OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Ocala City Council voted unanimously 5-0 to deny a business an alcoholic beverage location permit, precluding the opening of a liquor store in West Ocala, at their meeting on Nov. 18, 2025.
The permit request was for the sale of beer, wine and liquor for off-premises consumption for Virwa Inc., doing business as Spot on Liquor.
The applicant Spot on Liquor was requesting a new alcoholic beverage location permit to sell beer, wine and liquor for off-premises consumption at 1500 West Silver Springs Blvd. Unit 1. Spot On Liquor was proposing a 1,700 square foot liquor store with no seats, four employees, and utilizing 12 of the existing parking spaces on-site. There are two churches in a 500-foot radius, Intimacy House of Prayer and Glorious Hope Primitive Baptist Church. There’s one alcoholic beverage establishment within a 500-foot radius, which is Kings Food Mart Convenience Store. Kings has a 2PS license and sells only beer and wine for off-premises consumption, said Endira Madraveren, City of Ocala growth management chief planning official…