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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, consider the applicant’s appeal, and either:
(1) Uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to deny a
Conditional Use Permit request for the sale of beer and wine for
off-site consumption (Type 20 license) at an existing convenience
store located at 1821 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue within the
Single Family Residential zone; or
(2) Approve the Conditional Use Permit request for the sale of
beer and wine for off-site consumption (Type 20 license) at an
existing convenience store located at 1821 Martin Luther King
Jr. Avenue within the Single Family Residential zone. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application was received on March 12, 2012 for the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption (Type 20 license) at an existing convenience store located at 1821 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue. The subject site is located within the Single Family Residential (R-1-N) zone and is developed with a total building area of 2,678 square feet with no on-site parking (Exhibit A - Plans & Photographs). The existing use is grandfathered. Single-family residential uses are the predominant development pattern surrounding the site, although it backs up to commercial uses to the south along Pacific Coast Highway.
On May 17, 2012, planning staff recommended approval of the CUP application to the Planning Commission. After hearing public testimony and discussing the proposed application in detail, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to overturn staff’s recommendation, directed staff to prepare findings for denial of the CUP, and continued the request to the June 7, 2012 Planning Commission hearing. At the June 7, 2012 Planning Commission hearing, after additional public testimony and discussion, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny the CUP request, in part because the proposed use was within 500 feet of the Long Beac...
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