REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Special Permit to allow JW House, located at 3850 Homestead Road, to conduct a Remembrance Dinner Celebration from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on December 16, 2018 (File No. PLN2018-13561)
Report
BACKGROUND
The applicant, Bettina Kohlbrenner on behalf of JW House, is requesting a Special Permit pursuant to Zoning Code Section 18.60.030 to allow for a single day outdoor event, a Remembrance Dinner Celebration, in the parking lot of the JW House located at 3850 Homestead Road. Zoning Code Section 18.60.030 requires issuance of a Special Permit by the City Council in non-industrial zones for any use not otherwise regulated within the Zoning Code.
The property is currently zoned PD - Planned Development consistent with the current use of the subject site as the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. The surrounding area is comprised of properties designated with planned development and residential zoning districts, which uses include a swim and racquet club to the south, office uses to the east, west, and south, and single-family detached residences across Homestead Road to the north.
DISCUSSION
The Remembrance Dinner Celebration will include the installation of a 20 by 40 foot outdoor tent for 57 guests and will occupy 38 parking spaces. The event is a private event and is not open to the public. The Remembrance Dinner will occur on December 16, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The below conditions of approval will be included in the permit and articulates the required findings that the Director of Community Development must make to approve the subject request. The draft permit contains a series of permit conditions that address allowable hours of operation, additional permit requirements, cleaning of the lot, and nuisance criteria. The following are the conditions of approval:
1. The permit shall be valid for one day on December 16, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.;
2. The applicant shall comply with all Zoning Or...
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