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PLN19-0330 - 1205 Park Street - Use Permit for Use of an Outdoor Patio - Applicant: Mike Yakura. Consideration of a Use Permit to allow outdoor restaurant seating in an existing 480 square foot patio with a maximum capacity of 15 seats. The proposed hours of outdoor seating will be 11:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., seven days a week. The project is located within the C-C-T (Community Commercial, Theater Combining) Zoning District. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: David Sablan
Planner II
Date: September 9, 2019
BACKGROUND
On July 18, 2019 the applicant submitted an application for a Use Permit to allow outdoor seating for a new restaurant "Spinning Bones" at 1205 Park Street within the Park Street Business District (Exhibit 1). The tenant space is 1,700 square feet, and has been vacant since early 2018, most recently occupied by a photography studio. The applicant has obtained building permits for restaurant tenant improvements which are currently underway. Restaurants are a permitted use within the C-C-T (Community Commercial, Theatre Combing) Zoning District. Per Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 30-4.9A, any permitted use which is not conducted within an enclosed structure requires the approval of a Use Permit.
The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow use of a 480-square-foot rear patio as outdoor seating for up to 15 restaurant customers. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of a mixed use building. The other ground floor commercial unit currently has a beauty salon and above the commercial spaces are 4 residential units on the second floor. The adjoining property to the west (behind the building) is a multifamily dwelling with 9 residential units.
There is an approximately 1,225 square foot patio behind the buildi...
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