HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso 10-3 (1221-27 Hermosa, Sushi Sei) 1
RESOLUTION NO. 10-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ON-SALE BEER
AND WINE FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 12:00 MIDNIGHT DAILY IN CONNECTION WITH A
RESTAURANT WITHIN A 2,479 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WITHIN THE “BIJOU
BUILDING” AND A PARKING PLAN ON THE BASIS THAT RESTAURANT USE IS
MORE PARKING INTENSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS AUDITORIUM AND PUBLIC
ASSEMBLY USES AT 1221-1227 HERMOSA AVENUE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS
LOTS 14,15,16,17 LOT 18 BLOCK 13, HERMOSA BEACH TRACT, HERMOSA BEACH.
The Planning Commission of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve and order as follows:
Section 1. An application was filed by Sushi Sei, C/O Otto Palmer & Joseph Di Monda, for a
Conditional Use Permit to allow on-sale beer and wine from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight daily in connection
with a restaurant within a 2,479 square foot space and Parking Plan to determine that restaurant use is not more
intensive than the previous auditorium and public assembly uses (art gallery/theater) with respect to parking
within the central tenant space of the “Bijou Building” facing Hermosa Avenue, at 1221-1227 Hermosa Avenue.
Section 2. The Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the application
for Conditional Use Permit 10-1 and Parking Plan 10-1 on February 16, 2010 at which time testimony and
evidence, both written and oral, were presented to and considered by the Planning Commission.
Section 3. Based on the evidence received at the public hearing, the Planning Commission makes the
following factual findings:
1. The applicant proposes to relocate an existing restaurant with on-sale beer and wine to a new location that
was previously used as a theater and subsequently as an art gallery. The proposed hours of operation are
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight and the applicant’s plans state that seating for 112 customers will be provided.
2. The applicant proposes to establish a restaurant with on-sale beer and wine without providing any off-street
parking on the basis that parking for the proposed restaurant use (one space per 100 square feet of gross
floor area) is not more intensive than the pre-existing uses (theater and art gallery) which were parked at
the auditorium/public assembly standard (one space per 50 square feet of gross floor area or one space
per five seats in the auditorium), and therefore a parking reduction is merited.
3. The City’s Zoning Ordinance requires a Conditional Use Permit to operate an on-sale establishment in
conjunction with a restaurant open later than 10:00 p.m. in the C-2 zone and a Parking Plan to allow less
than 25 off-street parking spaces for a restaurant within a 2,479 square foot tenant space.
Section 4. Based on the foregoing findings, the Planning Commission makes the following findings
pertaining to the application for Conditional Use Permit 10-1, pursuant to Subsections H, I, J, and K of Section
17.40.020 and Subsection A of Section 17.40.080 of the Municipal Code:
1. The proposed use is inconsistent with the City Council’s policy of limiting concentration or
intensification of on-sale establishments in the downtown and upper Pier Avenue.
2. The proposed business would increase the number and concentration of on-sale establishments open
later than 10:00 p.m. in the downtown and Pier Plaza areas as detailed in the February 16, 2010 Staff
Report, and on-sale establishments including restaurants open in the late evening after the typical dinner
hour tend to assume the character of bars and contribute to cumulative impacts such as disturbances,
noise, and impacts to surrounding uses.
3. Because the proposed use could add 100 persons or more to the downtown in the late evening, it will
contribute to cumulative impacts associated with the over-concentration of on-sale alcohol
establishments in the area, and conditions to fully mitigate these impacts have not been identified.