Land Use & Conditional Use Permits

Legal assistance with local approvals, zoning matters, and conditional use permits for alcohol-related businesses in California.

Conditional Use Permits

Many California jurisdictions require a conditional use permit before you can sell alcohol at your premises. We help with:

Your premises must be properly zoned for the type of alcohol sales you plan. We assist with various zoning issues:

Land use approvals involve various local government bodies. We have experience working with agencies across California.

We work with city and county planning departments on applications, conditions, and compliance matters.

We represent clients at planning commission hearings for CUPs, variances, and other land use approvals.

When matters require city council approval or appeal, we provide representation at those hearings.

For unincorporated areas, we work with county boards of supervisors and planning agencies.

Local land use approvals and ABC licensing are closely connected. Understanding this relationship is essential for successful licensing.

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Many ABC license types require local approval before ABC will issue the license
2
CUP conditions can affect ABC license conditions and vice versa
3
Local denials can prevent ABC license issuance even if ABC requirements are met
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Timing coordination between local and ABC processes is often critical
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Changes to local approvals may require ABC notification or approval

Land use matters often connect to our other practice areas.