Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 2/15/2017
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CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 16-042
APPLICANT: RPS Lounge, Michael Higgins
LOCATION: 68718 East Palm Canyon Drive, Suite No. 203
REQUEST: Consider a Conditional Use Permit Application to establish a bar/lounge with outdoor seating in conjunction with an Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Type 48 (On-Sale General Public Premises) license, within an existing multi-tenant commercial center (Pickfair Promenade) in the MXC (Mixed Use Commercial) Zoning District located at the northwest corner of East Palm Canyon Drive and Monty Hall Drive (APN: 687-473-009).
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STAFF PLANNER:
Salvador Quintanilla, Associate Planner
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
APPROVE an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section No. 15301, Class No. 1 (Existing Facilities).
APPROVE Conditional Use Permit No. 16-042 subject to the attached Conditions of Approval and based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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FINDINGS:
APPROVAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO CEQA based on the finding that the project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under Section No. 15301, Class No. 1 (Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 16-042, subject to the attached conditions of approval, and based on the following findings:
1. The bar/lounge with outdoor seating and alcohol, which is located at the northwest corner of East Palm Canyon Drive and Monty Hall Drive in the MXC District, is authorized as a conditional use pursuant to the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.31;
2. The bar/lounge with outdoor seating and alcohol is a desirable development for the community, and the area which is located in the pedestrian and entertainment oriented section of Downtown, is in harmony with the various elements or objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the MXC Zoning District;
3. The s...
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