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City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2026-01-22)

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October 24,2025 
 
City of Chandler 
Planning and Development Department 
175 S. Arizona Avenue 
Chandler, Arizona 85225 
 
 
Re: PLH25-0029 
 
To Whom It May Concern: 
 
Our 
firm, 
Arizona 
Liquor 
Industry 
Consultants, 
represents our client “The Trophy Bar Ocotillo, LLC 
dba Trophy Sports+Car+Spirits” in the application 
development and submittal of a City of Chandler Use 
and Entertainment Permit. The Applicant is an existing 
business 
historically 
operating 
with 
an 
Arizona 
Department of Liquor License & Control (“ADDLC”) 
Series 12 liquor license. Pursuant to the findings of an 
audit by ADLLC it was determined the applicant failed 
to satisfy the requirement of the food/non-food ratio of 
40%/60%. Accordingly, they are now obtaining Series 6 
liquor license for a bar. 
 
 
 
ARIZONA LIQUOR 
INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS 
P.O. Box 2502  
Chandler, Arizona 85244 
(480) 730-2675   Phone 
 
(480) 730-2676   Fax

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The Trophy Bar Ocotillo, LLC is a properly registered 
Limited Liability Company with Arizona Corporation 
Commission registration with file #23416335. 
 
The business operates as a bar with a limited food 
menu. The hours of operation are 11:00 AM until 2:00 
AM daily. The business totals three thousand seventy-
seven (3,077) square feet, of which the attached 
outdoor patio totals five hundred forty (540) square feet 
and the interior portion totals two thousand five hundred 
thirty-seven (2,537) square feet. 
 
The business has a seating capacity of one hundred 
ninety-nine (199) people, with sixteen (16) people 
designated for the bar area, ninety-nine (99) people 
designated for the attached outdoor patio, and eighty-
four (84) people designated for dining area. The 
business employs twenty-five (25) people with various 
job functions. Five (5) people are full-time and twenty 
(20) are part-time. 
 
The applicant has live evening entertainment on 
Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays. The entertainment is 
live bands with amplified music performed both inside 
the premises and on the attached outdoor patio from 
time to time, weather permitting. Live Entertainment 
typically begins between 5:00 PM and lasts until 2:00 
AM when the business closes. The Applicant employs 
directional speakers in their respectful efforts to mitigate 
ambient sound becoming a nuisance to the adjacent 
residential zone.

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The applicant has installed 10-6.5” directional speakers 
with a standard output of 70-80 decibels inwardly 
directional to control and direct the sound inward to 
their attached outdoor patio. 
 
In addition, live entertainment will also include 
miscellaneous live Sports Radio shows for ASU 
football, AZ Cardinals, Bunker to Bunker golf show, Etc. 
Radio shows have begun as early as 7:00am for golf 
along with 5:00pm-6:00pm and 7:00pm for the other 
sports programs. They will also have live music 
occasionally starting from 12:00 noon, 5:00pm, 6:00pm 
to 7:00pm with all sports programs and music ending at 
12:00 midnight.  
 
 
Live entertainment will consist of Misc. Live Sports 
Radio shows for ASU football, AZ Cardinals, Bunker to 
Bunker golf show, Etc. Radio shows have begun as 
early as 7:00am for golf along with 5:00pm-6:00pm and 
7:00pm for the other sports programs. They will also 
have live music occasionally starting from 12:00 noon, 
5:00pm, 6:00pm to 7:00pm with all sports programs and 
music ending at 12:00 midnight.  
 
The attached outdoor patio is illuminated with low-
voltage exterior LED string-type lighting with covers 
over each light source.  The barrier around the exterior 
of the patio is in full compliance with ARS Title IV and

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exists are property signed with “No Alcohol Beyond
This Point.”
The business has ample adjacent shared parking 
spaces with other tenants. The owner of the property is 
responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of the 
outdoor car park. 
The approval of this Use and Entertainment Permit will 
not cause any significant increase in pedestrian or 
vehicular traffic in adjacent areas. The general and 
surrounding areas contain businesses and restaurants. 
The approval of this application will not cause any 
additional nuisances such as gas, odor, vibration, 
noise, smoke, heat, or glare. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Robert W. Leavitt, on behalf of The Trophy Bar 
Ocotillo, LLC dba Trophy Sport+Car+Sport 
If there are any interested neighbors or property 
owners that would like to let the manager know of 
noise complaints, the primary contact information is :
Mr. Russell Youngs, Managing Partner- Trophy Bar
Cell# 602-377-8065
Email: russellyoungs@thetrophybar.com

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