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PLN23-0168 - Administrative Use Permit - 1304 Lincoln Avenue - Applicant: Daniel Hoy. Public hearing to consider an administrative use permit to allow an expansion of a previously permitted outdoor patio for the existing Forbidden Island tavern. No changes to the current patio hours of 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. daily are proposed.
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
PLANNING, BUILDING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: PLN23-0168 - Administrative Use Permit - 1304 Lincoln Avenue - Applicant: Daniel Hoy. Public hearing to consider an administrative use permit to allow an expansion of a previously permitted outdoor patio for the existing Forbidden Island tavern. No changes to the current patio hours of 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. daily are proposed.
GENERAL PLAN: Neighborhood Mixed-Use
ZONING: C-1, Neighborhood Business District
ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION: The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities.
PROJECT PLANNER: Brian McGuire, Planner II
PUBLIC NOTICE: A notice for this hearing was mailed to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the site, published in local newspapers and posted in public areas near the subject property. Staff has not received any public comments on this proposed project.
EXHIBITS: 1. Project Plans
2. PLN16-0107 - Previous Use Permit
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Use Permit with conditions.
PROPOSAL SUMMARY: The existing tavern at 1304 Lincoln Avenue has been in continuous operation since the previous building was rebuilt in 1969 after a fire. The tavern has been operating as Forbidden Island since 2006. In 2016, the property owner obtained a use permit to bring the legal nonconforming use into conformance with the C-1 zoning district regulations. At that time, the tavern had an outdoor patio adjacent to a small parking lot with nine spaces.
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 eme...
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