31B - CUP - 120 WEST FIFTH ST SUITE 110

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REQUEST FOR Planning Commission Action _?: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 APPROVED TITLE: ? As Recommended PUBLIC HEARING -FILED BY CARLA LEONARDO O As Amended FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2010-20 TO ? Set Public Hearing For ALLOW THE RAMONA BANQUET HALL AT 120 WEST DENIED FIFTH STREET, SUITE 110 ? Applicant's Request O Staff Recommendation CONTINUED TO Prepared by Lucy Linnaus Executive Director Planning Mana er RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2010-20 as conditioned. DISCUSSION Request of Aualicant Carla Leonardo is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow the Ramona Banquet Hall in the basement level of an existing commercial building at 120 West Fifth Street, Suite 11 O. Proagrty Descriation The project site is located Downtown at the southeast corner of Fifth and Sycamore Streets. The site is developed with the Historic Ramona Building, amulti-tenant retail and office building that occupies the entire lot. As with most of the downtown buildings, parking is provided off-site on paved surface lots and public parking structures. The zoning designation for the site is Specific Development No. 84-Downtown (SD-84-DT), which is consistent with the General Plan land use designation of District Center (DC). Surrounding land uses include community assembly and office uses to the north, a parking structure to the east, office and retail uses to the south and a surface parking lot to the west (Exhibits 1 and 2). Proiect Descriation In 2008, the Ramona Banquet Hall began holding events within the Ramona Building. In response, Community Preservation cited the operator for operating a banquet facility without the proper permits. The applicant is now proposing to remodel a 7,572 square foot basement suite into a banquet facility. In compliance with the development standarcls established in Section4l-199.1 of 31 B-3