26-0395 — Land Use Hearing Officer (2026-03-09)

AI Summary

ALDI (Florida) LLC applied for a 3-PS alcoholic beverage license to sell beer, wine, and spirits in sealed containers at their package liquor store located at 252 Harbor Village Lane, Apollo Beach, FL 33572. The application requires two waivers: one to exempt the existing alcoholic beverage uses already identified on the property and another to waive the 250-foot minimum distance requirement from residentially zoned property, which falls only 160 feet away. The applicant argues the use will not negatively impact nearby residential areas because it operates in a shopping center with a wall and travel barrier separating it from residential property, and because package liquor sales for off-premises consumption are a permitted ancillary use to the grocery store operation.