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San Jose planning commission denies After Bar and Grill’s request to stay open until 2 a.m.
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously accepted staff’s recommendation to deny a conditional use permit that would have extended After Bar and Grill’s hours to 2 a.m., citing repeated enforcement violations and the police department’s opposition. The motion to deny passed 9–0.
The San Jose Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a Conditional Use Permit request from After Bar and Grill to extend its late-night operating hours to 2 a.m.
Chair Carlos Rosario said the commission would “accept the denial,” and commissioners cast a 9–0 recommendation to the City Council that the permit be denied after staff and police testimony raised public-safety concerns. Zachary Johnson, project manager in the Planning Division, told the commission staff "are unable to find consistency with these findings" in the municipal code and recommended denial, citing the establishment’s history of noncompliance with ABC license conditions and local…
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