Business impact
Pittsburg Planning Commission — September 9, 2026
Pittsburg Planning Commission meeting ·
An independent Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce summary of the City of Pittsburg's agenda — a Chamber service, not a City publication.
The Pittsburg Planning Commission's special meeting on September 9, 2026 focuses on three Use Permit applications, all of which affect specific commercial businesses. Two involve alcohol licensing (a full-service restaurant seeking distilled spirits service and a grocery store seeking beer and wine off-sale), and one involves establishing a religious assembly use with bingo fundraisers in an existing commercial space. All three items are relevant to the local business community.
Christmas Ministries Use Permit (AP-26-0085)
Zoning/Use PermitA Use Permit application to establish a Religious Assembly use with bi-weekly charitable bingo fundraiser games in an existing 9,000 sq-ft commercial space at 3721 Railroad Avenue, in the Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District.
Why it matters: The proposal would convert commercial space to religious assembly use in a Neighborhood Commercial district, affecting the property, adjacent businesses, and the commercial character of the Railroad Avenue corridor.
What's being decided: Approve or deny the Use Permit.
Cajun Crack'n Distilled Spirits Use Permit (AP-25-0053)
Licensing/Use PermitA Use Permit to allow an existing full-service restaurant at 4330 Century Boulevard to add full alcoholic service and obtain a California ABC Type 47 license authorizing sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for on-premises consumption.
Why it matters: The permit affects an existing restaurant's business operations and revenue potential, and expands alcohol service in the Community Commercial district.
What's being decided: Approve or deny the Use Permit.
Island Pacific Supermarket Beer and Wine Sales (AP-26-0034)
Licensing/Use PermitA Use Permit expansion to allow the existing Island Pacific Supermarket at 2100 North Park Boulevard to sell beer and wine for off-site consumption; the original 2011 approval authorized an ABC license, but that authorization expired in 2013 without a license being obtained.
Why it matters: The permit affects the grocery store's product offerings and revenue, and expands off-sale alcohol availability in the Community Commercial district.
What's being decided: Approve or deny the Use Permit expansion.
Also on the agenda (1 routine item)
Every item from the City's agenda is listed — nothing is omitted. These routine items (minutes, proclamations, procedural business) have no direct bearing on the local business climate.
- 1 — Approval of Minutes — Approval of the minutes from the July 14, 2026 and July 28, 2026 meetings.
Plain-language summary prepared by the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, an independent organization that is not part of City government. Not an official record of the City of Pittsburg — verify at pittsburgca.gov.