract. Therefore, in 1995 when we evicted the tenants, the tenants demanded $10,000.00 to return the license to us. We did not feel that we should pay to get the license back, since the license had gone with the lease, nor were we in a position to pay that kind of money, therefore, the lessees, we are informed , returned the license back to the ABC. Therefore, our license was lost to us through no fault of our own, but rather to circumstances totally beyond our control. Had we known that we had entered into a situation that would leave us without our Beer License, if and when there was a breach of contract on the lease, we would not have entered into it; but for the fact that the lease was entered into in a rather urgent manner (due to health problems) and without the advice of counsel, we would not be in the position we are now, namely, having lost the ability to provide better services to our community and enhance our income. Had it not been for the fact that it became necessary for us to lease the property, due to health problems; and that we were unable to meet the demands of the lessees, i.e. to buy our own license back, it would not be necessary for us to have to re-apply to have this license re-issued back to us. We would like this Council to know that our business serves mostly, our neighborhood and that our neighbors have on many occasions requested that we re-apply for a beer license because most of them do not have transportation to go elsewhere for their shopping; and it is an inconvenience for them to have to go anywhere else because we are unable to provide them with the products which this license would allow us to provide. Further, during the almost half century that my family has owned this store, we have only encountered two incidents wherein our store has been robbed. We attribute this to the fact that we comply very strictly with the Rules and Regulations of the ABC; that we are a Mom& Pops store and therefore we have hours which are not consistent with most other liquor stores which stay open until 2:00 a.m. We close our business at 10:00 p.m. We are very conscientious of the times we live in right now and we do everything that we can to avoid crime. We believe that our record in this regard indicates that we apparently have been successful in this attempt. We can further assure this Council that we use every means known to us, to avoid and curtail crime in our area because we actually reside in this neighborhood, so it is of utmost importance to us to provide and maintain a safe place of business, not only for our personal safety but that of our neighbors. Again, as stated above, we believe that when one has been in business for almost half a century, running the kind of business that we do, and that we have only been victimized twice in those almost 50 years, it seem to us that we apparently are doing something right and that our request for an Off Sale Beer and Wine License should be granted, especially since we've had one for many years and was lost to us through no fault of our own. We, at present, have one employee; however, when we obtain our License we hope to employ 2 or 3 other employees, thereby creating jobs and putting money back into our community. Before we leased our store out, we used to have 5 employees. The issuance of a Beer License would be beneficial, not only to our family, as it would provide us with a better livelihood, but also to other families, since we would be providing jobs for 2 or 3 other individuals. This alone, we feel, is a positive rather than negative situation. Based on the above, it is respectfully requested that this Council grant our request for an Off Sale Beer and Wine License, thereby returning to us the privilege that was lost to us through inadvertence. We request that we not be penalized for our lack of legal knowledge and that the privilege which we once enjoyed be restored to us. Yours tplly, - Edward E. Rhoades Irene J. Rhoades r q V i X996 EXHIBIT 2 C;(Y JFSAN BERNAnLri40 City of San Bernardino DEPARTME.Ji OF PLANNING & San Bernardino Police Department BUILDING SERVICES Interoffice Memorandum To: DEBORAH WOLDRUFF, ASSOCIATE PLANNER From: CSR II M. SOTO Subject: PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY (PCN) 96-01, THE DAIRY COUNTRY STORE, 869 E. RIALTO AVE. Date: October 1, 1996 Copies: PROBLEM: On 9-13-96, I received a Memorandum from Associate Planner Deborah Woldruff regarding PCN 96-01 for The Dairy Country Store located at 869 E. Rialto Ave. , San Bernardino. RECOMMENDATIONS• Denial for PCN 96-01 is recommended. The premises is located in an "undue concentration" area. FINDINGS • The business is located within Reporting District SC 545 . Stats show the premises is located in a crime reporting district that has 20% greater number of reported crimes than the average of reported crimes as determined from all crime reporting districts within the jurisdiction of the police department . The business is located in Census Tract 65 . There are already ten existing off-sale ABC licenses and only six licenses are allowed in this Census Tract . This has been determined to be in an "undue concentration" area and should be denied. Area Commander Sgt . David Anderson agrees with the denial . ATTACHMENTS: 1 . Police concerns . 