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Commission backs changes to on‑sale alcohol CUP review schedule; annual report finds no referrals this period
Summary
Commission received the triannual report on on‑sale alcoholic beverage conditional use permits and agreed to staff recommendations to streamline the review process to annual reporting, removing the mandatory two‑step hearing requirement and asking staff to keep the commission informed of any urgent enforcement needs.
The Hermosa Beach Planning Commission on March 18 received the report that reviews on‑sale alcoholic beverage conditional use permits (CUPs) for July 1–Dec. 31, 2024 and voted to change the review process to reduce staff workload while preserving the commission's authority to call hearings for urgent violations.
Johnny Case, assistant planner, presented the triannual report. He said the report compiles data from the Hermosa Beach Police Department, the city's code enforcement unit, Los Angeles County Fire and State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). For the reporting period the staff analysis found no establishment met the city's threshold for referral to a Planning Commission‑level CUP…
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