Title
Use Permit Application No. 25-0285 by Southern Comfort Restaurant & Lounge, LLC to permit a Restaurant 3 for Extended General Hours of Operation, to Include Alcohol Sales and Indoor Live Entertainment, at 2163 & 2165 Cunningham Dr [Portion of LRSN: 7001532].
Purpose
Background Statement:
Use Permit Application No. 25-0285 is a request for a Use Permit for a Restaurant 3 to exceed the general hours of operation permitted under a Zoning Administrator Permit (ZAP) and to include indoor live entertainment and alcohol sales. The subject property is located at 2163 & 2165 Cunningham Dr [portion of LRSN: 7001532. The property is currently zoned Limited Commercial (C-2) District, which permits the desired use subject to an approved Use Permit. A Zoning Administrator Permit (ZA No. 25-00014 for Restaurant 2 was issued on September 29, 2025, subject to the standard ZAP conditions. The applicant desires to extend the operational hours to 2:00 AM daily; thus, a Use Permit is necessary to operate a Restaurant 3 at 2163 & 2165 Cunningham Dr. Until the new Use Permit Application is granted, the applicant is operating a Restaurant 2 at the subject location.
If the Use Permit is granted, staff recommends fourteen (14) conditions based upon the proposed use’s operational and land use characteristics. Recommended conditions address issuance of permit, location of indoor live entertainment, hours of operation, capacity, security, window transparency, dancing, sound, third party promoters, ABC license and expiration, and compliance with applicable laws. The conditioned evening hours of operation, Sunday to Thursday, are more restrictive than what is proposed by the applicant. Given the location and other surrounding uses, the recommended hours proposed by staff are appropriate.
Recommendations:
Rec
Staff Recommendation:
Approve with fourteen (14) conditions