Title
SOL MEXICAN COCINA RESTAURANT (PA2023-0144)
Site Location: 251, 151 and 201 East Coast Highway and APNs 050-451-03 and 050-451-57
Recommendation
Summary:
A request for a conditional use permit and coastal development permit to permanently retain a 641-square-foot outdoor dining patio for an existing restaurant (Sol Mexican Cocina) and construct an approximately 7-foot, 6-inch-tall glass/acrylic guardrail along the front of the outdoor dining patio. The existing outdoor dining patio consists of a platform deck with seating that was permitted on a temporary basis. The project requests to expand the existing Type 47 (On-Sale General – Eating Place) Alcohol Beverage Control License to include the outdoor dining area and reauthorize the off-site parking located on the adjacent lots at Balboa Marina (151 and 201 East Coast Highway and APNs 050-451-03 and 050-451-57). The hours of operation for the restaurant and outdoor dining patio are between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m., daily. No live entertainment, dancing, or late hours (after 11 p.m.) are proposed. If approved, this Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit would supersede Use Permit Nos. UP621 and UP651 and Accessory Outdoor Dining Permit Nos. OD49 and OD49A.
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) and Section 15303 under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment; and
3. Adopt Resolution NO. PC2025-019 approving the Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit filed as PA2023-0144.