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PLANNING <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />APPROVED Planning Commission Minutes - October 17, 2019 Page 2 of 4 <br />"' <br />All.a. <br />CITY PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES <br />THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019, 9:00 A.M. <br />ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL <br />3900 MAIN STREET <br />WARDS <br />KRRP <br />I <br />B <br />YROE <br />1 <br />OUA <br />E <br />T <br />S <br />2 <br />I <br />3 <br />K <br />R <br />4 <br />2 -JJ Lf) <br />A <br />L <br />E <br />NO <br />6 <br />R <br />OE <br />s <br />US <br />W <br />7 <br />T <br />N <br />S <br />E <br />N <br />C <br />w <br />3 <br />Z <br />A <br />K <br />C <br />w <br />3 <br />CITY OF <br />I.IVERSIDE <br />City q"' Arts &Innovation <br />Proposal by David Vanderzell, on behalf of THVS Investments, LLC to <br />consider the following entitlements: 1) a Conditional Use Permit to permit <br />a dance studio, social mixers, and banquet facility (Assemblies of People - <br />Entertainment), in conjunction with a Type 42 Alcohol License (On -Sale <br />of Beer and Wine — Public Premises) within an existing 10,666 square <br />foot building; 2) Variance to allow the on -sale of alcoholic beverages <br />within 600 feet of a hospital; and 3) Determination of Public Convenience <br />or Necessity to allow the on -sale of beer and wine in an over concentrated <br />census tract. Alyssa Berlino, Assistant Planner, presented the staff <br />report. She indicated that four letters were received and letters were <br />distributed this morning. David Vanderzell, applicant, described the day <br />to day operations and stated he had 30 years experience in this business. <br />Wendell Tucker, reiterated that this was not a night club and expressed <br />their understanding of the conditions. Comments from the audience: <br />David Gilmore, David Saunders, Calvin Flores, and Adrian Hernandez, <br />spoke in opposition of the proposal. They expressed concerns regarding: <br />parking and the overlap of prime business hours between the proposal <br />and the existing businesses, problems with entertainment with alcohol <br />sales and comparison with InCahoots. References were made to the <br />existing CC&Rs and an unreasonable burden to the neighboring <br />businesses, as well as conflicts with the future development of the vacant <br />parcel. Jenniemarie Ramirez, Paige Gosney, Ken Gutierrez, Dwight <br />Tate, and Sue Johnson spoke in support of the proposed project <br />supporting the reciprocal parking agreement in the CC&Rs, positive <br />comments with regard to Mr. Vanderzell and his business experience as <br />well as indicating the proposed project would be good fit for the <br />community. Chair Rossouw pointed out a conflict with conditions: <br />condition 6 indicates operating hours 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Police <br />Department condition 36 indicating 2:00 a.m. as cut off for alcohol sales. <br />Staff concurred and suggested modifying condition 36 to change to 1:00 <br />a.m. Chair Rossouw noted that per the applicant's prepared project <br />description, Exhibit 9, page 3, Security and Safety During Events: <br />number "2. Any alcohol sales during banquet operations will be at the <br />direction of an outside catering service with proper and current permits in <br />place." If the caterer has a license for hard liquor, potentially this could <br />be available at a banquet event. The applicant stated they would have <br />the ability to request extra security if this were the case at the time of the <br />contract signing. Following discussion the Planning Commission <br />recommended that the City Council: 1) Determine the project is exempt <br />from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) subject to Section <br />15301 (Existing Facilities), as this project will not have a significant effect <br />on the environment; and; 2) Approve the following Planning Cases, based <br />APPROVED Planning Commission Minutes - October 17, 2019 Page 2 of 4 <br />