DEVELOPER SAYS ALCOHOL VITAL TO MART.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer A Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. developer is appealing a city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Commission decision to bar liquor sales for a mini-market, gas station and fast-food restaurant he wants to build at Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling and Avenue M. Ryan Scholer wants the right to sell alcohol, or he will not proceed with the $1 million-to-$2 million project. Scholer wants to build the mini-market on 2.6 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection. ``Without that, I don't want to build a market,'' he said. ``That would be like having a produce market but not selling lettuce.'' Scholer will voice his appeal at the commission's 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting at 44933 Fern Ave. At its May 18 meeting, the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle approved the project but rejected the request to sell beer and wine based on concerns that it would exacerbate crime in the area. The commission also felt additional alcohol sales would make it harder to clean up the area. Ray Chavira, chairman of the High Desert Alcohol Policy Coalition, said Scholer has agreed to limit alcohol sales to 7 a.m. to midnight and would not sell malt liquor. However, concerns remain, including the 665 crimes reported in the area last year and the fact that there are already 13 liquor licenses Noun 1. liquor license - a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages liquor licence license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something in the census tract A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. Usually these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist within a county. that includes the mini-market site. Another concern is that there is an alternative school for troubled youths near the mini-market site. ``That school will be adversely affected by that operation,'' Chavira said. ``Kids will be hanging around a few yards away from where there is a bad element.'' The illustration for the project, which Scholer calls the Dakota Market, features a retro [Latin, Back; backward; behind.] A prefix used to designate a prior condition or time. , 1950s-style architecture. The market would feature a glass storefront and a 50-foot stucco stucco (stŭk`ō), in architecture, a term loosely applied to various kinds of plasterwork, both exterior and interior. It now commonly refers to a plaster or cement used for the external coating of buildings, most frequently employed in tower, while the gas station would have nine pumps and be covered by a metal canopy. ``My hope is that it's a prototype product,'' Scholer said. The mini-market and fast-food restaurant would cover 5,000 square feet. The canopy for the service station would cover an additional 7,000 square feet. ``The market will have everything except a butcher's shop,'' Scholer said. Plans also call for a gourmet coffee shop. Scholer said he hopes to land a Starbucks store or, failing that, sell Starbucks products. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) A Beverly Hills developer wants to build the Dakota Market, shown in this illustration, at Sierra Highway and Avenue M. |
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