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Glendale hearing officer takes banquet‑hall permit renewal under submission after staff recommends approval
Summary
The Planning Hearing Officer took under submission renewal applications for a banquet hall and on‑site alcohol service at 820–822 E. Colorado St. Staff recommended approval with conditions on hours, security, trash enclosures, and a requirement to legalize a 180‑sq‑ft corridor; no public comments were received.
The City of Glendale Planning Hearing Officer on Dec. 3, 2025 took under submission two related permit applications seeking to continue banquet‑hall operations and authorize on‑site alcohol service at 820 and 822 East Colorado Street. Hearing Officer Cassandra Pruitt closed the public hearing after staff recommended approval with a package of conditions and no members of the public provided comment.
Alan Lambert, the city case planner, told the hearing that staff recommends approval of a conditional use permit renewal and an administrative use permit for on‑site service and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Lambert said the project qualifies for a Class 1 CEQA categorical exemption because it continues existing uses and includes a 180‑square‑foot corridor addition that does not exceed the exemption threshold.
Lambert summarized the required findings in the staff report and the draft conditions aimed at minimizing neighborhood impacts: the site is in a C‑3 commercial zone, provides 42 on‑site parking spaces (the…
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