TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution (1) Approving a Use Permit Amendment to Allow an Expansion of an Existing 4,180 Square-Foot “Eating and Drinking Establishments” Use (Arthur J Restaurant) with Full Alcohol Service, Into an Adjacent Vacant 1,141 Square-Foot Tenant Space Within an Existing Commercial Building at 901 and 903 Manhattan Avenue in the Downtown Commercial (CD) Zoning District; and (2) Making an Environmental Determination of Categorical Exemption in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Simms Restaurants Group/Arthur J) (Community Development Director Tai).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0153
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-0153, adopting an environmental determination of exemption under CEQA and approving the subject Use Permit Amendment, subject to conditions.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Costs associated with the processing of the Use Permit Amendment are paid by the applicant; and costs associated with the appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision are paid by the appellant. Therefore, there are no fiscal impacts to the City associated with this request.
DISCUSSION:
The City Council conducted a public hearing de novo on October 18, 2022, to consider a Use Permit Amendment request to expand an existing “Eating and Drinking Establishments” use (Arthur J restaurant) with full alcohol service, into an adjacent vacant tenant space within an existing commercial building at 901 and 903 Manhattan Avenue. After conducting a public hearing, the City Council adopted a motion to direct staff to draft a resolution of approval for City Council to consider at a future meeting. Attached for City Council’s consideration is draft Resolution No. 22-053.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Resolution No. 22-0153