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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and approve one of the following actions be taken: 1) grant the Permit, with or without conditions; or 2) grant a One-Year Short-Term Permit, with or without conditions; or 3) deny the Permit on the application of S.C. Fish Grill, LLC, dba Khoury’s Restaurant,
110 Marina Drive, for Entertainment With Dancing by Patrons at an existing restaurant. (District 3)
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 application is complete and truthful; the applicant, the person 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, a short-term permit shall be approved, or the application shall be denied.
Attached for your review is the application from S.C. Fish Grill, LLC, dba Khoury's Restaurant. 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 with dancing by patrons be denied. Based on the Vice Section's investigation and East Division's recommendation, along with opposition from the Marine Department, the Police Department has found the public peace, safety and welfare would be impaired by the issuance of this permit.
• The Fire Department recommends that the permit for entertainm...
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