DATE:
TO:
VIA:
FROM:
September 14, 2026
Renee Barela-Gutierrez, Liquor Hearing Officer
Geralyn F. Cardenas, City Clerk/Director of Community Engagement
Emily Aragon, Constituent Services Specialist
ITEM & ISSUE:
Request from El Farol, LLC for a transfer of ownership and location of Inter-Local Dispenser Liquor
License No. DIS-001248 with on-premises consumption only and patio services to be located at El
Farol, 808 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501.
Attached are staff reports regarding litter, noise, and traffic. Staff does not anticipate a substantial
change in litter and noise, or any unacceptable traffic impacts due to the approval of this request.
The proposed location is not within 300 feet of a church or a school.
The applicant currently is pending a business license with the City of Santa Fe therefore as a
condition of approval staff is recommending that it be noted that the applicant will be required to
obtain all necessary permits and licenses and comply with all Fire, Building, and Land Use Code
requirements prior to issuance of the City Liquor License.
Additionally, as a condition of doing business in the city, staff recommends that it be noted that the applicant
is required to comply with all city ordinances.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Consideration of the above request
Attachments: Alcoholic Beverage Control Application
Notice of Public Hearing and Publications
Reminder Letter to Applicant
Staff Reports



















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DATE: , 2026
TO:
Maggie R. Moore, Assistant Planning & Land
Use Department Director
VIA:
FROM: Jason D. Sena, Enforcement Manager
ITEM & ISSUE : Litter and noise impact assessment,due to a request
from for the following:
a)
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
It is not anticipated that there will be a substantial change in litter and noise because of this
request.