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File #: 20-0119    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 2/18/2020 Final action:
Title: Conduct Public Hearing to Consider the Following Entitlements for the 900 Club: Extending Operating Hours on Thursdays for One Hour; Increasing the Allowable Annual Number of Special Events to 24; and Deleting Early "Last Call" (Community Development Director Tai). a) RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 18-0075 b) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING c) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0020, TO: EXTEND OPERATING HOURS ON THURSDAYS FOR ONE HOUR; INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE ANNUAL NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS TO 24; DELETE EARLY "LAST CALL"; AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 20-0020, 2. Resolution No. 18-0075 (Adopted June 5, 2018), 3. Floor Plans for Occupancy and Life Safety Issues, 4. Email from Coastal Defenders
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager

FROM:
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, Building Official
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner

SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing to Consider the Following Entitlements for the 900 Club: Extending Operating Hours on Thursdays for One Hour; Increasing the Allowable Annual Number of Special Events to 24; and Deleting Early "Last Call" (Community Development Director Tai).
a) RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 18-0075
b) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
c) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0020, TO: EXTEND OPERATING HOURS ON THURSDAYS FOR ONE HOUR; INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE ANNUAL NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS TO 24; DELETE EARLY "LAST CALL"; AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council rescind Resolution No. 18-0075, conduct public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 20-0020.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no direct fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.

BACKGROUND:
On June 5, 2018, the Manhattan Beach City Council adopted Resolution No. 18-0075, approving an amendment to a use permit ("Amendment") issued to the 900 Club and Downstairs Bar ("Applicant") located at 900 Manhattan Avenue. The Amendment granted, subject to conditions, the following use entitlements: (1) an additional one hour of service on Thursday nights for the upstairs bar; (2) an increase in the number of special events from 18 to 24 annually. In addition, the Council removed an early "last call" condition. The approval was subject to ten conditions, include submission of floor plans and a one-year review for the purpose of reviewing the subject Use Permit Amendment for compliance with conditions.
In 2019, the City Council conducted its one year review of the entitlements conferred by Resolution No. 18-0075. Don McPherson and his ...

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