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Kiki’s Breakfast Cafe seeks beer-and-wine permit; requests separation waiver from nearby synagogue
Summary
An attorney representing Kiki’s Breakfast Cafe asked for a 2COPRX permit to sell and serve beer and wine on-premises and requested a distance-separation waiver from Congregation Kol Ami, which is located north of the strip center.
James Johnston, attorney for the applicant, presented a special-use request for a 2COPRX alcoholic beverage permit (beer and wine for on-premises consumption) for Kiki’s Breakfast Cafe at a strip center on North Dale Mabry Highway.
Johnston said Kiki’s operates limited hours (7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) and that the proposed wet‑zoning area is oriented toward Fletcher Avenue; he requested a separation waiver from Congregation Kol Ami, which he said is about 229 feet straight-line distance from the property but cites a longer travel path and lack of direct access between the restaurant and the synagogue. Johnston also noted an earlier wet zoning existed at this location for a prior restaurant.
Development Services staff, James Baker, presented the separation-waiver criteria under LDC 6.11.11 and confirmed the requested distance reduction from the 500‑foot requirement. Neither Johnston nor staff reported contact from the synagogue; no members of the public spoke for or against the request. The hearing officer closed the record; she will file a written decision within 15 business days.
