FLAGSTAFF — The City of Flagstaff has not received a liquor license application from the Maverik gas station located at 4190 E Butler Ave. Additionally, the City has not expressed support for any potential application. It is the role of the Flagstaff City Council to make a recommendation of support or denial for any submitted application.
The process to apply for a liquor license is outlined below.
The liquor license process begins at the State level and complete applications are forwarded to the respective municipality consideration.
Once an application is received by the Flagstaff Clerk’s Office, the Office secures the appropriate fees and schedules a hearing date in front of the City Council. The application is then forwarded to the Police Department for a report on the background investigation and the city’s Community Development Division, that reports on whether the zoning for the location does or does not support liquor sales and/or consumption in addition to reporting on any outstanding code violations. Those reports are submitted to the applicant and they are forwarded to the City Council for consideration.
The Clerk’s Office posts a notice at the location that notifies the public that the location is seeking a liquor license and the date of the public hearing.
The public hearing is held with the City Council to receive any comments from the public and for Council discussion. The Council then makes a recommendation to the State Liquor Department to approve or disapprove the license. The recommendation is then forwarded to the State for consideration with the State determining if the license will be granted or not.
All applications that receive a recommendation for disapproval automatically have a hearing scheduled before the State Liquor Board.
For questions or more information regarding the liquor license application process please visit http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/42/Liquor-Licenses.