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Plan commission approves conditional use permit for Mr. Queso LLC, including outdoor patio
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit allowing indoor commercial entertainment serving alcohol and an outdoor patio for Mr. Queso LLC at 1609 Landmark Drive (former BBJacks), subject to staff conditions and a liquor-license premise description including the patio.
The Cottage Grove Plan Commission on March 26 approved a conditional use permit for Mr. Queso LLC to operate an indoor commercial entertainment land use serving alcohol at 1609 Landmark Drive and included approval for an outdoor patio area.
Planner Aaron said the proposed business will occupy the former BBJacks space and that the initial permit issued to BBJacks applied only to that business, requiring the new business to obtain its own conditional use permit. Aaron said the new operator is the same owner of the nearby Don McGuy restaurant and that the owner had already received a village board liquor license contingent on getting the conditional use permit.
During the public-hearing portion, applicant Alex (representing the business on site) confirmed the intent to operate both interior space and an outdoor patio seasonally. Lisa (village staff) confirmed the outdoor patio was included in the liquor-license premise description.
Commissioners discussed whether to phrase the motion to explicitly include the outdoor patio. Planner Aaron advised that a motion referencing both the conditional use permit and the outdoor patio would be sufficient to cover the outdoor portion. One commissioner observed that past approvals for the prior tenant had been staged in separate approvals at different times.
A motion to approve the conditional use permit for indoor commercial entertainment serving alcohol and to include the outdoor patio carried by voice vote; the motion included staff conditions and standard sign-permit requirements for any new signage. The minutes record that the village board already approved the liquor license conditioned on CUP approval. The motion did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the transcript.
The applicant will proceed with the business opening and must seek sign permits for any new signage. The liquor-license premise description includes the outdoor patio.
