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How can Albuquerque neighborhoods keep their friendly neighborhood convenience store from becoming a hub for discarded mini bottles of booze, police and fire calls at all hours, and worse? As residents in South San Pedro, Parkland Hills and Nob Hill recently found out, not much.

Under existing state liquor laws and legacy zoning rules, liquor retail (selling l liquor, wine and beer in any size off the shelf) is considered a “permissive” use in most mixed-use zones. That means any business can add it to their site without public input.

I just introduced new legislation to change that power dynamic for good – but I need your help to pass it.

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City Councilor Pat Davis Introduces Legislation Giving Neighborhoods New Notice, Input Before Adding Liquor Sales to Neighborhood Convenience Stores and Carryouts 

“We’d be able to change that landscape of the alcohol establishment owning the neighborhood.”

"It could easily be one of the most consequential changes to alcohol sales in Albuquerque."

City Councilor Pat Davis:
“It’s totally changing the power structure with an industry that…, quite frankly, has been taking advantage of some of our poorer and redeveloping neighborhoods for a long time.”

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WATCH: KRQE’s Chris McKee explains the proposal and how it works.

<a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/legislation-would-require-public-meetings-on-liquor-retail-establishments/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WATCH: KRQE’s Chris McKee explains the proposal and how it works.</a>
The proposed change calls for any new business in an MX-M (mixed use-medium density zone most common along Central, Lomas, San Mateo & Gibson) seeking to provide take home liquor, wine and beer off-the-shelf to apply for what’s called a conditional use permit.

Unlike the “permissive use” process now, a conditional use permit comes with mandatory notices to neighborhood associations, a hearing for public input, and the opportunity to appeal decisions to the city council.

This proposal is part of the package of councilor-sponsored amendments offered to the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO, our zoning codes) as a part of our annual review process. It came directly from my (frustrating) experiences alongside neighborhoods fighting local liquor carryout establishments like convenience stores who had shown little interest or ability in addressing the spillover problems from their properties.

Not surprisingly, industry interests who like the ability of any business to add liquor sales without public zoning hearings strongly oppose this change and we need a strong show of support for this legislation. In order to pass this amendment, I need neighbors and neighborhood associations to step in.

Before coming to the City Council, these proposals go to the city’s Environmental Planning Commission for public hearings (dates to be announced soon) and we need a strong show of support Please ask your neighborhood association to look for hearings on this proposal, and weigh in with a letter or public statement in support at the hearing.
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