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Del Paso Boulevard Alcohol Sales (P25-011) [Noticed on 02/13/2026; Published 02/17/2026]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00509
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Location
Location: 3560 Del Paso Boulevard, APNs: 252-0282-014-0000, District 2
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, pass a Motion to approve: 1) Environmental Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and; 2) Conditional Use Permit to authorize the sale of distilled spirits in addition to existing beer and wine sales under a Type-21 license (General - Beer, Wine, Spirits) in a 1,600 square foot convenience store on approximately 0.22-acres in the Limited Commercial (C-1) zone.
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Contact
Contact: Deja Harris, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5853, dnharris@cityofsacramento.org; Zach Dahla, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5584, zdahla@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Community Development
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Presenter
Presenter: Deja Harris, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5853, dnharris@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Community Development
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Applicant
Applicant: Harvinder Singh, 3560 Del Paso Boulevard, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95838
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Property Owner
Property Owner: Daljit Singh, 4525 Cornfield Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Findings of Fact and Conditions of Approval
4-Exhibit A: Plans
5-Police Department Conditions and Public Convenience or Necessity Letter
6-Community Comments
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) to authorize the sale of distilled spirits in addition to the beer and wine that is currently being sold within an existing neighborhood market at the southeast corner of Del Paso Boulevard and Verano Street. The market currently sells beer and wine through a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type-20 license which will be replaced with a Type-21 license, if granted, for the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits. This request requires review and approval by the Planning and Design Commission.
Required Findings of Fact
To approve a CUP, the Planning and Design Commission must make all the following findings:
a. The proposed use and its operating characteristics are consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan or transit village plan;
b. The proposed use and its operating characteristics are consistent with the applicable standards, requirements, and regulations of the zoning district in which it is located, and of all other provisions of this title and this code;
c. The proposed use is situated on a parcel that is physically suitable in terms of location, size, topography, and access, and that is adequately served by public services and utilities;
d. The proposed use and its operating characteristics are not detrimental to the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare of persons residing, working, visiting, or recreating in the surrounding neighborhood and will not result in the creation of a nuisance.
Because the applicant is requesting a CUP for alcoholic beverage sales for off-premises consumption, the Planning and Design Commission must make all the following alcohol-related findings in addition to the generally applicable CUP findings:
a. The proposed alcoholic beverage sales will not adversely affect the peace or general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood;
b. The proposed alcoholic beverage sales will not result in undue concentration of establishments dispensing alcoholic beverages;
c. The proposed alcoholic beverage sales will not enlarge or encourage the development of a skid row or blighted area; and
d. The proposed alcoholic beverage sales will not be contrary to or adversely affect any program of redevelopment or neighborhood conservation.
Staffs determination of the projects consistency with the above findings of fact, including the special findings for alcoholic beverage sales, are available in Attachment 3.
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Public/NeighborhoodOutreachComments
Public/Neighborhood Outreach and Comments: As part of the application review process, the proposed project was routed to Hagginwood Community Association, Rancho Del Paso Neighborhood Association, North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, Benito Juarez Neighborhood Association, Preservation Sacramento, Civic Thread, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, and Region Builders. Staff received a letter of support from Hagginwood Community Association.
Staff posted the site with an early notice at time of planning application submittal. Staff also mailed hearing notices to all property owners, residents, and neighborhood groups within 500 feet of the project site and posted the site 10 days prior to the public hearing. Staff received two letters of opposition from nearby residents opposed to alcohol sales in the community as well as three letters of support from nearby residents. The letters of support emphasized that the store supplies essential goods and offers convenient access to residents in the surrounding community.
All comments received are included in Attachment 6.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations:
2040 General Plan
The 2040 General Plan designation for the project site is Commercial Mixed Use (CMU). The General Plan recognizes that Commercial Mixed Use designation areas are intended to foster vibrant retail and commercial centers of varying scales throughout the community. The project is consistent with the CMU designation as it allows for the expansion of goods offered at an existing neighborhood market. Neighborhood markets offer residents convenient access to everyday necessities such as groceries and household goods. They are essential neighborhood serving assets that help create healthy, livable, and complete neighborhoods, further implementing the vision of the CMU designation.
In addition to the project’s consistency with the CMU designation, staff find that the project is consistent with the following 2040 General Plan Land Use and Placemaking Element goals and policies:
Goal LUP-2 Balanced and connected community with thriving neighborhoods and centers and development intensities linked to transit.
Policy LUP-2.1 Overall Balance of Uses. The City should encourage a balance and a mix of employment, residential, commercial, cultural, and tourism-related uses, as well as a full range of amenities and services necessary to support a thriving city.
Goal LUP-5. Attractive, thriving commercial centers that are well-located to serve the needs of Sacramento residents, workers, and visitors.
