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CPC-2018-4660-CA

Restaurant Beverage Program

Citywide Draft Code Amendment

November 2, 2018

BACKGROUND

• Initiated by City Council Motion
• Directed City Planning to create a streamlined

process for select restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages

• Current Conditional Use Permit process for any

business selling alcohol

– 6+ months processing time – $12,500+ permit fees

• Same process required for restaurants,

nightclubs, bars, & liquor stores

• Ordinance levels playing field for all

restaurateurs

– Challenge for independent restaurants to stay in business while waiting for alcohol license

• Reduces

– Cost – Delay – Uncertainty

• Encourage local restaurants to be able to
• perate and provide services to the community

BACKGROUND

• City of Los Angeles does not authorize sale of

alcohol

– Only allows businesses to pursue a permit from Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

• City of Los Angeles enforces land use matters

– Easier to enforce with standardized conditions

• ABC enforces matters related to sale of

alcohol

BACKGROUND

• Administrative Review

– Specific Plan requirements for a Conditional Use Permit (CUB) will supersede

• Action includes over 30 standards, guaranteed

by recorded covenant

– Standards include conditions typically imposed by CUB

• Bars, nightclubs, & liquor stores are NOT

eligible

– All ineligible operations still require CUB

RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM

• Standards

 Must be a restaurant with seating, kitchen, full menu  Food service must be offered while open  Restaurant cannot be only for takeout or delivery  Cannot have a drive-through

RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM

• Standards

 Daily hours limited to 7AM – 11PM  No live entertainment (incl. dancing, karaoke, or DJ)  No outdoor music/TVs; only ambient indoor music  Other requirements regularly imposed on CUBs (e.g., STAR training, camera surveillance, graffiti removal)

RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM

• Standards

 Neighborhood Council and Council Office notification within 14 days of administrative clearance  Notification will contain covenanted standards & Department of Building and Safety contact information to report code violations

RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM

• Enrollment in the Monitoring Verification

Inspection Program required

– Two City-initiated inspections

• Department of Building and Safety Code

Enforcement

• Police Department

ENFORCEMENT

• Department of Building and Safety issues

Order to Comply when in violation of standards

• Three levels of enforcement:

– Operator given opportunity to comply – Operate may seek Conditional Use Permit – Refusal to comply will result in criminal proceeding, City Attorney involvement

ENFORCEMENT

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• California Department of Alcoholic Beverage

Control (ABC) regulates the sale of alcohol

• ABC has their own process for issuing licenses

– ABC public hearing and investigation may be required – Corrective actions could include license suspension

ENFORCEMENT

TIMELINE

LADOT

PLUM and Ad Hoc Jobs Committee

• March 21, 2018
• Report-back was

submitted

Council directed DCP to draft ordinance

• August 14, 2018

Draft Ordinance Released

• October 17, 2018
• Draft Ordinance, FAQ,

and Hearing Notice available on planning.lacity.org

Staff Level Hearing

• December 5, 2018
• 10:00 AM at City Hall,

Room 1060

City Planning Commission

• Tentatively scheduled for

April, 2019 NEW HEARING ADDED

• January 31, 2019
• 6:30 PM at Braude

Building, 1st Floor

thank you

Please submit comments by February 15, 2019 esther.ahn@lacity.org More information: planning.lacity.org

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