Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 4/4/2018
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CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 18-005
APPLICANT: A.M.P. Sports Lounge, Antonio Lopez III
LOCATION: 68718 East Palm Drive, Suite 201 (APN: 687-473-009)
REQUEST: A Conditional Use Permit Application for the establishment of a bar/lounge in conjunction with a new California Department of 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 68718 East Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 201.
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STAFF PLANNER:
Brenda Ramirez, 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. 18-005 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. 18-005, subject to the attached conditions of approval and based on the following findings:
1. The bar/lounge with an ABC License, Type 48 (On-Sale General Public Premises), which is located at 68718 East Palm Canyon Drive in the MXC Zoning District, is authorized as a conditional use pursuant to the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.31;
2. The bar/lounge is desirable development for the community, and 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 site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the bar/lounge and has been rev...
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