Policy LUP 5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers. The City shall promote housing, and employment uses at existing regional commercial centers to enhance retail viability, establish pedestrian-oriented shopping districts, create more attractive buildings and public spaces, support transit viability, and reduce vehicle trips. The City shall facilitate the replacement of surface parking, drive aisles, and shared parking facilities to further this policy.
Policy LUP 5.5 Neighborhood Commerce. The City shall support geographically well-distributed neighborhood-oriented commercial centers or “main streets” to improve local access to stores, cafés and restaurants, and other neighborhood commercial uses and services.
Goal LUP-6. A city of healthy, livable, “complete neighborhoods” that provide for residents’ daily needs within easy walking or biking distance from home.
LUP-6.1 Neighborhoods as a Basic Unit. Recognizing Sacramento’s neighborhoods as foundational elements of the city’s urban structure, the City shall work to enhance their livability through the development of plans and programs.
Staff Response: The project is consistent with the goals and policies above in that the project allows for the expansion of goods offered at an existing neighborhood-serving market. The General Commercial (C-1) zone allows for offices, retail stores, and commercial service establishments that are compatible with residential development. This zone is intended to be applied to small lots thar are surrounded by a residential neighborhood. This project will play a supporting role in the provision of goods to nearby residents consistent with the purpose of the C-1 zone. The immediate area lacks nearby opportunities to obtain daily essentials, such as basic groceries and household items. Neighborhood markets that offer convenient access to everyday necessities such as groceries (i.e. healthy food) and household essentials while also offering alcohol and other beverages are essential neighborhood serving assets that help create healthy, livable, and complete neighborhoods. Through the implementation of the conditions of approval and the protest conditions by the Police Department to ABC for the retailer license, the convenience market can contribute positively to the fabric of the neighborhood by fostering economic development and a full range of amenities necessary to support a neighborhood.
Staff also find that the project complies with the following 2040 General Plan Environmental Justic Element goal and policies:
Goal EJ-2. Equitable access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food and wider access to healthy food resources in disadvantaged communities.
Policy EJ-2.16 Discourage Unhealthy Uses. The City should discourage the establishment of new drive-through restaurants, alcohol permits for off-site sales, and tobacco sales points near food deserts, schools, and pedestrian priority areas.
Policy EJ-2.20 Evaluating Health Impacts. The City may use best available data tools, including but not limited to Healthy Places Index, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index, and CalEnviroScreen, when evaluating health impacts from proposed projects in disadvantaged and historically underserved communities.
Staff Response: Per General Plan Map EJ-1, the project site is located within a disadvantaged community (DAC). A proposal for expanded alcohol sales within a DAC requires special attention to ensure a project will not exacerbate existing health inequities or result in a disproportionate concentration of alcohol outlets. Consistent with General Plan policy EJ-2.16, staff evaluated the location and characteristics of the proposed alcohol permit for off-site sales in relation to available food sales, the location of nearby sensitive uses, and whether the area would be considered a pedestrian priority area, to determine the appropriateness of the proposal. Staff also evaluated the requested alcohol sales using the best data tools available relative to health impacts, including CalEnviroScreen and California Healthy Places Index. A full analysis of the findings of these data tools is provided in the Background section of this report
North Sacramento Community Plan
The project site is located within the North Sacramento Community Plan Area of the 2040 General Plan. The 2040 General Plan identifies the Community Plan Area as a welcoming community with working families and diverse neighborhoods, appealing housing options, and quick, convenient, accessible transportation connections to key destinations in the city. The North Sacramento Community Plan does not have any applicable goals or policies for the proposed use or subject site.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: The Community Development Department, Environmental Planning Services has reviewed this project and determined that it is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities (Categorical Exemption - Class 1). Class 1 includes projects involving the operation, permitting, and licensing of existing facilities and involves negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The project qualifies for this exemption because no physical changes are proposed to the existing structure, with the exception of minor interior renovations to accommodate changes to the sales floor.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning and Design Commission make a motion to approve the requested entitlements based on the findings of fact and subject to the conditions listed within Attachment 3. The proposal complies with the goals and policies of the 2040 General Plan in that the project is appropriate for the site characteristics and is compatible with surrounding uses in the neighborhood. The project has been conditioned to address potential impacts to the neighboring uses by incorporating a Video Assessment and Surveillance System (VASS) covering points of sale, alcohol display areas, store entrances, and parking areas to deter theft and unauthorized consumption, limiting shelf space for distilled spirits to 30 square feet behind the point of sale or cash register, and establishing a condition that will encourage the community and operator to work together should any issues or concerns arise. Furthermore, the project will expand retail offerings at a neighborhood serving corner market.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
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