REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consent: Action on Use Permit for ABC License Type 41 for Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 3249 Coronado Place
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Use Permit to allow on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine (ABC Type 41 License)
Applicant: Tim Luskin, Chipotle Mexican Grill
General Plan: Regional Mixed Use
Zoning: Planned Development (PD)
Site Area: 2,372 square foot tenant space
Existing Site Conditions: Existing tenant space within Santa Clara Square
Surrounding Land Uses
North: U.S. 101 Highway (U.S. 101)
South: Industrial Uses
East: Industrial Uses
West: Commercial Park
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the Use Permit, subject to conditions of approval
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the sale and service of beer and wine in a new restaurant (Chipotle Mexican Grill). The restaurant occupies a 2,372 square foot tenant space with 56 indoor seats and 8 outdoor seats on the shared sidewalk for common area seating in Santa Clara Square, a multi-tenant retail/apartment mixed-use complex at the northeast corner of Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard.
Chipotle Mexican Grill is a corporate owned-and-operated "fast-casual" restaurant chain that offers a simplified Mexican-style menu. The restaurant is open daily from
9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and employs approximately 12 persons per shift. Alcohol sales for on-site consumption are proposed daily during food service hours.
DISCUSSION
The primary issues for the project are consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Code.
Consistency with the General Plan
The subject property has a General Plan designation of Regional Mixed Use. This classification is a combination of the Regional Commercial and High Density Residential designations and is intended for high-intensity, mixed-use development along major transportation corridors in the City. This...
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