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Paul (Community Development staff) told the commission that the city assisted more than 1,600 people at the public counter, processed over 1,000 building permits and conducted more than 3,500 inspections in 2024. The planning division received 25 entitlement applications and the commission handled roughly 16 entitlement cases in the year.

On housing programs, staff reported the Restarted RSI program administered by LAWA produced 95 permit applications processed through the city in 2024. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) remained active with staff issuing 23 ADU permits in 2024, above the annual target of 15. Staff also developed an ADU fee calculator on the city website and expects to launch a preapproved ADU plan program in the coming weeks.

The city completed a major rezoning required in the housing element, adopting mixed-use and housing overlays and objective development standards; the city also completed a comprehensive update to the Downtown Specific Plan. The council selected MIG to lead the land-use element update, and staff plans a kickoff meeting with the consultant.

Code enforcement cases rose to 428 in 2024, nearly double prior years; staff attributed much of the increase to complaints related to car-sharing vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods. Paul said staff completed 11 of 12 planned municipal code text amendments related to the housing element and expects to finish the remaining parking-related amendment soon.

Commissioners asked whether counter assistance numbers represented increases or decreases compared with prior years; staff said counter visits were slightly down from prior years (1,700\u0000\u00111,800 range) while building permits and inspections were up. Commissioners praised the work and requested staff consider residential sound insulation options in properties impacted by downtown noise under other ongoing permits.

Paul said the reports must be submitted to the City Council before filing with the state (reports due April 1) and that staff will continue outreach, including public meetings and pop-up events. The commission received and filed the presentations as part of the city\u0000s statutorily-required annual reporting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting - Thursday March 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff presented the annual general plan implementation and housing-element progress reports. Key points: 1,600+ counter visits, 1,000+ building permits, 23 ADU permits in 2024, increased code enforcement cases (428) driven partly by car-sharing complaints, and initiation of a land-use element update with consultant MIG.","taxTitle","El Segundo City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",70907,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6279351,"Planning commission approves Jame restaurant—s indoor and outdoor dining expansion",274,2412000,2686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2624368-cded44b67247e5630130277cd3c77766&start=2412&end=2686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2624368-cded44b67247e5630130277cd3c77766/thumbnail_2412000.jpg","/articles/6279351/El-Segundo-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-Jame-restaurants-indoor-and-outdoor-dining-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6279351-1f9e524e95608195198d7f2b484c1b16/orig.mp4?Expires=1773718259&Signature=Uiv~Kqug05cRxf4MkrfGCBsO4yLkV9RilS9oFmZvsZuNIoU~4QmM0MBclVNUhzpaWtz4mftPjv6zaAOp16ir6OVLLNtzqAwzWUSJ0LBvCPNEbImTy4vQA921Sp~UfCsDy3jJjaPLAUjcqIMmHI1BuWs81-FbVqh3g24ps1DSR0IULAd5GtUdFE04oisLY7Ys~1TJwK4dOyNdsZs7OWvBGb7r0nHPSxTAJudhaVisDsiurwt-YPbzMQ1eIXKdnmTQJiLXlux2eXEMYISmkmbeCcR4ruh1oAto~0Vx0XtvZ2uNsCXNaVfAtzZ6snq2u15DAcPZkxu63-SCkRnZ~xjnXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Segundo Planning Commission on March 13 received and filed the Community Development Director\u0000s approval permitting an expansion of indoor and outdoor dining and a design review of the outdoor dining layout for Jame restaurant, located at 239\u0000\u0011241 Main Street.

Staff summarized the request: the proposal increases indoor dining area by 913 square feet and adds 300 square feet of outdoor dining under an existing breezeway; total indoor dining would be 1,868 square feet and outdoor dining would be 497 square feet after approval. The site is within the Downtown Specific Plan\u0000s Grand Avenue District and the restaurant already holds a Type 47 ABC license.

Staff described design improvements including new planters, palm trees under the breezeway, ceiling heaters, special lighting and wood trellis barriers with plantings. The project requires a downtown design review (DDR) because it is in the Downtown Specific Plan area; staff recommended receiving and filing the director\u0000s decision approving EA1295, DDR2401 and AUP20-03 with standard conditions.

Agent Matthew Mello, senior planning consultant at FE Design and Consulting, said the owner, Jackson Kalb, is excited to expand his business in El Segundo and that the team concurs with staff\u0000s findings. \"The applicant is very excited to continue operating in El Segundo,\" Mello said.

There was no public opposition at the hearing. Commissioners asked for clarification about whether the outdoor area was common space; staff said the outdoor dining in question had been allocated to Jame and that other pass-through pedestrian access would remain. Commissioners expressed overall support for the design upgrades and for the restaurant\u0000s continued presence downtown.

A motion to receive and file the director\u0000s approval of Environmental Assessment EA1295, Downtown Design Review DDR2401 and Administrative Use Permit AUP20-03 passed by recorded vote.

