ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Interim Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class A (Tavern) Liquor License with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol and to DENY a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing Hours) at CHAMP'S WEST, 515 N. WESTERN, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission. (DISTRICT 2)
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BACKGROUND: Mr. Chris Herold, presented a Site Application for a Class A (tavern) Liquor License, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 a.m. closing hours), a Subclass 2 (live entertainment), and a Subclass 3 (beer garden) for 515 N. Western. The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Class A (tavern) Liquor License, with a Subclass 2 (live entertainment) and to recommend denial of the Subclass 1A (2:00 a.m. closing hours) and the Subclass 3 (beer garden)*. Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting are attached.
The Fire Department has the following concerns with the site application: 1) second means of egress requires panic hardware; 2) ballards are required in front of Beer Garden/patio; and 3) additional Exit/Emergency light is required at second exit. In addition, Community Development Department has the following concerns: Site Plan Review Board approval is required for the tavern use and the proposed beer garden expansion would require transitional buffer yard and repair of the fence at the rear of the property as required by the Land Development Code. The site approval for this location will be contingent upon correcting the above-stated issues as well as compliance with all applicable building and fire codes as well as the City's Zoning Codes. See Section 3-92(b)(2) and 3-92(b)(5) of the City Code.
*Except for Subclasses 1 (4 a.m.) and 1a (2 a.m.), a site application of a subclass liquor license does not require affirmative approval by the City Council.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Several neighboring property owners spok...
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