Title
OLEA RESTAURANT EXPANSION (PA2024-0064)
Site Location: 2001 Westcliff Drive, Suite 100-101
Recommendation
Summary:
A conditional use permit (CUP) to expand an existing restaurant into an adjacent commercial suite. The expansion will add 750 square feet of area to provide additional seating, an additional restroom, a private dining room, and space for an unamplified player piano. The player piano does not meet the definition of live entertainment pursuant to Section 20.70 of Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) and no dancing is proposed. The restaurant currently operates with late hours and a Type 47 (On Sale General - Eating Place) Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license. No change is proposed to the ABC License or to the hours of operation, which are from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., daily. If approved, Use Permit No. UP2016-03 would be superseded, and the Applicant would be required to obtain a new Operator's License pursuant to NBMC Section 5.25.020.
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 under Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has not potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2024-024, approving the Conditional Use Permit filed as PA2024-0064.