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Planning Commission approves Ryoshi Sushi's beer-and-wine request and wall sign
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved master application 24131, conditional use permit 24005 and site development permit 24088 to allow Ryoshi Sushi to sell beer and wine for on-site consumption and to install a roughly 38 sq ft wall sign; staff said the census tract allows up to four on-sale establishments and the sheriff's office raised no objections.
The Jurupa Valley Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit allowing Ryoshi Sushi to sell beer and wine for on-site consumption and a site development permit for a roughly 38-square-foot wall sign at the restaurant's tenant space in the Harupa Springs shopping center at the southwest corner of Limonite Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard in the Pedley community (master application 24131; CUP 24005; SDP 24088).
Assistant Planner Oscar Schroder told the commission the site is zoned general commercial (C1 CP) and is within census tract 404.02, which the staff packet shows allows up to four on-site alcohol-consumption establishments; currently only one on-sale restaurant exists in the tract, so approval would make Ryoshi Sushi the second on-sale establishment in that census tract. "This census tract allows up to 4 on-site alcohol consumption establishments, but currently only 1 exists in the census tract," Schroder said.
Staff recommended approval based on findings in the municipal code and included standard conditions such as permit revocation for noncompliance, landscape maintenance and graffiti removal. The application was routed to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and, according to staff, the sheriff raised no objection to issuance of a CUP for on-site alcohol sales. City staff and commissioners relied on that public-safety input when evaluating whether the proposed activity would exacerbate neighborhood problems.
Applicant Yenny addressed the commission and confirmed the restaurant would serve sake. "Sake is a wine. It's a rice wine," she told commissioners when asked whether sake would be offered. Commissioners asked about menu variety and location; the applicant said no interior changes are proposed and that the restaurant will offer alternatives (steak, chicken) for diners who do not prefer seafood.
After discussion and questions, a commissioner moved to approve staff's recommendation; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
Next steps: the applicant may proceed under the conditions of approval; the city will process the permits and enforce standard permit conditions and maintenance requirements.
