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Restaurant Beverage Program / Streamlined Permitting Land Use Regulatory Process / Council District One

Council File 17-0981-S15

Under review — the Planning Committee backed a plan to streamline alcohol permits for restaurants in District 1, but the full City Council hasn't voted yet. If approved, qualifying restaurants would get faster access to beer and wine sales licenses for one year.

Introduced
2026-08-28
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Mover
EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
Second
TIM MCOSKER

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Brief

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez introduced this motion to establish a streamlined land use regulatory process for restaurant beverage programs. The Department of City Planning submitted supporting documents in early September. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on September 8. The City Attorney has now scheduled the matter for Council consideration on September 22, 2026, advancing it toward adoption.

Full summary

This resolution by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez (District 1), seconded by Councilmember Tim McOsker, activates the Restaurant Beverage Program — a streamlined permitting land use regulatory process — within a defined geographic area of Council District One. The program is designed to make it easier for qualifying restaurants to obtain approval to sell alcoholic beverages. During an initial one-year provisional period, alcohol sales under the program would be limited to beer and wine. The geographic boundaries of the program area are defined in a map attached to the resolution as Exhibit A. The Department of City Planning submitted a supporting report and findings on September 2, 2026. Those findings, included as Exhibit B to the resolution, conclude that the Restaurant Beverage Program is consistent with public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice within the defined boundaries — the standard legal test the City must meet to justify a land use regulatory change of this kind. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee took up the item at its September 8, 2026 meeting. Three of the five members voted yes — Raman, Jurado, and Nazarian — with Blumenfield and Lee absent. The committee recommended that the full Council adopt the resolution along with the attached map and findings. No community impact statements were submitted, and no fiscal analysis has been completed by either the City Administrative Officer or the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Attorney scheduled the matter for the full Council on September 22, 2026. If the Council adopts the resolution, the Restaurant Beverage Program will take effect in the designated Council District One area, giving restaurants there access to an expedited permitting pathway for beer and wine service during the provisional year.

Activity (6)

  • 2026-09-18 City Attorney scheduled item for Council on September 22, 2026.
  • 2026-09-08 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-09-04 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 8, 2026.
  • 2026-09-02 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-09-02 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated September 2, 2026.
  • 2026-08-28 Resolution referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

Documents (5)

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