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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 Adela Morales Contreras, dba Trojan III Bar, 2020 E. Anaheim Street, for a Permit for Entertainment Without Dancing by Patrons at an existing restaurant. (District 4)
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 Adela Morales Contreras, DBA Trojan 111
Bar. 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:
The Police Department recommends that the permit for entertainment without dancing
by patrons be approved with conditions.
The Health and Human Services Department finds that the buildingllocation 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),
including requiring the owner to post a legible sign in a conspicuous place near the
business entry stating: Warning: Sound levels within may cause permanent hearing
impairment. (Sign was provided).
The Planning and Building Department recommends that the permit for entertainment
without dancing by patrons be approved.
The Fire Department recommends that the permit for entertainment without dancing by
patrons be approved 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 March 1985.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
The hearing date of June 21, 2005, has been posted on the business location, with the
applicant and property owners within 300 feet notified by mail. Adela Morales Contreras,
DBA Trojan 111 Bar, is operating on a temporary permit that expires on August 5, 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT
The following fees were collected with the application: Building Inspection $194 and Zoning
Review $14 (Planning and Building Department), Police Investigations $600 (Police
Department), Temporary Permit $115, Labels $125.28 (Financial Management
Department), and HealthINoise Control $94 (Health and Human Services Department).
The following fees will be collected if the application is approved: Business License $268.32
and Regulatory $150 (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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