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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and grant the permit with conditions on the application of Pike Restaurant, Inc., dba Pike, 1836 E. 4th Street, for Entertainment Without Dancing by Patrons. (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 an entertainment permit is granted or denied.
The LBMC also requires that the City Council make a determination that the permit application is complete and truthful; the applicant 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 public peace, welfare and safety will not be impaired. If this is so, the application shall be approved, a short-term entertainment permit shall be approved, or the application shall be denied.
City departments have conducted their investigations in accordance with the LBMC. Attached for your review are the departmental investigative reports, the business ownership and permit history, and the entertainment permit application.
The following summarizes departmental findings:
· The Police Department recommends that the permit for entertainment without dancing by patrons be approved with conditions.
· The Fire Department finds that the building/location meets department requirements for the proposed use.
· 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).
· The Development Services Department finds that the building/location meets department requirements for the proposed use.
The Department of Financial Management, Business Relations Bureau, has reviewed all submitted department documents and correspon...
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