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Planning staff said the item was opened at the August 13 meeting and was continued to allow the applicant time to revise the floor plan. Staff recommended continuation to the commission’s October 15 meeting. No members of the public came forward to comment at the continuance hearing.

A motion to continue the hearing to October 15 was made and approved on a roll-call vote. Commissioners Austin, Rose, Scheffler, Stehira and Chair Brown voted yes. Staff said minutes from the prior meeting were not available and would be brought forward at the next meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Monrovia Planning Commission | Regular Meeting | September 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission continued the conditional use permit hearing for Rico’s Fiesta Mexican Restaurant (448 W. Foothill Blvd.) to the commission’s October 15 meeting at the applicant’s request to revise the floor plan.","taxTitle","Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",52085,"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},6480799,"Barbecue Blues approved for incidental indoor live music; outdoor entertainment prohibited without further review",982,2538000,3520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5766165-bf531b244f2c444574acf4ff20997b09&start=2538&end=3520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5766165-bf531b244f2c444574acf4ff20997b09/thumbnail_2538000.jpg","/articles/6480799/Monrovia/Los-Angeles-County/California/Barbecue-Blues-approved-for-incidental-indoor-live-music-outdoor-entertainment-prohibited-without-further-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480799-3be66102997ce0ff910f71793d987a4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773740566&Signature=CU7QlAkzvwaT0Nhprn~plBQedNwM5rI4hINW3LDNIitg3cQ-gEwatXIGWlpqsk6GP5M5Ax~~DekivfYIjU1bXN2qtONvWpDgKqtjroKUJwon~mPZUa1cZz4CR5c7-otmjgoSNKB~OjuPbTNwCagDp8PqMcHFkcawu5xjlJhXXhukntYPTDhOM6PDt~kQNUuJ9bmkPE82BC08gJcjnxYteixnfiE9CMpGm8c4JwLDtJgunHuAew80QQW-Bf3FiZmJL~yR4TYZmkj-EFi9kbPQFNrBmAQFKvXO~vQaQj2LlekJ7DiZC93~fikzCfoj~7w-dz65oEht2yYAxifroaV6Iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monrovia Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing incidental indoor live entertainment at Barbecue Blues, 110 East Colorado Boulevard, subject to conditions intended to limit impacts on surrounding uses.

Planning staff told commissioners the restaurant, which opened as Barbecue Blues in January and occupies a site in the PD-5 planned development zone, seeks to host small blues or jazz performances (one to four performers) indoors between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., up to two performances per day. Staff recommended that outdoor live entertainment be prohibited unless the applicant returns to the Planning Commission for an amendment. Staff also recommended standard noise-control conditions: doors and windows must remain closed during performances, no dancing or pyrotechnics, and live entertainment must not be audible outside the property.

Megan Wentz, the restaurant’s general manager, confirmed the side door near the proposed performance area is an emergency egress and that normal patron flow is through the front entrance. Staff said the Downtown Review Committee recommended approval with no substantive comment and that no public comments had been received as of the meeting.

Commissioners debated the permit language about cover charges and entertainment fees and agreed to an amendment to condition 10 to remove an explanatory sentence that distinguished a cover charge from an entertainment fee; the final condition retained the ban on a cover charge to enter the restaurant. The commission then voted to approve the CUP with the amended condition. The roll call vote was unanimous in favor.

