TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
SUBJECT:Title
Recent Planning Commission Quasi-Judicial Decision(s):
Consideration of a Planned Development Plan Amendment to Allow Instructional Alcohol Tastings and Off-Sale of Distilled Spirits in Addition to the Existing Allowance for On-Sale and Off-Sale Beer and Wine, an Expansion to Permitted Hours for On-Site Consumption, and an Extension of the Hours of Operation from 7:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Daily to 7:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. Daily, in Conjunction with the Operation of Existing Food and Beverage Sales Use and Ancillary Eating and Drinking Establishment Use within an Existing Commercial Development Located at 1700 Rosecrans Avenue (Erewhon) (Interim Community Development Director Codron).
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On August 13, 2025, the Planning Commission considered the item described below.
1. Consideration of a Planned Development Plan Amendment to allow instructional alcohol tastings and off-sale of distilled spirits in addition to the existing allowance for on-sale and off-sale beer and wine, an expansion to permitted hours for on-site consumption, and an extension of the hours of operation from 7:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. daily to 7:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. daily, in conjunction with the operation of existing food and beverage sales use and ancillary eating and drinking establishment use within an existing commercial development located at 1700 Rosecrans Avenue (Erewhon).
On April 17, 2025, the Community Development Department received an application requesting a Planned Development Plan amendment to allow instructional alcohol tastings and off-sale of distilled spirits in addition to the existing allowance for on-sale and off-sale beer and wine, to extend the hours of operation from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m., including the hours permitted for on-site consumption, in conjunction with the operation of existing food and beverage sales and ancillary eating and drinking establishment use within an existing commercial development located at 1700 Rosecrans Avenue. On August 13, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request. After receiving a report from City staff, and testimony from the applicant, the Planning Commission voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Sistos absent) to approve the Planned Development Plan amendment as recommended by staff and found the project exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA.
Link to the Planning Commission Staff Report:
<https://manhattanbeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7508279&GUID=E5B14E34-2CE6-49CA-9D85-DF2CECC17BCE&FullText=1>
Pursuant to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.100.020, Planning Commission quasi-judicial decisions will be reviewed by the City Council if two Councilmembers each file a Council review form within 15 days of the decision or if the decision is appealed by a member of the public.