Several restaurants seek expanded alcohol sales and live entertainment; staff recommends conditions including two‑year sunsets for first‑time entertainment
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Multiple applications sought conditional use permits to add on‑premise or off‑premise alcohol sales and live entertainment at existing restaurant sites; staff recommended approval with standard conditions, including two‑year sunset clauses for applicants introducing entertainment for the first time.
Planning staff presented several separate restaurant applications that would add alcohol sales, live entertainment or extended hours at existing restaurant locations across the city; staff recommended approval on several with conditions focused on hours, capacity and a two‑year sunset where entertainment is a new element. Coastal Country at 4201 Pleasant Avenue sought to add off‑premise alcohol sales and to allow live entertainment (live band, karaoke, trivia, poetry, music bingo) while maintaining a similar seating capacity and not extending closing hours beyond 11 p.m.; staff said the site is in a PDMU mixed‑use district and recommended approval with standard CUP conditions. Wasserhorn Brewing at 2411 Granby Street proposed a brewery/restaurant with live entertainment and a small arcade; staff noted the applicant reduced proposed hours compared with a prior occupant to avoid nightclub classification and recommended a two‑year sunset because it is the operator’s first time before the commission with entertainment. The applicant seeks a commercial recreation center classification because the arcade would exceed four games and staff noted the entertainment area and dance floor on the floor plan. Crudon Nudo (727 W 201st) requested extended hours and on‑ and off‑premise alcohol sales after reconstruction following a fire; staff reported the business has operated at the site since 2018, the Gittin Business Association and neighborhood league support the request, and staff recommended approval. Taqueria LV Home (4616 E Princess Anne Road) requested on‑premise alcohol sales in a commercial corridor; staff recommended approval and noted the site is within a low‑impact noise zone and the applicant began operating in March 2024 without reported issues. Across these items staff emphasized capacity limits, hours of operation and the need for a meal purchase for off‑premise alcohol when applicable; for first‑time entertainment applicants staff recommended a two‑year sunset so the city can reassess impacts after initial operation.