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STAFF REPORT
DATE:
APRIL 6,2011
TO:
PLANNINGCOMMISSION
FROM:
BRIAN SAEKI, DIRECTOROF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WILLIAM E. DAVIS, CITY PLANNER
SUBJECT:CONDITIONALUSEPERMITNO.08-29–ASIX (6) MONTH REVIEW OF THE
OPERATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
FOR AN EXISTING RESTAURANT(DOWNEY BREWING COMPANY) WITH
ALCOHOL SALES (TYPE 75, ON-SALE GENERAL, BREW/ PUB) AND LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT, AT 10924 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD,ZONED
DOWNTOWN DOWNEYSPECIFIC PLAN (PREVIOUSLYZONED C-3:CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT)
.
BACKGROUND
On November 17, 2010, the PlanningCommissionopened a public hearingtoconduct a six-month
review ofDowney Brewing Company Restaurant todetermine whether the owner/operatorof the
business, Mr. Walter Vazquez, complied withtheconditionsof approvalfor Conditional Use Permit
No. 08-29, Revision“A”. Theconditionaluse permit allows Downey Brewing Companytooperate
with an ABC Type 75(On-Sale General, Brew Pub) license anditallowsliveentertainmenton the
premises.
Thesix-month reviewcame aboutbecause Mr. Vazquezdid notcomplete certain tasksrequired by
the conditions of approval within specific times.Those tasks involved landscaping, providing a
trash enclosure,legalizing a structure above andenclosing the patioarea, resurfacingthe parking
lot,andcleaning debrisfromstormdrains. The Planning Commission approved Conditional Use
Permit No. 08-29, Revision “A” on September 2,2009; then granteda90-day extensionon
January 20, 2010,followed by a six (6) months extension on April21, 2010.
After receiving a staffreport and testimonyfrom Mr.Vazquezduring the November 17,2010public
hearing, thePlanningCommission determined that hedid not completeall of the conditionsas
required.Mr. Vazquez failedto legalize the patio cover, failedto install gates with self-latching
panic hardwareat theoutdoordining area,failedto modify the gates toswing outward, andfailed
toinstall theemergencyexit signas required by Condition 25.Mr. Vazquez has not constructed the
trashenclosure, as Condition 42requires. Nevertheless, after Mr.Vazquezpromisedtopursue
completion of thesetasks diligentlytheCommissiongrantedan additionalsixty (60)days for him to
comply with Conditional Use Permit No. 08-29 Revision“A,” andcontinuedthepublic hearingto
January 19, 2011.
OnJanuary 19,2011, the Planning Commission re-opened thepublic hearingtodetermineif Mr.
Vazquezcompliedwith theconditions of approval forConditional Use PermitNo. 08-29.Again, the
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PlanningCommission determined that hedid not completeall of the conditionsasrequired.
Nevertheless, they grantedan additional sixty(60) daysfor him tomeet theconditions and
continued the publichearing toApril 6, 2011.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
Over thetwomonths since the PlanningCommission last considered this item, SergioVasquez,
the applicant’s brother and the authorized representativeforDowneyBrewingCompany, has
worked diligently toresolvetheoutstandingissues. Mr.Vazquezobtained a building permit for the
trash enclosure and received a final approvalfor itfromtheBuildingDepartment onFebruary 24,
2011.Hewas able toresolve the structural issues regarding the patiocover, obtained abuilding
permitforit, andreceiveda finalinspection approval on February 24,2011. On March 30, 2011,
staff inspected thesubjectsiteanddetermined that Mr. Vazquezsatisfiedthe other outstanding
issues byinstallinggates with self-latching panic hardware atthe outdoor dining area; he modified
the gatestoswing outward, and he installed anemergencyexit sign.Therefore,Mr.Vazquez has
satisfied alloftheconditions of approval for Conditional Use Permit No. 08-29, Revision“A”.
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