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Staff recommends limits on outdoor entertainment at Martin's Soul Food; Beignets and Brew seeks private-party change
Summary
Staff told the commission it recommends limiting outdoor entertainment at the new Martin's Soul Food to 10 p.m. weekdays and midnight Friday/Saturday and requiring outdoor shades be lowered during events; Beignets and Brew requested a post-report change to allow private parties, which requires appearing before the commission.
Staff updated the commission on two restaurant-related items: an entertainment proposal from the new owner of the former Uno's Pizzeria (now Martin's Soul Food) and a requested change to Beignets and Brew's conditional-use permit.
On Martin's Soul Food, staff said the new owner proposes entertainment in two outdoor spaces, one open and one with roll-down shades. "We recommend that entertainment stop at 10:00 during the week and midnight Friday and Saturday, and that when there is entertainment in that outdoor area those blinds or the shades be pulled down," the staff member said. The staff member added the applicant was agreeable to those conditions.
Staff reminded the commission that under the previous operator the parking lot had been used as an extension of the entertainment facility, which had raised neighborhood concerns. The recommended limits are intended to address noise and operational impacts while allowing the business to offer entertainment.
Separately, staff said Beignets and Brew has asked to change a conditional-use permit question regarding private parties; the initial application indicated no private-party reservations, and the owner now wants to allow reserving a portion of the facility for a private group. Staff told the commission that because the staff report had already been published, any substantive change requires the applicant to appear before the planning commission to amend the approved CUP.
Commission members asked clarifying questions about the distinction between outdoor dining and outdoor entertainment; one member noted the new project includes outdoor dining but said entertainment was intended only indoors for that specific project.
