REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Marco Cuevas Jr., Associate Planner
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Appeal of the Planning Commission's Action on Conditional Use Permit No. 25-027 (Distractions Lounge)
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Statement of Issue:
Transmitted for the City Council's consideration is the appeal filed by Councilman Williams on April 22, 2026, of the Planning Commission's action on Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 25-027, a request to permit the onsite sales, service, and consumption of alcohol (ABC Type 48 License - Full Alcohol) within an approximately 1,250 sq. ft. eating and drinking establishment. The Planning Commission approved the request on April 14, 2026.
Financial Impact:
Not Applicable
Planning Commision Action:
recommendation
A) Find the proposed project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1.
B) Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 25-027 with suggested findings and conditions of approval (Attachment No. 1).
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Alternative Action(s):
The City Council may take one of the following alternative actions:
A) Do not make the suggested findings, which will result in a mandatory denial per Section 241.10 (C) of the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO); or
B) Continue Conditional Use Permit No. 25-027 and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
A. PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Applicant: Peter Blied
Location: 16612 Beach Boulevard, Suite C, 92647 (East side of Beach Boulevard and South of Heil Avenue).
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 25-027: to permit the onsite sales, service, and consumption of alcohol (ABC Type 48 License - Full Alcohol) within an approximately 1,250 sq. ft. eating and drinking establishment.
B. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND RECOMMENDATION:
On April 14, 2026, the Planning Commission held...
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