The approval updates the AUP boundaries for alcohol service to reflect the expanded floor plan and grants the DDR approval for the proposed landscaping and design features under the Downtown Specific Plan, subject to the conditions listed in the director\u0000s decision.","The commission received and filed the director\u0000s approval to expand indoor and outdoor dining and extend alcohol service for Jame restaurant at 239\u0000\u0011241 Main Street; staff recommended approval and the applicant\u0000s agent indicated the owner plans to continue operating and invest in design upgrades.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6279356,"Planning commission approves alcohol service in Brewport Taphouse axe-throwing area with conditions after neighbor complaints",3367,577000,3944000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2624368-cded44b67247e5630130277cd3c77766&start=577&end=3944","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2624368-cded44b67247e5630130277cd3c77766/thumbnail_577000.jpg","/articles/6279356/El-Segundo-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-alcohol-service-in-Brewport-Taphouse-axe-throwing-area-with-conditions-after-neighbor-complaints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6279356-6ada17839f043dcd3c92b5b0d673f63b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773718259&Signature=DYk5SZsyPkE4qAsi8sRmZmbdB1SEyMEZ7uF-WrDiUgnsvy-tRCGwL6fER2o-pHI7q78IY1ajx1SLKuSYzqBcSV71r0ikDI1E76BMYhnRrlqk4WVNCxFQm1-4R5pDEBNEH~3KbZ1CrxXwSCDRamiat2busGGnsF2MrnFbhp0dt0TAir7RP5CzmdQ9~BvB0tPPomXkq~1cHTfFkjzXq6rYbs6V5BZxYir5zo-jwTCpSqpYUPNi0woWE2t5xKjUpvbmKngkM~chN18S3TJvqrzlWvEj0FjzBVBChN5pPj6H8EwgJ8rOH7xW9sy1EKuytabW2~aeg5MqON6-09KY4zl1kA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Segundo Planning Commission on March 13 ratified the Community Development Director\u0000s approval to allow alcohol service in a new 120-square-foot outdoor accessory area used for supervised axe throwing at Brewport Taphouse, 200\u0000\u0011204 Main Street, and attached conditions including an 8 p.m. limit, signage and a follow-up monitoring plan.

Planning staff member Jasmine presented the proposal and said Brewport would continue to operate under its existing ABC Type 47 license and was not seeking changes to the restaurant\u0000s overall hours. Jasmine said the new axe-throwing area would be limited to 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and would not include dining tables or food service in that rear 120-square-foot area.

Jasmine told commissioners that staff conducted ambient noise readings in the alley directly behind the axe cage and at a corner residence. She reported ambient noise measured up to 68 decibels and that noise from axe throwing measured up to 72.9 decibels, which staff said complies with the El Segundo Municipal Code noise standards for short-duration events.

Applicant Christian Krieger, owner of Brewport Taphouse, said the axe throwing is a separately booked activity supervised by the axe-throwing operator, not open access. \"We volunteered the 8PM as kind of like a nice compromise,\" Krieger said, describing the business\u0000s willingness to limit late-night activity.

Matt McCullough, owner of the axe-throwing operator Hatchet Helm, described structural changes made to reduce sound: reorienting the structure toward the alley, adding rubber facing and thicker targets. \"We actually faced it toward the alley now...we encased that in rubber...it actually just deadens the sound completely,\" McCullough said, adding he had intentionally thrown hard during staff readings to test worst-case levels.

Neighbors directly behind the site disagreed that the mitigation was sufficient. Resident Tony Martini said the activity frequently starts while he is still at work and described sustained cheering and yelling that he hears from his apartment. \"I get up 4:00 in the morning... I get home at 6 at night. Many times I get home, the axe throwing is already starting. I would love to come home and sit down, have a peaceful dinner, relax. I can't do that,\" Martini said.

Apartment owner John Bassick asked whether alcohol should be allowed in what he described as a parking-lot area. Staff explained the 120-square-foot accessory area is adjacent to but does not displace required parking spaces and that the commission\u0000s action concerns alcohol service in that defined area.

Commission discussion focused on the proximity of the nearest sensitive receptor (residential units across a narrow alley), the recent noise readings (one taken March 2), and possible enforcement and monitoring options. Staff proposed and the commission added conditions requiring signage reminding patrons of nearby residences, a staff monitoring report back in three months (including unannounced decibel readings during actual axe-throwing activity), and that staff make a good-faith effort to obtain permission to take readings within affected residential properties.

The commission\u0000s action formally received and filed the director\u0000s decision approving Environmental Assessment EA1166 Revision B and Administrative Use Permit AUP 1611 Revision B with the added conditions. The motion passed 3\u0000\u00110.

The director\u0000s approval allows the defined outdoor accessory area to be used for supervised axe throwing with alcohol permitted to be consumed there under the restaurant\u0000s existing ABC Type 47 license, subject to the conditions the commission added.

The commission\u0000s decision does not alter the city\u0000s noise ordinance or the ABC licensing process; code enforcement and police remain the agencies to respond to future complaints and to document any pattern of noncompliance that could lead to further action.

A staff monitoring report, including any new decibel readings and a summary of complaint calls received after 8 p.m., will be presented to the commission three months after approval, per the conditions the commission imposed.","The El Segundo Planning Commission ratified a director\u0000s approval allowing alcohol to be served in a 120-square-foot outdoor axe-throwing accessory area at Brewport Taphouse, imposing an 8 p.m. cutoff, signage and monitoring requirements after neighbors raised noise concerns and staff noise readings were presented.","actionData","errors"]

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