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Commission tables Hue’s request to lift midnight restriction; asks for independent sound and security documentation
Summary
Owners of Hue (447 Bridal) asked the commission to remove a six‑month midnight limitation, but after extensive testimony from police, inspectors and neighbors the commission voted to table the request to Jan. 16 and required an independent sound-engineer memo, a sound-mitigation plan, documentation of neighbor notification, and written evidence of security/bottle-service controls.
The Entertainment Commission on Dec. 5 declined to immediately lift a midnight entertainment restriction for Hue (447 Bridal), instead tabling the owner’s request until Jan. 16 and setting a list of documentation the permittee must provide.
Attorney Robert Blum, representing owner Bennett Montoya and partner Karen King, told the commission Hue had complied with the midnight limitation imposed in June and had installed a limiter on the sound system. "He has done everything he can to manage this in a busy, overworked entertainment area," Blum said, asking the commission to reconsider the restriction.
Inspector Sean Burke said his recent inspections since the Board of Appeals remand found Hue operating within the newly set ambient-based sound limit and that he had not identified code violations during those follow-up checks. "I have not found them to be hosting entertainment past midnight," Burke told the commission.
Officer Steve Matthias of Central Station urged caution, citing the club's earlier history of violence, fights spilling into the street, and problems with bottle service and over-serving. "We've met with Mister Montoya at least a dozen occasions...but we don't get anything in return as far as improvement," Matthias said, describing meetings that also produced a list of recommended operational changes.
Neighbors and the Top of Broadway CBD urged the commission to keep the condition in place through the probationary period. Dominic LeMandrea (Top of Broadway CBD) told commissioners the CBD has a 15‑month record of complaints and said the neighborhood has not received promised documentation of a sound-attenuation plan.
After extended discussion, commissioners voted to continue the item to Jan. 16 and required the permit holder to submit, before that meeting: a letter/recommendation from an independent sound engineer (including data and sound-mitigation recommendations), copies of neighbor-notification materials showing neighbors were told about the sound attenuation plan, and written documentation showing how the venue met conditions regarding security and bottle-service management. The commission retained the midnight limitation until those deliverables are submitted and reviewed.
