Staff Report (Planning) — Local Government Involvement in Review of Liquor Store Licenses (Z17-0009)

Staff Report (Planning) — Local Government Involvement in the Review of Liquor Store Licenses (Z17-0009)

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Date

March 20, 2017

Department

Planning

Application Number

Z17-0009

Subject

Local Government Involvement in the Review of Liquor Store Licenses

COMMENTARY

Recently it has come to the attention of staff that a large grocery store obtained approvals from the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) to include the sale of local BC wine. This was done through a “Specialty Wine License” obtained through an auction held by the Provincial Government. This type of license allows the sale of locally sourced wine in addition to the sale of food and goods in a large format (greater than 10,000 ft2) retail store setting. An information sheet attached as Appendix A provides more information regarding Specialty Wine liquor licences.

When City of Langford staff inquired about local government involvement in permitting Specialty Wine license, we were told that the LCLB confirms that the location of the licensee complies with municipal zoning regulations. In this instance, City staff were consulted regarding the zoning of the location and gave the LCLB the affirmative answer that the zoning permitted a licensed premises.

Local government resolution is not required for three types of licenses that allow for the sale of liquor for consumption off site. “Specialty Wine Stores,” as mentioned, “Wine Stores,” and the more prolific “Licensee Retail Stores,” do not require anything more formal beyond confirmation that a licensed premise is permitted in the zone. Currently the following zones in the City of Langford allow for a licensed premise, which according to the LCLB, would permit all three types of liquor retail licenses:

• C3 (District Commercial)
• C6 (Neighbourhood Public House) – Liquor Store is already listed as a separate use
• C6A (Neighbourhood Mixed Use) – Liquor Store is already listed as a separate use
• C6C (Neighbourhood Mixed Use McCallum)
• C8 (Community Town Centre Pedestrian)
• C8A (Community Town Centre Pedestrian)
• CT3 (Tourist Commercial – Hotel) – permitted as an Accessory Use
• MUE1 (Mixed Use Employment)
• C10 (Langford City Centre)
• MU2 (Mixed Use Residential Commercial) – Liquor Store is already listed as a separate use
• BP1 (Business Park 1 – Millstream Road West) – permitted only on specific lands
• BP2A (Business Park 2A – Sooke Road West)
• BP3 (Business Park 3 – Amy Road)
• BP7 (Business Park 7 – Henry Eng)
• P2 (Community Institutional) – permitted as an Accessory Use
• P4 (Park and Open Space) – permitted as an Accessory Use
• CD1 (Goldstream Meadows)
• CD2 (Hull’s Field)
• CD3 (Westhills)
• CD4 (Olympic View)
• CD6 (Bear Mountain)
• CD6A (Bear Mountain)
• CD7 (Sooke/Jacklin)
• CD12 (South Skirt Mountain)

As Council’s current prerogative is to provide resolutions on liquor primary establishments they may also want the opportunity to review and place conditions on applications for the retail sale of liquor. To do this Council may wish to consider amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 300 that would require Council discretion be applied. As there are several mechanisms through zoning to achieve this, Council may wish to direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw so that Council would have the opportunity to consider applications for liquor retail sales.