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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 Pine Avenue S&G, dba Smooths Sports Grille, 144 Pine Avenue, for a Permit for Entertainment With Dancing by Patrons at an existing restaurant with 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 Pine Avenue S&G, DBA Smooths Sports Grille (Smooths). Also attached are reports from various departments and a summary of those reports, as well as the license history of the establishment.
This location was licensed as a restaurant with alcohol and permitted for entertainment with dancing under the ownership of Widnes, Inc., DBA Mums Restaurant. When the business was transferred to a new owner, Smooths, a new business license application and a new entertainment permit application were required, since a business license or an entertainment permit is not transferable pursuant to the LBMC. The new owner has installed an' unpermitted canopy across the restaurant entrance that does not meet California building codes, without the fire protection afforded by the installation of an automatic sprinkler system under the canopy. . Additionally, the application for an entertai...
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