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Council Mtg December 15, 1998 Santa Monica, California
TQ Mayor and City Council
FROM C~ty Staff
SUBJECT Certification of Statemerttof Offiaal Action forAppeal 98-Q07 ofthe Planning
Camm~ss+or~'s Appro~a~ of Condat~onal Use Perm~t 98-Qa3 to Allow the
lssuance of a Type-47 (On-Sale General),a Type-66 (Controlled Access),
and a Type-68 (Portable Bar} Alcohol License to be Used I n Con~unction with
a 175 Roam Hotel Applicant Le Merigat HotellColumbia Sussex
Corporatton Appellants Stephanie Barbanell and Jerry Bass
1NTRODUCTION
This repor~transmits forCity Council certificatian the Statement of Off~cial Actian forAppeal
98-007 of the Planning Comm~ssion's appro~al of Conditional Use Permit 98-003 ta allaw
the issuance of a Type-47 (On-Sale General), a Type-66 (Controlled Access), and a Type-
68 (Portable Bar) alcohol iicense #o be used in con~unction with the operation of a 175
room hotel
Qn October 2T, 1998, the Council did not adopt a motion to a~prove or deny the appeal
Therefore, the Pla~ning Comm~ssion a~proval was upheld as stated in the attached
Statement of OfFicial Ac#ion
BUDGETlFiNANCIAL INiPACT
The recommendation presented in this repor~ has no budget or financial irnpact
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DEC 1519~,96
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended tf~at the City Council approve the attached Statement af
Official Action
Prepared ~y Suzanne Frick, D~rector
Karen Ginsberg, Planning Manager
Da~id Martin, Senior Planner
Planning and Community Development Department
Attachment Statement of Official Action
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ATTACHMENT A
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GITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY C~UNC~L
STATEMENT OF QFFICfAL
ACTIQN
PROJECT
CASE NUMBER~ Conditianal Use Permit 98-OD3
LOCATION 174fi Ocean Avenue
APPLiCANT. Le Mer~got Hotel/Columbia Sussex Corporation
CASE PLANNER- Dav~d Martm, Senior Pfanner
REQUEST. Appeal of Plannmg Commissaon Approval of a Condi#ional
Use Perrnit to A~low t~e Issuar~ce of a Type-47 (Qn-Sale
General), a Ty~e-66 (Con#rolled Access), and a Type-68
{Portable Bar} Alcohol Licenses to be Used m Con~unct~on
with a 175 Room Hotel
CEQA STATUS The pro~ect has been prev~ously assessed as part of the
re~iew and approval af the De~elopment Re~iew Permit 425
and amendments thereto An EIR tor the profect was
certified by the City Councd in June, 1989.
ClTY COUNCIL HEARDING
October 27, 1998 Date
Approvec# based on tt~e following findings and sub~ect to the
conditions below
Denfed
X Other - Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Sec#ion 1 12.240,
the CEty Counc~l is deemed by operat~on of law ta have denred the
appeal and affirmed the Planning Commissi~n appro~al ofConditional
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Use Permit 98-003 as reflectec~ in Planning Commission Statement of
Offi~ial Action dated 7/1198 smce the C~ty Cauncil drd not reverse or
modify the Piannmg Camm~ssion decisron by ma~anty vate of the Caty
Council
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT10N:
4ctober 28, 1998 Condit~onal Use Permit 98-003
EXPIRATION DATE OF PERMIT GRANTFD:
Octaber 28, 1999 Conditional Use Permit 98-403
LENGTH OF ANY POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION DATE:
Any request for an extensian of the expiration date must be received in the Planning and
Zon~ng Di~ision ~rior to exp~rafion of this permit.
Six Months Conditronal Use Permit 98-D03
VOTE
For denial of A~peal 98-007 and appro~al of Conditional Use Permit 98-003 with the
following added conditions:
1 That the appl~cant shall make 20 parking spaces available to the neighbors at a rate
camparable to #he City parkrng meter rate
2 That condition #14 shall be amended to res#~ct the hours of alcohol service at tf~e pool
to~~am to9p.m
3 Tf~e app~icar~t shall participate m a neigh#~orF~ood wide safe#y program with o#her F~otels
located in the viani#y of the pro~ect
4 Tha# conditron #20 shall be amended to state "No music shall be perm~tted which can
be heard by surrounding residential neighbors"
Ayes. Femstein, Genser, O'Connor
Nays H~fbrook, Rosenstern
A6sta~n.
Absent. Ebner
MOT~QN FAILED
For denial of Appeal and approval of Canditional Use Permit 98-QQ3.
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Ayes Holbrook, Rosenste~n
Nays. Fernsfern, Genser, a'Connor
Absfain.
Absent• Ebner
MOTfON FAILED
NOTICE
If this is a final dec~sio~ not sub~ect ta furthe~ appea! under the City of Santa Monica
Camprehensive Land Use and Zonmg Ordinance, the time withm which ~udic~al review of
th~s decESion must be sought is go~emed by Code ofCivd Procedure Sectio~ 1 U94.6, which
pravis~on has been adopted by the City purs~ant to Municipal Cade Section 1 16 Q10.
I hereby certify that this Statement of Official Action accurately reflects the final
defermination of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica.
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Maria Stewart ~- Da#e
City Clerk
~ herehy agree to the conditions of appro~al contained in the Planning Commission
Statement of Official Action dated 71~l98 and acknowledge tha# fiailure to cvmply with
such conditions shall constitute grounds for potential re~ocation of the permit
a pprova I.
Applicant's 5ignature
Print Name and Titfe
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