Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill allows the City and County of San Francisco to issue up to 20 additional on-sale general licenses for public eating places located within a designated ‘hospitality zone.’ To do so, the city must adopt an ordinance defining the zone, meeting specific criteria, and submitting it to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The ordinance must also include findings regarding public convenience and necessity. The number of licenses issued can be further limited by the local governing body, and licenses are subject to restrictions on transfer and expiration.
Key provisions
- Authorizes up to 20 additional on-sale general licenses for public eating places in designated hospitality zones.
- Requires a local ordinance to define and designate a hospitality zone meeting specific criteria (e.g., 1,000,000 square feet of retail space).
- Local governing bodies can further limit the number of licenses within a hospitality zone.
- Ordinances must include findings regarding public convenience or necessity.
- Licenses cannot be transferred between counties or outside the designated hospitality zone.
- Licenses cannot be transferred to certain business entities (e.g., corporations).
- Licenses issued under this bill expire on July 1, 2033.
- The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control can designate licenses as ‘on-sale general for special use.’
Who is affected
- The City and County of San Francisco
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