TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Angelica Ochoa, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT: Title
Appeal of Planning Commission Decision to Deny a Use Permit Amendment for an Existing Restaurant’s Request for On-Site Beer and Wine Service from 6:00AM to 2:00AM Daily for Hotdoggers, Inc. Located at 1605 North Sepulveda Boulevard.
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
C) UPHOLD PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION
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RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the Use Permit amendment for on-site beer and wine service from 6am to 2am daily at the existing 24-hour restaurant.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, HotDoggers, Inc., an existing restaurant at 1605 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, applied for a Use Permit Amendment on June 5, 2012 to allow beer and wine sales and consumption from 6am to 2 am daily. Also, the applicant would like to continue to operate his restaurant 24 hours each day.
Previous applications
Originally, the applicant applied for a Use Permit on December 6, 2010 to allow outdoor dining and to request a new alcohol license for on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine (Type 41-On-Sale Beer and Wine for Public Premises). The existing restaurant had no use permit or alcohol license and was allowed to operate as a legal non-conforming use, without alcohol, outdoor dining or no significant change of use.
The Planning Commission held public hearings on March 23 and April 27, 2011, and approved the project with conditions (Resolution No. PC 11-06). The applicant appealed the Planning Commission’s decision to the City Council to request changes such as hours of operation for the restaurant, patio, beer and ...
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