2 . Memo from Sgt . Anderson. THE SBPD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING: PROGRESSIVE QUALITY POLICE SERVICE; A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE; A REDUCTIION IN CRIME THROUGH PROBLEM RECOGNITION AND PROBLEM SOLVING POLICE CONCERNS APPLICATION FOR P.C.N. FOR A.B. C. LICENSES LOCATION: 869 E. Rialto Ave. Public Convenience and Necessity No. 96-01 Reporting District SC 545 (Stats for 1995) Part I Crimes 199 Persons 115 Property 84 Part II Arrests 111 Alcohol related arrests 23 Calls for service 1, 929 Census Tract 65 Active On Sale 4 Active Off Sale 10 Pending On Sale Pending Off Sale Authorized On Sale 6 Authorized Off Sale 6 GENERAL VICINITY: Distance To Nearest : Distance School Anderson School . 6 mi. Monterey Elementary School . 7 mi . Church Trinity Full Gospel Church . 1 mi . 235 N. Lena Rd. Park 6th St . Park . 9 mi . ABC On Sale License Premises The Jet Bar . 9 mi . Our Lounge . 9 mi . ABC Off Sale Licensed Premises Airport Mart . 6 mi . Ellis Lictuor Store . 5 mi . Page two Distance of parking lot to residence : 879 Rialto Ave. prop line/prop. Area Commander Comments: RD SC545 is a high crime area per 1995 statistics . This averages 20% higher part I crimes and part II _ arrests than the average RD Two liquor/convenience stores are _already located a short distance away at Third and Tippecanoe _ Historically licruor has been linked to violent crime as well as crime in general . The addition 'of another off-sale site for alcohol in a "high crime" area would not be conducive to creating a safer living environment in our city. I do not believe that _granting this request by the "Dairy Country Store" would be in the best interest of the City of San Bernardino and the community in general . Police Department recommendations: The police department recommends denial . The business is located in RD SC545 . Stats show the premises is located in a crime reporting district that has 2.056 greater number of reported crimes than the average of reported crimes as determined rom all crime reporting districts within the Zurisdiction of the police department . The business is located in Census Tract 65 . There are already ten existing off-sale ABC Licenses and only six are allowed in this Census Tract . This has been determined to be in an "undue concentration" area and should be denied. City of San Bernardino San Bernardino Police Department Interoffice Memorandum To: CSR II MARTHA SOTO From: Sgt . . David Anderson Subject : Alcohol Permit "Dairy Country Store" 869 E. Rialto Avenue Date: October 1, 1996 Copies : Lt . W. D. Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have reviewed request 9601 for a Type 20 Off Sale Beer & Wine and PCN (Public Convenience and Necessity) license for 989 E. Rialto Avenue. R.D. SC. 545 is a high crime area per 1995 statistics . This averages 20o higher part 1 crimes and part 2 arrests than the average R.D. Two liquor/convenience stores are already located a short distance away at Third and Tippecanoe. Historically liquor has been linked to violent crime as well as crime in general . The addition of another off-sale site for alcohol in a "high-crime" area would not be conducive to creating a safer living environment in our city. I do not believe that granting this request by the "Dairy Country Store" would be in the best interest of the City of San Bernardino and the community in general . THE SBPD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING: GERE PAGE NO. 0001 CA05 09-19-1996 14 : 22 PART I CRIMES FOR RD SC545 FOR 95 RD CLASS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RD : SC545 CLASS RCDS .32 RD : SC545 CLASS 2A RCDS : 1 RD : SC545 CLASS 3A _ RCDS : 10 RD : SC545 CLASS 3B ►I K ."FC RCDS : 1 RD : SC545 CLASS 3D 61 S7-1?4A7QA,(m RCDS : 5 RD . SC545 CLASS 4A 45_,SA,17 RCDS : 8 Z 'LA- a , All,fC- RCDS • 5 RD : SC545 CLASS 4C , RCDS : 10 RD : SC545 CLASS 4E RCDS : 75 RD : SC545 CLASS 5A ,n olsfA ti RCDS 36 RD SC545 CLASS 5B ,v u RCDS : 11 RD : SC545 CLASS bc „ RCDS : 5 RD r 6 cW -0 RCDS : 187 RD : SC545 CLASS 6B /) 11 . 8aa- o RCDS : 9 RD : SC545 =s 6C i oA u v RCDS : 14 RD : SCS45 CLASS t AAQ” rsv RCDS - 46 RD SC545 CLASS 7A Ma7 on' ' 0V 7- i- RCDS: 24 RD SC545 CLASS 7B -t r RCDS • 6 RD : SC545 CLASS 7C << O WFA i A.An RCDS • 2 RD : SC545 RCDS : 818 GRAND TOTAL RCDS : 818 Ait7 eRlrn ' 9 f60 7 3l o 0/ 1�s CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO EXHIBIT 3 Site Location Map GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION Adopted 6-2-89 OCT 2 104 PCN No. 96-01 Date Panel No. G5 (Dairy Country Store) (869 East Rialto Ave P �- � u- 5E �P P WAR #AAD Z Km � < I "I rNCa"&&mA;g h � G T 1ERC� l J fi h -OUR' Couhr T Aft F, ammomm"o a ll-s M. s T i ~ T W W ' RI AVE JtLIA sr O Come* T O VA'. 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RHOADES, AS IT PERTAINS TO SAID APPLII�CATION. le ,3s�S-30 A /V, Yoc"q-1 pa If 6 , ( '7 s -f- L)le- zo WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, SUPPORT THE APPLICATION OF EDWARD AND IRENE RHOADES FOR AN OFF SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE, AND WOULD INDICATE, BY OUR SIGNATURE BELOW, THAT THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THOSE OF USE WHO LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN MR. AND MRS. RHOADES, AS IT PERTAINS TO SAID APPLICATION. OkaAu 932 22� v e Ad WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, SUPPORT THE APPLICATION OF EDWARD AND IRENE RHOADES FOR AN OFF SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE, AND WOULD INDICATE, BY OUR SIGNATURE BELOW, THAT THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THOSE OF USE WHO LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN MR. AND MRS. RHOADES, AS IT PER_TAINS TO SAID APPLICATION. Ve 54 ILL 13e �92--P'rp rc� vso n 7 �j P-t) 11-1R � S' ° /I1G- 20k7 25 S . S j::�-L� �. . 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