File #: 23-043    Version: 1 Name: Site App. Richards on University @ 7805 N. University
Type: Site Approval Status: Approved
File created: 2/1/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/14/2023 Final action: 2/14/2023
Title: Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B-1 (Restaurant, 25% Food) Liquor License with the Onsite Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing Hours) for PIONEER UNIVERSITY ROADHOUSE, INC., D/B/A RICHARDS ON UNIVERSITY, at 7805 N. UNIVERSITY STREET, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)
Attachments: 1. 23-03 Pioneer Univ Roadhouse -7805 N. Univ - CC 2-14-23, 2. HANDOUT - Liquor Commission Minutes - Richards on University 02142023

ACTION REQUESTED: 

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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B-1 (Restaurant, 25% Food) Liquor License with the Onsite Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing Hours) for PIONEER UNIVERSITY ROADHOUSE, INC., D/B/A RICHARDS ON UNIVERSITY, at 7805 N. UNIVERSITY STREET, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)

 

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BACKGROUND:  Fred Jackson, Owner, and Scott Wood, Manager, Pioneer University Roadhouse, Inc., d/b/a Richards on University, presented a Site Application for a Class B (restaurant, 50% food) liquor license, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 a.m. closing hours) and a Subclass 2 (live entertainment) at 7805 N. University. During discussion at the Liquor Commission Meeting, the Applicant decided the Class B-1 (restaurant, 25% food) liquor license would be a more appropriate class for the location. The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application.  Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting will be handed out at the Council Meeting

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:  N/A

 

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:  No neighborhood concerns were presented.

                     

IMPACT IF APPROVED:  Alcoholic Beverages can be consumed and sold at this establishment.

 

IMPACT IF DENIED:  This site will not be able to sell any kind of alcohol.

 

ALTERNATIVES:  N/A

 

EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A

 

WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?

 

1. Grow Peoria                     

 

WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?

 

1. Grow employers and jobs.                     

 

DEPARTMENT: Legal