Part III Use Standards | 16.305 Alcoholic Beverage Sales
16.305 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES 16.305.01 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY These regulations are established to implement the General Plan’s policy to promote responsible sale and service of alcoholic beverages, as well as reduce impacts from the operation of businesses selling alcoholic beverages for on-site or off-site consumption.
16.305.02 REQUIREMENTS A. Use Permit Required. No person shall dispense for sale or other consideration, alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, malt beverages, and distilled spirits, for on-site or off-site consumption without first obtaining a Minor or Major Use Permit unless the sale or service is associated with a restaurant. B. All alcoholic beverage sales uses are also subject to the following requirements: 1. The operator of the use shall prevent loitering or other activity in the parking lot that would be a nuisance to adjacent uses and/or residential neighborhoods; 2. The use shall not be located in a reporting district with more than the recommended maximum concentration of the applicable on or off-premises sales use, as recommended by the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC), nor with a high crime rate as reported by the Vallejo Police Department unless the Director or the Planning Commission has made a determination of public convenience or necessity as provided for by State law and Section 16.305.03, Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity below; 3. Except for establishments with more than 10,000 square feet that also provide fresh produce and meat and other groceries, a minimum distance of 1,000 feet from another bar, convenience store selling alcohol or an automobile service station with a mini-mart selling alcoholic beverages is required. 4. Hours of operation are limited to 8 a.m. to 12 midnight, daily unless the Planning Commission approves a Major Use Permit allowing additional hours pursuant to Chapter 16.323, Late Night Business Operations and considering:
Draft: 01/06/2021
a. The impacts of any nearby discretionary land use that is already subject to a Major Use Permit and that also proposes to engage in late night alcohol sales and/or service; b. Conditions including, but not limited to, interior and exterior restrictions such as noise controls, location and use of parking areas, sound barriers, and other performance standards to manage, minimize, mitigate, eliminate or reduce the impacts of that activity on the public health and safety. 5. The site shall be maintained free of litter and graffiti at all times. The owner or operator is responsible for daily removal of trash, litter, and debris from premises and on all abutting sidewalks with 20 feet of the premises. One permanent, non-flammable trash receptacle shall be installed near all public entrances and exits to the establishment. 6. Notices shall be prominently displayed that prohibit loitering and littering and request patrons to not disturb neighbors or block driveways; 7. Employees of the establishment shall walk a 100-foot radius from the facility at some point prior to 30 minutes after closing and shall pick up and dispose of any discarded beverage containers and other trash left by patrons. 8. The following signs shall be prominently displayed in a readily visible manner: a. “California State Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age”; b. “No loitering or public drinking”; and c. “It is illegal to possess an open container of alcohol in the vicinity of this establishment”. 9. A copy of the conditions of approval and the ABC license shall be required to be kept on the premises and presented to any law enforcement officer or authorized City official upon request. 10. All businesses that engage in retail alcoholic beverage sales shall be subject to inspection by the City staff any time the Chief of Police, or their designee, finds that criminal or nuisance activities are occurring on or near the premises.
TITLE 16: ZONING CODE | VALLEJO, CA 105
