REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consent: Action on Use Permit Amendment for ABC License Type 47 for Fleming's Prime Steakhouse located at 2762 Augustine Drive
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Use Permit to allow on-site sale and consumption of a full range of alcohol (ABC Type 47 License)
Applicant: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Owner: Irvine Company Retail Properties
General Plan: Regional Mixed Use
Zoning: Planned Development (PD)
Site Area: 10,453 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: Retail and Office Uses
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 Amendment to allow the sale and service of alcohol within the 3,078 square-foot expansion to the existing restaurant. The restaurant currently occupies a 7,375 square-foot tenant space with 234 existing seats in Santa Clara Square, a multi-tenant retail/apartment mixed-use complex at the northeast corner of Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard. The proposal would expand the restaurant by 3,078 square feet for a total of 10,453 square feet and 335 seats. The existing 7,375 square-foot restaurant obtained a Use Permit for the on-site sale and consumption of alcohol in 2016 (PLN2016-11970).
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse is a full-service restaurant chain. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Alcohol sales for on-site consumption are proposed daily during food service hours in the main dining room, private dining rooms, bar, and patio area. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse does not anticipate any entertainment uses at this location other than ambient music.
DISCUSSION
The primary issues for t...
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