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Board grants temporary bar expansion at Beach Street Commons with 17‑seat limit after legal debate
Summary
The Long Beach Zoning Board approved a two‑year temporary conditional variance allowing Beach Street Commons to operate a larger bar footprint at 777 West Beach Street but limited seating to 17 and required the current lessee to remain; one commissioner read a detailed legal opinion concluding the application failed the use‑variance burden.
The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on the record granted a two‑year temporary conditional variance for Beach Street Commons LLC to expand an on‑premises bar at 777 West Beach Street, while attaching specific conditions and recording explicit opposition from at least one commissioner.
Why it matters: The board’s decision allows the business to expand bar service for two years while placing enforceable limits on seating and tying the variance to the existing lessee — a compromise intended to limit neighborhood impacts while permitting business…
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