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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Specific Plan - District 1 - Alcohol/Use Regulation 9/15/2014 Downtown Specific Plan Istria I ® Alcohol/Use Regulati City Council Study Session September 15, 2014 Background ® June 2014: City Council directed staff to present options for the regulation of Pa, uses in DTSP District 1 based ��i , on the recommendations of DTTF —Two issues a ® Alcoho8 �, ® Mix of uses COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: /L Agenda Item No. W / 9/15/2014 City Council actions t® date: Alcohol Regulations: • July 2013, adopted Resolution 2013-24 establishing revised standard CUP conditions of approval for restaurants with alcohol and alcohol w/live entertainment • October 2013, approved amendment to DTSP prohibiting off-site alcohol sales • July 2014, directed staff to amend the DTSP to restrict any new restaurant with alcohol sales (and expansion to existing restaurants) in District 1 from serving alcohol past 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday, but allow food service until midnight. Issue 1 ® Alcohol DTTF Recommendation: — consider amending DTSP to incorporate CUP standard conditions of approval (adopted City Council Reso. 2013-24) — Review alcohol policies of Laguna Beach and Pasadena 2 9/15/2014 Examples of other cities alcohol regulations Laguna Beach Pasadena • Downtown Specific Plan • AD Alcohol Overlay District • Applicable to uses selling • Applicable to new bars, alcohol for off-site taverns, billiards, nightclubs, consumption uses selling alcohol for off-site consumption and existing • Minimum distance 200 yards bars, taverns and off-site sales from Main Beach changing from beer and wine to full alcohol • AD-1: 250 feet from existing • AD-2: 1,000 feet from existing Next steps for alcohol use regulations ® Staff Recommendation: —Prepare ®TSP amendment as directed by City Council in July 2014 9/15/2014 Issue 2: Mix of Uses ® District I DTSP ® DTTF Recommendation: — Review policies of Laguna Reach and Pasadena and consider amending DTSP to regulate mix of uses Laguna Beach • Most uses require a CUP within the Downtown Specific Plan • Specific findings required to demonstrate that issuance of CUP will not contribute to an incremental effect of similar uses that would be detrimental to City • Dessert/ice cream stores: special findings require that not more than 10 establishments be located within Downtown Specific Plan • Retail clothing stores: special finding requires that the business is not primarily engaged in retail sale of bathing suits or t-shirts • Formula-based business (national chains): special findings require that business will enhance destination quality of the Downtown Specific Plan and not exhibit local/regional saturation 4 9/15/2014 Pasadena Uses with separation requirements are regulated by Zoning Code ® Include boarding houses, daycare, donation collection facilities, arcades and internet game centers, emergency shelters, massage, & pawnshops DTSP ® District 1 ® Currently District 1 consists of approx. — 55 Food/Restaurant Uses (e.g. — restaurant, ice cream, coffee shop, sandwich shop) — 44 Retail Uses (e.g. —gifts shops, apparel, market) — 57 Service Uses (e.g. —fitness studios, yoga, salon) — 50 Office Uses (e.g. — Grupo Gallegos, Innocean) o All uses are either Permitted (by right) or regulated through CUP, AP, TUP and additional provisions Source:HBdowntown.com. 5 6 9/15/2014 Hscsslo Questions? 7