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Planning commission approves final permit for Flynn’s Arcade & Bar at 8900 Chesapeake Ave
Summary
The North Beach Planning Commission voted to recommend final approval for Flynn’s Arcade & Bar after the applicant submitted a two-hour fire-rated wall plan and staff confirmed seating-based EDU calculations; the commission said parking comments from a May preliminary approval remain conditions of the permit.
The North Beach Planning Commission voted to recommend final approval for Flynn’s Arcade & Bar at 8900 Chesapeake Avenue after the applicant submitted required life-safety documents and a fire-safety plan.
Rick Crump, planning and zoning administrator, told the commission the business had received preliminary approval in May and returned with a life-safety/fire egress plan that has been submitted to the county and the fire marshal. Crump said the applicants “are still under or at the 20 seats” and that “EDUs are not calculated for standing room. It’s only for seating,” adding that planning and zoning will determine the final seat count during the required final inspection before issuing a business license.
Francisco Jimenez, identified in the record as one of the owners of Glen’s Arcade and Bar at 8900 Chesapeake Avenue, described the intended food/service operations as limited to bar prep and incidental cleaning: “The purpose, for that is really just for any cleaning of incidental equipment. Basically, all we plan on doing is having a standard kind of bar fare. Any food that comes in is coming in from outside.” Jimenez also described the firewall solution: “We’ll have the 2 hour fire rated wall ... all the way to the very rooftop, and it will separate the 2 sides.”
Commissioners reiterated comments from the commission’s May 22 preliminary approval about parking and said any final approval would incorporate those prior comments (including backing‑in parking and employee parking signage). Committee member S4 moved to recommend approval “in accordance with the 05/22/2025 comments and 05/22/2025 planning approval preliminary approval, as well as the design documents, dated 11/25/2025.” The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Next steps documented by staff include final inspection by fire and planning officials and a determination of final seating and any additional EDU requirements before a business license is issued.
