The use has existed on the site since 1968. The request is for a change in the type of alcoholic beverages served. The Public Safety Department, Crime Division reportedly has responded to a high volume of police incidents at this business, which negatively impacts the adjacent properties and City public services. The use is considered incompatible with the General Business and adjacent Residential General Plan designations. The parcel includes the subject adult business use, an adjacent auto repair service, and an adult bookstore.
Adjacent parcels are commercial retail and service uses and to the south residential uses.
Chapter 19.60 regulates the concentration and location of adult business uses to prevent secondary adverse effects of the location of these uses. All exterior trash shall be confined to approved receptacles and enclosures. Trash shall not be dumped in the trash bins after 10 p.m. Any expansion or modifications to the use or operation shall be approved through a separate Use Permit application by the Administrative Hearing Officer.