Santa Clara CA, Type 47 Liquor License

Sellers never pay to list or sell their alcoholic beverage license— Ever!

Buyers only pay a 10% auction fee for any license over $30,000.00.

Buyers only pay a flat fee of $3,000., for all alcoholic beverage licenses $30,000.00., and under.

Our fee structure is unmatched in the liquor license industry!

Liquor License Auctioneers’ preferred independent third party escrow company, Capital Trust Escrow is licensed and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight and is independently bonded, insured and licensed as a corporation to act as an escrow company in the State of California.  

Capital Trust Escrow is independently owned and is not in any way affiliated with Liquor License Auctioneers or its subsidiaries.

Liquor License Auctioneers will provide clients with escrow instructions and all related documents, via email, fax or US mail, the same or next business day.

The escrow fee specified is a preferred rate for escrow transactions resulting from successful auctions of licenses on the website.  The escrow fees and costs for the sale/purchase of an alcoholic beverage license are paid for by the buyer.

Escrow Fee  $1,400.00
Recording & Certification of Notice of Intended Transfer  $75.00 – $100.00 (varies by  County)
Overnight Messenger Fees $100.00 (if applicable).

When you purchase an alcoholic beverage license in the State of California from anyone except the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the state charges all buyers an annual fee and transfer fee (person to person and/or premises to premises) when they file their application.

Type 47, On-Sale, General, (Restaurant) state transfer fees are as follows:  Cities with population over 40,000
Annual Fee is $1,235.00.
Person to person fee is $1,250.00.
Premises to premises fee is $100.00

Cities with population between 20,000 and  40,000
Annual Fee is $1,010.00.
Person to person fee is $1,250.00.
Premises to premises fee is $100.00

Cities with population under 20,000 and unincorporated areas
Annual Fee is $790.00
Person to person fee is $1,250.00.
Premises to premises fee is $100.00

A Conditional Use Permit/Zoning Permit allows a city or county to consider special uses which may be essential or desirable to a particular community, but which are not allowed as a matter of right within a zoning district, but rather through a public hearing process. 

A conditional use permit can provide flexibility within a zoning ordinance.  Another traditional purpose of the conditional use permit is to enable a municipality to control certain uses which could have detrimental effects on the community.

Find out from your local City or County Planning Department whether or not you need a conditional use permit (CUP) at the location where you plan to sell liquor.

There are some cases where a CUP may not be required, but these exceptions are rare.  A location is possibly exempted from needing a CUP, only if the location has been licensed in the last one to six months with the same type of license (#41, 47, 48, 20 or 21) or (“grandfathered in”).

If a CUP is required for a specific location, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will not issue a license for that location until a CUP has been issued.  It is your responsibility to see if you need a CUP for your new location.

If you are not sure how to complete the CUP process or exemption request or need help in securing a favorable outcome of the local decision, feel free to contact us AT 818.345.2226.