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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and grant the permit, with or without conditions, or deny the permit on the application of Roys Heng Chon and Sia Kim Chon, dba Dragon Buffet, 101 Alamitos Avenue, for a permit for entertainment with dancing by patrons at an existing restaurant with no alcohol. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) requires an application be filed and a hearing be
held before the City Council whenever this type of activity is requested and before a license
or permit is granted or denied.
The LBMC also requires that the City Council make a determination that the application is
complete and truthful; the applicant, the persons interested in the ownership and operation
of the entity, and the officers and trustees of the entity are law-abiding persons who will
operate and conduct the business activity in a lawful manner; and, that the public peace,
welfare, and safety will not be impaired. If this is so, the application shall be approved; if
not, it shall be denied.
Attached for your review is the application from Roys Heng Chon and Sia Kim Chon, DBA
Dragon Buffet. Also attached are reports from various departments and a summary of
those reports, as well as the license history of the establishment.
City departments have conducted their investigation in accordance with the LBMC. The
following summarizes their findings:
0 The Police Department recommends that the permit for entertainment with dancing by
patrons be approved with conditions.
0 The Fire Department finds that the building/location meets the department requirements
for the proposed use with conditions.
0 The Health and Human Services Department finds that the building/location meets
department requirements for the proposed use with the condition that the establishment
remain in compliance with the Long Beach Noise Ordinance (LBMC Chapter 8.80).
0 The Planning and Building Department finds that the building/location meets the
department requirements for the proposed use with conditions.
In the event that any of the recommended conditions attached to any permit or licenses are
in conflict, the permittee shall adhere to the strictest of the applicable conditions. This
location has been licensed as a restaurant since April 1997.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
The hearing date of May 3, 2005, has been posted on the business location, with the
applicant and property owners within 300 feet notified by mail. Roys Heng Chon, and Sia
Kim Chon, DBA Dragon Buffet, is operating on a temporary permit that expires on June 25,
2005.
FISCAL IMPACT
The following fees were collected with the application: Building Inspection $1 94.00 and
Zoning Review $14.00 (Planning and Building Department), Police Investigations $750.00
(Police Department), Temporary Permit $225.00 and Labels $1 26.00 (Financial
Management Department) and Health/Noise Control $94.00 (Health and Human Services
Department).
The following fees will be collected if the application is approved: Business License $268.32
and Regulatory $765.00 (Financial Management Department).
All fees are deposited in the General Fund.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
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Respectfully Submitted,
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