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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and consider two, third-party, appeals by Melinda Cotton (APL22-005) and Shemaiah Sims and Franklin Sims (APL22-006);
Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines (CE-22-113); and
Deny the appeals and approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP22-002) for the onsite service of alcoholic beverages (Type 41 - On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place) at the Junipero Concession Stand located at 2630 East Ocean Blvd in the Park (P) Zoning District. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On July 21, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and conditionally approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request for the onsite service of alcoholic beverages (Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control [ABC] license - On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place) at the Junipero Concession Stand located at 2630 East Ocean Boulevard in the Park (P) Zoning District (Attachment A).
The Junipero Beach Concession Stand/Restroom Building is located on the sandy beach area at the east end of the Junipero Beach parking lot (also known as Cherry Beach) within the P Zoning District (Attachment B). Vehicular access to the beach parking lot that serves the concession stand is maintained via a roadway leading from the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Junipero Avenue (terminus). The beach bicycle and pedestrian path is located directly north of the concession stand/restroom building and serves the project site. The existing bluff areas north of the site include stair access to Ocean Boulevard for pedestrians.
The site is currently developed with a 1,574-square-foot structure featuring a concession stand, restrooms, and outdoor storage (Attachment C). The concession stand was approved for remodel in 2018, which includes portions of the project within the City of Long Beach...
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