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Public comments urge temporary flexibility for indoor pickleball venue; cigar lounge owner raises transfer concerns
Summary
Members of the public asked the commission to support temporary operation of an indoor pickleball facility while it pursues permits and raised questions about whether a conditional use permit for a cigar lounge can transfer when a business relocates after landlord disputes.
Several members of the public used the Planning Commission’s oral-communications period Feb. 4 to press city officials on two separate business matters: a request for temporary use flexibility for an indoor pickleball facility (the “Dean House”/Dink House Los Angeles) and a question from a cigar lounge owner about transferring approvals after a lease conflict.
Michael Brown, who identified himself as owner of Legend Cigar Lounge in Gardena, said his landlord raised rent multiple times and forced him to seek a new location about 20 feet away from his current site. Brown said he sought information about transferring his conditional use…
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