Planning commission approves beer-and-wine permit for Tacos Los Cholos at 7127 Pacific Boulevard

The Huntington Park Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit allowing on-site sale of beer and wine at Tacos Los Cholos, 7127 Pacific Boulevard. Staff recommended approval after concluding the use is permitted in the Downtown Specific Plan (District A — Gateway) with an approved CUP.

Planning assistant Adeli summarized staff’s report, saying the restaurant occupies 3,930 square feet, is in the DTSP District A Gateway zoning, and would operate Monday–Thursday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday–Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. Adeli said the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1) for existing facilities, and that the requested permit is for a Type 41 ABC license, which authorizes sale of beer and wine for consumption on the premises and requires operation as a bona fide eating establishment.

Adeli summarized the six findings the commission must make to approve a CUP and said staff recommended approval with conditions to regulate alcohol distribution. No public speakers came forward during the public hearing. Jose Maldonado, the applicant and owner of Tacos Los Cholos, answered commissioner questions about storage, indicating alcohol would be kept in an existing room on site.

Commissioners then moved and seconded approval. A roll-call vote recorded “yes” from Commissioner Flores, Commissioner Estrada, Commissioner Tapia, and Vice Chair Tarango; Commissioner Carvajal was absent. The motion passed and the commission approved Planning Case No. 202504CUP.

The permit approval allows the restaurant to operate under the conditions set by the planning commission; the transcript records that conditions of approval were incorporated to regulate alcohol distribution, but the text of those conditions was not read into the record during the meeting.