The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a modification to Conditional Use Permit 25‑17 that updates an earlier condition limiting alcohol sales to original factory six‑packs.

Angeline Mendoza, the staff presenter, said industry packaging has changed since the permit’s original 2015 conditions: manufacturers now sell four‑packs and two‑packs in factory‑sealed packaging. Mendoza summarized that the modification would change the condition to prohibit ‘‘containers of beer or malt liquor not in their original factory multi‑packs’’ rather than restricting sales to six‑packs. She emphasized the applicant is not seeking to permit single‑can sales, and staff recommended the commission find the modification CEQA‑exempt under the city’s existing‑facilities exemption (Section 15,301 as cited in the staff report).

Abdul Samad Gill, the franchisee for the 7‑Eleven at 510 North Waterman, told the commission the requested change reflected consumer demand and did not encourage on‑site consumption or loitering: "They still discourage the single cell,'' he said, and added that the retailer has no plans to change its loitering policies. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about enforcement and the continued presence of the original condition that separately limits single‑can sales; staff confirmed the remaining anti‑single‑can condition remains in effect.

After brief questioning, the commission adopted staff’s recommended resolution forwarding the amendment to City Council (Resolution No. 2025‑0550) and approving the CUP modification.

The change is intended to align local permit conditions with current retail packaging while keeping safeguards against single‑container sales that tend to be associated with off‑premises public drinking and related nuisances.