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Clifton council approves amended special-use permit for Main Street Pub with parking, seating limits
Summary
The Clifton Town Council unanimously approved an amended Special Use Permit for the Main Street Pub allowing up to 53 seats, six employees at peak, 450 sq ft of retail space, and up to four special events per year. The approval requires an annual parking agreement with Acacia Lodge; failure to refile the agreement reduces allowed seating and triggers an amended-permit requirement.
On May 5, 2015, the Clifton Town Council approved amendments to the Special Use Permit for the Main Street Pub at 7140 Main Street, adopting Planning Commission recommendations with clarifications made at the meeting. The motion passed unanimously in a 4–0 vote before the mayor arrived.
Kathy Kalinowski, chair of the Planning Commission, told the council the PC recommended allowing a total of 53 seats (inside and outside), no more than six employees during peak hours, and 450 square feet of the premises set aside for retail. The recommendation also limited extended-hours special events to no more than four per year — each able to extend hours to 2 a.m. — and continued the prior prohibition on outdoor music while allowing the sale of wine, beer and mixed beverages.
Council members focused on parking and circulation. The PC recommended a total of 15 parking spaces (including three for employees and two for retail) and explained that eight off-site spaces would be provided under an agreement with the Acacia Lodge. The council added a requirement that the parking agreement be filed annually with the Town Clerk and the Planning Commission chair; the language adopted says that if the agreement is not filed and the applicant does not seek an amended permit, the approved permit will be deemed to allow only 36 seats, six employees and 450 square feet of retail space.
Members also discussed drive-aisle widths behind the pub and near diagonal spaces, noting existing aisle widths of about 12–14 feet versus the 16 feet called for in the code. Planning Commission chair Kathy Kalinowski said the PC would map existing provisions into the new permit and recommended memorializing any exceptions in the permit language.
The council closed the public hearing on the SUP, then remade and reconfirmed the motion later in the meeting to ensure procedural correctness. The town clerk will retain the amended Planning Commission recommendations as adopted at the meeting.
The approval carries administrative conditions intended to preserve the intent of earlier permits and to ensure off-site parking remains documented; if the parking arrangement lapses the business must seek an amended permit or operate under reduced seating.
