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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 Koo's Art Cafe, dba Koo's Art Center, 540 East Broadway, for a permit for entertainment without dancing by patrons at an existing Art Center. (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 Kook Art Cafe, DBA Koo's Art Center. 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:
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
The Police Department recommends that the permit for entertainment without 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.
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 buildingAocation meets the
department requirements for the proposed use.
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 an Art Center since August of 2000.
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. Koo's Art Cafe, DBA Kook
Art Center, is operating on a temporary permit that expires on May 6, 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 $1 0.00
(Police Department), Labels $1 31 .OO (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 $25.00
and Regulatory $50.00 (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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