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CPC-2018-4660-CA Restaurant Beverage Program Citywide Draft Code Amendment November 20 , 2018 BACKGROUND Initiated by City Council Motion Directed City Planning to create a streamlined process for select restaurants to serve alcoholic

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CPC-2018-4660-CA

Restaurant Beverage Program

Citywide Draft Code Amendment

November 20, 2018

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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

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  • 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

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  • Administrative Review
  • Action includes over 30 standards, guaranteed

by recorded covenant

– Standards include conditions typically imposed by Conditional Use Permits (CUB)

  • Bars, nightclubs, & liquor stores are NOT

eligible

– All ineligible operations still require CUB

RESTAURANT BEVERAGE PROGRAM

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Enrollment in the Monitoring Verification

Inspection Program required

– Two City-initiated inspections

  • Department of Building and Safety Code

Enforcement

  • Nuisance Abatement
  • If Non-Compliant, City Planning will revoke

approval and require Conditional Use Permit

  • Corrective actions by California Department of

Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

ENFORCEMENT

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TIMELINE

LADOT

PLUM and Ad Hoc Jobs Committee

  • March 21, 2018
  • Reportback 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

February, 2010

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thank you

Please submit comments by December 30, 2018 esther.ahn@lacity.org More information: planning.lacity.org

/Planning4LA

@Planning4LA