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Planning staff recommends approval of beer-and-wine permit for proposed revolving-sushi restaurant at 347 West Espana Drive
Summary
City planning staff presented a request to allow on‑sale beer and wine (ABC Type 41) at a proposed 2,682 sq ft revolving-sushi restaurant in the Esplanade Shopping Center, recommended a CEQA exemption (Guideline §15301) and urged adoption of Planning & Zoning Permit No. 26-510-04; the transcript records no vote.
Christopher Morio, the project planner and case planner, presented a proposal to allow on‑sale beer and wine at a proposed revolving-sushi restaurant at 347 West Espana Drive in the Esplanade Shopping Center. Morio said the applicant is Hide Aogami and described the request as an application for an ABC Type 41 license to serve beer and wine at an eating establishment.
Morio said the tenant space is approximately 2,682 square feet and was previously occupied by a T-Mobile wireless store until the end of 2021; it has remained vacant since. "Their proposed hours of sale are from 7AM to 11PM, Monday through Sunday," Morio said. He identified the site's 2030 General Plan designation as Commercial Regional (CR) and the current zoning as General Commercial Planned Development (C2-PD).
On public-safety context, Morio summarized the police review: crime within 1,000 feet of the site is "above average for commercial property citywide," but he said the site "is not considered to be a policing problem" and staff found "no significant reason to oppose this application." Morio also stated, "This is not an undue concentration per city and state standards." The presentation included site photos, a floor plan showing alcohol storage and consumption areas, and maps of nearby uses (101 Freeway, Food for Less and other commercial properties).
Morio recommended that the Planning Commission find the project categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act Guideline section 15301 (existing facilities) and "adopt the resolution adopting and approving Planning & Zoning Permit number 26-510-04 subject to certain findings and conditions." The transcript ends with Morio concluding the presentation; there is no recorded motion or vote in the provided segments.
Key details stated in the presentation: applicant Hide Aogami; proposed alcohol sales 7 a.m.–11 p.m. daily; ABC license Type 41 (on-sale beer and wine at an eating establishment); existing tenant space ~2,682 sq ft; prior tenant T-Mobile vacated end of 2021; referenced prior Planning Development approval PD No. 00-500-75 (11/02/2000). Staff proposed filing a Notice of Exemption under CEQA Guideline §15301.
The presentation did not include public comment, recorded motions, or a vote in the provided transcript. The planning staff recommendation to adopt Planning & Zoning Permit No. 26-510-04 was made on the record; the transcript does not show whether the Planning Commission acted on that recommendation at this session.
