TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Ted Faturos, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing to Consider: Application for the Expansion of an Existing Restaurant with Full Alcohol Service (Manhattan Beach Post) Into an Adjacent Vacant Restaurant Space (Formerly Subway) and Expansion of Hours of Operation, at 1142 Manhattan Avenue, and Make an Environmental Determination in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Simms Restaurant Group/Simms) (Community Development Director Tai).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING DE NOVO
b) MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
c) CONSIDER DIRECTING STAFF TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE USE PERMIT AMENDMENT FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL MEETING
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that after conducting the public hearing de novo, the City Council direct staff to prepare a resolution approving the Use Permit Amendment subject to conditions.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On March 11, 2020, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a Use Permit Amendment to allow for the expansion of an existing restaurant with full alcohol service (Manhattan Beach Post - 1142 Manhattan Avenue) into the adjacent vacant restaurant space (formerly Subway - 1144 Manhattan Avenue) and expansion of the hours of operation, subject to conditions. The subject restaurant is located in the "CD" (Downtown Commercial) zoning district in Area District III. The Planning Commission added specific conditions to the resolution with the aim of balancing the needs of the applicant while being sensitive to the concerns of nearby residents.
Two members of the City Council called up the Planning Commission's decision for review. The Planning Commission's decision was also appe...
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