DATE: September 23, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity on Application for Alcoholic Beverage License Type 20 for Sola 1 LLC
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider and take action on request for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity in regard to application for Alcoholic Beverage License Type 20 (off-sale beer and wine) filed by Sola 1 LLC, to be used at 2444 S. 9th Street, Fresno, CA 93725.
REPORT
Sola 1 LLC (the Applicant) is applying for a Type 20 license (off-sale beer and wine) to be used at 2444 S. 9th Street, Fresno, CA 93725, which is located within Census Tract 12.01. Five off-sale licenses are allowed in this Census Tract. There are currently six registered licenses in the Census Tract. Business and Professions Code section 23817.5 limits the number of premises for which an off-sale beer and wine license may be issued to one for each 2,500 inhabitants of the county where the premises is situated. However, Business and Professions Code section 23817.7 provides that the Alcohol and Beverage Commission (ABC) may approve an application for an off-sale beer and wine license for premises in this situation if the local governing body, your Board, determines that public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance. Additionally, Business and Professions Code section 23958 provides that the ABC shall deny an application for a license if issuance of that license would tend to create a law enforcement problem, or if issuance would result in or add to an undue concentration of licenses, unless the local governing body of the area determines within 90 days that public convenience or necessity would be served by the issuance. This item pertains to a location in District 3.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not make a determination regarding public convenience or necessity in regard to this request within 90 days of noti...
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