Staff reminded the commission that the CUP can be revisited if complaints arise and that any addition of outdoor entertainment would require a formal amendment to the CUP and commission review. Appeals to the City Council must be filed in writing within 10 days of the decision.","The Planning Commission granted Barbecue Blues (110 E. Colorado Blvd.) a conditional use permit for incidental indoor live entertainment, limiting performances to two per day, prohibiting outdoor entertainment unless the CUP is amended, and clarifying cover-charge language.",{"_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},6480804,"Planning commission approves live-entertainment permit for Sena on Myrtle with outdoor hours capped at 11 p.m.",2304,206000,2510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5766165-bf531b244f2c444574acf4ff20997b09&start=206&end=2510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5766165-bf531b244f2c444574acf4ff20997b09/thumbnail_206000.jpg","/articles/6480804/Monrovia/Los-Angeles-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-live-entertainment-permit-for-Sena-on-Myrtle-with-outdoor-hours-capped-at-11-pm","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480804-fd77d5055883ccd23473b364cbd5d81b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773740566&Signature=FscwDggnnWlpHpxup1Y6kBAfGAOLqh4Lmw8VxB0bxSZn~4~b-TPT2kfeiue6Y6pSY8upYRVub~~I05aQEaYvlCoMDoJH4rQQq3Fs2oq2lY3RP-C4tvJ0iCXJXdSnVzJ9LJ3zJS~L8w8laS66Wbhtz6yLNLr41LpNoPm3NfdgatrWt8a52h~8XYvkgGsKC1Oiml96-1~K60lvKvQdGxlJK59hU8ee3sMjqEULuBmrhC~gTar0VFe8dByNsdOpuihdc9x0mssEdyRCR2qNW34Bd1DcIg1Ip56HXCZ15y0iEaX9ld6gQA8uOvCSYE1K99n4T0FBAL-4oOegYgiM5RWHPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Monrovia Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Sena on Myrtle, 409 South Myrtle Avenue, allowing incidental live entertainment indoors and occasional outdoor use on the rear patio with conditions intended to limit noise and late-night impacts.

Planning staff told commissioners the property previously operated with a now-expired outdoor live-entertainment CUP and that the new permit is largely an administrative cleanup to reauthorize that activity. The staff report noted the business would host small acts (one to three performers), limit entertainment to two performances per day, and require that all doors and windows remain closed during performances so that sound is not audible beyond the property line. The staff report cited Monrovia Municipal Code section 17.44.055, which requires a CUP for live entertainment.

Commission discussion centered on hours, neighborhood complaints and how the city would enforce the conditions. Staff described the enforcement process as including code enforcement and police department follow-up, a mandatory review of the CUP within 180 days, and annual alcohol-license review as additional oversight. Two written public comments were received: one asked that sound be managed because of prior neighborhood disruptions from other restaurants; the other raised concerns about late-night activity, drinking and driving, and public-safety incidents in parking lots. Planning staff said those correspondents became more amenable after staff explained the proposed limits.

Nikki Caiello, identified as a general manager of Sena and speaking as the applicant’s representative, told the commission her business books the back patio for private parties (she said parties can be up to 70 people) and that the restaurant does not intend to host regular public outdoor concerts. She said the business has operated with DJ sets for many years and that she had no intention of charging a cover charge or entertainment fee.

The commission moved to approve the CUP with staff-recommended conditions and a modification to condition 9 to clarify the cover-charge prohibition. The amended condition reads, as the commission directed, “No cover charge to enter the restaurant shall be permitted.” The approved conditions limit outdoor live entertainment on the rear patio to 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, indoor entertainment generally to 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and listed holidays (restaurant closure at 2 a.m.), cap performances at two per day and performers at three, prohibit dancing and pyrotechnics, and require doors and windows to remain closed during performances.

The motion passed by roll call with Commissioners Austin, Rose, Scheffler, Stehira and Chair Brown voting yes. Staff reminded the commission that the CUP can be reviewed earlier than the 180-day period if complaints arise and that the City’s code-enforcement and police processes can prompt interim review.

The commission chair also read the appeal process: decisions may be appealed to the City Council in writing within 10 days with the applicable fee.","The Monrovia Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Sena on Myrtle (409 S. Myrtle Ave.) to allow incidental live entertainment indoors and occasionally outdoors, with limits on hours, performers and a clarified prohibition on cover charges to enter the restaurant.","actionData","errors"]

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