Planning commission approves The Place at Tweedy food hall with conditions on alcohol, hours and noise

The South Gate Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit and site plan for The Place at Tweedy, a proposed open-air food hall at 3703 Tweedy Boulevard that will include eight vendor spaces, two areas serving alcohol and a small outdoor performance stage.

The project, proposed by owners Sylvester Madrigal Jr. and Andres Lugo and filed under conditional use permit number 25-04 and site plan review PL 25-0312, would convert a 10,051-square-foot lot within the Tweedy Boulevard Specific Plan area into a pedestrian-oriented courtyard with seven ground-floor vendor spaces and one second-floor vendor/terrace. The application requests two vendor spaces that will serve alcohol under an on-site-consumption ABC license (Type 47) and a live entertainment program limited to small-scale performances.

City planning staff said the project meets the Tweedy Boulevard Specific Plan development standards, including a floor-area-ratio of 0.73 (under the 1.5 maximum) and a two-story, 26-foot height (under the 40-foot limit). Staff recommended the commission find the project exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (Class 32, infill development) and approve Resolution No. 2025-10, which would adopt the CUP and site plan review with conditions of approval.

The planning presentation described the proposed uses and operating plan: a coffee shop that would open earlier (about 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.), general hours…