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Committee recommends occupancy increase and liquor-license change for Roth’s Cafe and Bistro
Summary
A city committee recommended approval of an occupancy increase to 99 and a change to the on-premise alcohol license for Roth’s Cafe and Bistro at 24 Fourth Street; the recommendation must still proceed through final approvals.
A city committee recommended that Roth’s Cafe and Bistro at 24 Fourth Street be allowed to increase its occupancy to 99 people and convert its on-premise alcohol license from retail beer-and-wine to a restaurant retail liquor license.
The recommendation came during a committee meeting where Mister Mills, Council member, asked for clarification and a representative for the applicant described the request. “Again, this is Roth Incorporated, DDA, Roth's Cafe and Bistro located at 24 Fourth Street,” the applicant representative said, outlining current hours and the proposed occupancy increase.
The applicant representative told the committee the business currently operates Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Thursday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The proposed increase would raise the occupancy from about 60 to 99 persons.
An unnamed public safety official raised hours as a central concern, saying, “If the hours change, I'll have an issue with it.” Committee members said they were comfortable with the hours as presented and discussed the city's policy requiring council permission when a business expands into an adjacent suite. The committee recorded a recommendation to move forward; members noted two committee votes were used in the item’s consideration.
The committee’s action was a recommendation to proceed; the transcript does not record a final council vote or licensing authority approval. The committee also discussed how past policy requires applicants expanding into adjacent suites to return for council permission so occupancy and alcohol-service changes are reviewed.
If approved by the licensing authority or full council, the change would permit Roth’s to serve a broader range of distilled spirits under a restaurant retail liquor classification and to operate with the larger occupancy on file with city regulators. The transcript does not specify the next procedural step or an expected timeline for final action.
