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San Anselmo council passes first reading to limit restaurant live entertainment to 10 p.m.; CUP required for later hours
Summary
The Town Council approved on first reading a zoning amendment that allows restaurants to offer live entertainment without a conditional use permit only until 10:00 p.m. in C2/C3 zones and requires a conditional use permit (CUP) to continue entertainment later; council endorsed revised wording to cover restaurant-hosted activities and will review impacts after implementation.
San Anselmo’s Town Council voted on Jan. 27 to pass the first reading and waive the second reading of a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow restaurants in the town’s C2 and C3 commercial zones to provide live entertainment or restaurant-hosted activities by right until 10:00 p.m., and require a conditional use permit (CUP) for entertainment or activities after that time.
Staff planner Heidi told the council the amendment is intended to balance neighborhood compatibility with economic vitality: “This would allow streamlined permitting for restaurants to have live entertainment until 10 p.m., and then, if they want to go beyond that, the CUP process would evaluate impacts on a case-by-case basis and include mitigation where necessary,” she said.
The ordinance would align the land‑use rules with the town’s noise code, which staff said uses a 55‑decibel threshold for…
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