ABC Announces Special On-Sale Liquor Licenses for San Francisco

Sacramento – Paul Tupy, Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, introduced authorization for the issuance of 5 new Neighborhood Restricted Special On-Sale General Licenses (Type 87) in specified census tracts positioned within the City and County of San Francisco, as licensed in §23826.13 of the Business & Professions Code (BPC). The census tract listed in subdivision (b)(3) of §23826.13 is at the moment full and the division won’t be accepting functions for that neighborhood. Additionally, if extra functions are obtained for a neighborhood than the variety of licenses obtainable, the candidates will probably be positioned in a random drawing to find out the order by which functions will probably be processed for that neighborhood.

Type 87 licenses are to be issued just for bona fide consuming locations and authorize the sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits for consumption on the licensed premises. Type 87 licenses are typically non-transferrable to some other entity or to a different location exterior the census tracts listed in paragraphs (1) to (7) of subdivision (b) of §23826.13.

From September 8, 2025, by way of September 19, 2025, the Department will settle for functions for the Type 87 license on the San Francisco District Office, 33 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1230, San Francisco, CA 94105 or at some other ABC workplace all through the state.

Only one software for a Type 87 license will probably be accepted from a single applicant. An software charge of $19,315 is to be paid upon submitting. Only a licensed test, cashier’s test or cash order will probably be accepted for fee of the appliance charge, which needs to be made payable to Alcoholic Beverage Control.

If the variety of candidates is the same as or lower than the variety of Type 87 licenses obtainable, all candidates will probably be notified that they’ve 90 days to finish a proper software for his or her particular premises.

If the Department receives extra functions than there are Type 87 licenses obtainable, a digital drawing will probably be held. To take part in such a drawing, an applicant will need to have been a resident of California for not less than 90 days previous to the date of the scheduled drawing. Successful drawing members will probably be notified that they’ve 90 days to finish a proper software for his or her particular premises.

Unsuccessful drawing members will probably be mechanically refunded their software charge (minus a $100 service cost) inside 90-120 days of the drawing however will retain their rating till the next 12 months pursuant to Chapter 1, Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 69.3 (c) and will probably be notified if their rank turns into reachable upon withdrawal or denial of software(s) of these in ranks above. Successful members who file a proper software for a precedence license who then determine to withdraw their software will probably be entitled to a refund in accordance with BPC § 23320 and 23959. Pursuant to the provisions of § 12419.5 of the Government Code, if an applicant owes cash to the California taxing companies, a declare in opposition to the kind 87 software charge could also be made by the taxing company. If such a declare is made, the quantity owed will probably be deducted from the appliance charge on the time of refund and remitted to the taxing company.

Applicants are inspired to file their functions early within the submitting interval to keep away from a prolonged wait.

In the approaching weeks, extra data and directions concerning functions for authentic and intercounty switch of normal licenses will probably be made obtainable on ABC’s web site.

It is necessary to notice that new precedence laws have been instituted. To view the precedence laws, the Approved Regulations web page and scroll all the way down to Priority Registration Drawings.