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Planning director presents multiple rezoning and conditional‑use items, planning commission recommendations sent to council
Summary
At the Jan. 13 work session, the city planning director reviewed four items sent from the Planning Commission for council consideration, including a conditional rezoning at 1111 Harmony Road (6–0 recommendation), entertainment and alcohol permits for venues on Granby Street and Pleasant Avenue (both recommended 6–0), and a denied proposal for adaptive reuse at 1700 Kingston Avenue (planning commission recommended denial 4–2).
Mr. Tahan, the city’s planning director, briefed the City Council on several items the Planning Commission forwarded for future council hearings.
The first item was a conditional rezoning application by 1111 Harmony LLC for property at 1111 Harmony Road, the site of an existing Fraternal Order of Police building. The applicant proposed conditional rezoning to allow industrial‑style flex office/warehouse development while preserving the existing building in the front of the parcel. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a 6–0 vote, and staff noted the proposal aligns with the city plan (referred to in the presentation as NFK 2050’s “innovation and production” designation).
The director next reviewed an application for Beaumont 759 at 759 Granby Street to allow on‑premise sale of alcoholic beverages, live entertainment and use as a banquet hall. The operator — who also runs the Neon House — requested typical daily hours from 7 a.m. until midnight with a New Year’s Eve exception; the largest banquet layout would hold 238 people. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a 6–0 vote.
A separate conditional‑use permit for Magnolia and Marlin Wine Bar at 4201 Pleasant Avenue would allow on‑ and off‑premise alcohol sales, live entertainment (live band, karaoke, comedy, readings and trivia) and a banquet facility. The operator proposed operating hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday–Saturday; the applicant proposes installing a full commercial kitchen. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a 6–0 vote with a two‑year expiration condition for the permit because this is a new operator; staff said the proposed capacity is 233.
Mr. Tahan also described an ABC Supportive LLC application for 1700 Kingston Avenue to renovate an existing, long‑vacant residential building into two duplexes. The request would waive several form and development standards in the residential coastal zoning district (fenestration, parking location and dimensions, parking‑area landscaping). The Planning Commission recommended denial by a 4–2 vote, citing community opposition and misalignment with the coastal pattern book; supporters of the application argued reuse of a long‑vacant building is a feasible outcome.
Council members asked clarifying questions after the presentation; no council votes were taken in the work session. The planning director said these items will appear on future council agendas for formal action.
