15 N Santa Cruz Avenue Los Gatos Bar
15 ½ N. Santa Cruz Avenue Los Gatos Bar & Grill Conditional Use Permit U-10 -011 Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Background • Location • Existing CUP • Town Policies Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Existing CUP Restrictions Applicant’s Proposal Staff Recommendation Alternative if Council finds merit Hours of operation Su - Th 11: 00 am - 11: 00 pm; Fri, Sa, holidays, and evenings before holidays 11: 00 am 9: 00 am - 2: 00 am, seven days a week 9: 00 am - 1: 00 am, seven days a week 9: 00 am – 2: 00 am, seven days a week; Alcoholic beverage service ends at 1: 30 am; meal service ends at 2: 00 am Hours of patio operation 11: 00 am - 9: 00 pm, seven days a week 9: 00 am - 12: 00 am, seven days a week 9: 00 am - 11: 00 pm, seven days a week Location and hours Dining area only Anywhere within the of alcoholic with meal service; establishment; Food beverage service Cafe area only when service will be meal service is available but not available required Dining area only with meal service; flexible dining configuration Number of seats Total 120 Bar 20 Café 40 Patio 32 Dining (remaining seats) Total 216 Bar 28 Upper Lounge 22 Lower Lounge/Dining 134 Patio 32 Total 166 Total 192, if applicant proceeds with traffic study and meets required mitigations Live entertainment Not allowed DJ music, dancing, seven days a week until 1: 30 am; Live bands once a month until 1: 30 am None With a trial period: DJ seven days a week and live bands once a month Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Planning Commission • • Recommendation Concerns Project merits After PC – Meeting with applicant – Meeting with property owners Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Use • Condition no. 3 – If the applicant no longer operates/owns the establishment, the use shall be subject to the conditions of Conditional Use Permit U -02 -16 unless the new operator/owner applies and is approved for an extension of these conditions of approval; or, – If the applicant no longer operates/owns the establishment, the use shall be subject to the live entertainment standards in addition to the conditions of approval, whichever is more restrictive. Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Hours of Operation • Revise condition no. 5 • Revise conditions no. 6 – Alcohol service shall cease at 1: 30 am. • Revise conditions no. 7 – Meal and food service shall cease at 2: 00 am. Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Patio Hours • Condition no. 5 Number of Seats • Condition no. 8 • Additional Seats. Additional seats may be allowed with approval of the Director of the Community Development Department and the Town Engineer if a traffic study is completed. The applicant will be subject to the mitigation measures determined by the traffic study and the Town Engineer. Additional seats must comply with Town parking requirements. Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Alcoholic Beverage Service • Hours – Condition no. 5 – Condition no. 6 • Location – Flexible dining configuration – Condition no. 6 Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Live Entertainment • If approved, remove condition no. 4 of Attachment 4 • Security – NUMBER OF SECURITY. The establishment shall maintain a minimum of 12 security personnel during peak occupancy load. The minimum number of security personnel may change if so required and approved by the Chief of Police. – SAFETY AND SECURITY. The Chief of Police maintains the authority to modify the safety and security measures and conditions to address any impacts that result from, or is associated with, the establishment. Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Considerations Live Entertainment (con’t) • Trial period – Condition no. 52 or – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SIX MONTH REVIEW. DJs shall be allowed seven days a week and a live band shall be allowed once a month for the first six months of operation. The permitted use shall be reviewed by the Town Council, unless delegated to the Director of the Community Development Department and Police Chief, six months after issuance of building occupancy to evaluate the entertainment use. If the use is found in violation of any conditions of approval or if the entertainment use is found to be detrimental to or incompatible with the subject location, then approval for an entertainment use may be terminated. If the use is found to be appropriate and compatible with the subject location, the deciding body may decide to increase the number of live entertainment occurrences subject to ongoing monitoring. Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
Other Considerations • Outdoor seating separation – Condition no. 17 • Combine condition no. s 2, 19, and 54 • Combine condition no. s 21, 24, and 54 Small Town Service ~ Community Stewardship ~ Future Focus
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