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Planning commission approves El Cholo patio expansion with parking waiver and entertainment limits
Summary
The planning commission approved El Cholo’s application to expand an outdoor patio to 1,709 sq. ft. and increase seating to 283, granting a 17-space parking waiver and imposing conditions including an 11 p.m. closing time and prohibition on live entertainment and dancing.
The Newport Beach City Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved El Cholo restaurant’s outdoor patio expansion at multiple Coast Highway and Narcissus/Orchid Avenue addresses, granting a 17-space parking waiver and several operational conditions.
Assistant planner Daniel Kopshever summarized staff’s recommendation and findings, saying the proposed patio would expand from 734 square feet to 1,709 square feet and the seating count would be 283 (a staff report typo listing 328 seats was corrected). He told commissioners the expansion would not change the building’s gross floor area, and staff supported a Class 1…
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