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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, and grant a One-Year Short-Term Permit, with conditions on the application of Beachside Blue Café, Inc., dba Mariposa on Pine, 217 Pine Avenue, for Entertainment With Dancing by Patrons at an existing restaurant. (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 application is complete and truthful; the applicant, and the officers and trustees of the entity are lawabiding 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 One-Year Short-Term Entertainment Permit shall be approved, or the application shall be denied.
The City Council has the authority to approve the following options: 1) grant the Permit, with or without conditions; 2) grant a One-Year Short-Term Entertainment Permit, with or without conditions; or, 3) deny the Permit on the application.
Attached for your review is the application from Beachside Blue Cafe, Inc., DBA Mariposa on Pine. 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. 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 with dancing by patrons be approved subject to the standard conditions of the Downtown Dining and Entertainment District.
· The...
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