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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSArticle 301 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES

301.02: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

Conditional Use Permit approval is required for any use involving the sale of alcoholic beverages under an on-sale or off-sale license.

A. Liquor Stores. Liquor Stores and other off-sale establishments that dedicate more than twenty-five (25) percent of the sale floor to sales of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, but excluding full-service grocery stores, shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards:

  1. Location. In all areas outside the Downtown Districts, such establishment shall be located a minimum of five hundred

(500) feet from any other such establishment or any educational, religious, or cultural institution or public parks. The five hundred (500) foot separation requirement does not apply in the Downtown Districts.

  1. Litter. Trash receptacles shall be provided by entrances and exits from the building.

  2. Pay Telephones and Vending Machines. External pay telephones and vending machines are prohibited. (Ord. 1866, 1119-2019)

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