TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Director of Community Development
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Planning Commission Approval of Use Permit for Proposed On-Site Instructional Alcohol Tasting (Type 86) at an Existing Supermarket at 2700 Sepulveda Boulevard, Ralph's - Manhattan Village Mall. (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR, RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
By order of the Chair, receive and file this report.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications are associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
After a duly noticed public hearing on September 28, 2016, the Planning Commission approved a Use Permit application for alcohol tasting for the Ralphs grocery store in the Manhattan Village Mall. The proposed project is a Type 86 alcohol license for on-site tastings of beer, wine and distilled spirits. This new license, offered since January 2011 by the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), is only issued to license holders of qualified off-sale retail licensed businesses, as a minor, secondary type of license. Ralphs currently has a Type-21 license that allows the sale of beer, wine and spirits for off-site consumption. This new license will allow Ralphs to offer customers small tastings of beer, wine and distilled spirits. Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 10.16.020 (L), Commercial District Land Use Regulations, requires a Use Permit for any new alcohol license.
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Commission conducted the public hearing, received public testimony from the applicant, and approved the Use Permit with conditions. There were no members of the public at the hearing. The Planning Commission felt that the addition of instructional tasting was minor, within the existing building and...
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