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File #: 25-458    Version: 1 Name: PLN25-0010 1746 Washington Ave. CUP Johnny's Bar
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments
Meeting Date: 10/2/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: PLN25-0010; Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to expand a legal non-conforming 2,248 square-foot Bar use by approximately 1,369 square-feet within an existing building at 1746 Washington Ave. APN: 77-549-21. Zoning District: DA-2. Applicant and Property Owner: John David Harvey.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 PC Resolution 25-XXX, 2. Attachment 1 Exhibit A Project Plans, 3. Attachment 1 Exhibit B Project Statement, 4. Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
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PLN25-0010; Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to expand a legal non-conforming 2,248 square-foot Bar use by approximately 1,369 square-feet within an existing building at 1746 Washington Ave. APN: 77-549-21. Zoning District: DA-2. Applicant and Property Owner: John David Harvey.

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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to expand an existing 2,248 square-foot Bar use by approximately 1,369 square-feet into the rear portion of the existing building at 1746 Washington Avenue. This location has been operated as a Bar (formerly the Washington Club) for several decades and predates the Zoning Code's requirement for a CUP to operate a Bar in the Downtown Area 2 (DA-2) zoning district (Zoning Code Section 2.08.228.B.3). Per Zoning Code Section 5.08.108, the requested expansion requires approval of a CUP. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the attached Resolution, approving PLN25-0010, based on the recommended Findings of Fact and subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval.

BACKGROUND AND RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING AREA

The project site at 1746 Washington Avenue is a 5,625 square-foot parcel within the DA-2 zoning district. The subject property is located on the east side of Washington Avenue, between Thornton Street on the north and Williams Street on the south. Adjacent properties include single-family houses on both sides of the site, to the rear, and directly across the street from the subject parcel. Other properties in the vicinity include a small retail kitchen and bath shop and vacant commercial spaces.

The subject property is improved with a 3,617 square-foot one-story building, a 476 square-foot garage and a 225 square-foot shed at the rear. Currently, the front 2,248 square feet are occupied by a legal non-conforming bar ("Johnny's Bar"), which includes a serving area with tables and chairs, a pool table, two restrooms, a storage closet, and...

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