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A new restaurant will soon be located at 1615 E. Washington Blvd., where the former Mediterranean-inspired bistro, Isis Lounge, used to be.
Owners of the new restaurant, to be called The George, are planning a full service restaurant with a bar and are requesting permission to have a full alcohol license – beer, wine and hard alcohol – and operate on extended hours from 7 a.m. until 12 a.m. daily.
The City has scheduled a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) hearing, by electronic means, on Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 p.m. to hear the application. The public may access the hearing via Zoom and make comments as the hearing progresses.
Plans submitted by the applicant, Urban Cantina Group, headed by Founder and CEO Richard Brent, show the proposed restaurant within the CL (Commercial Limited) zoning district, would occupy a 3,000 square-foot tenant space, with a 1,002 square-foot dining area, a 300 square-foot dedicated bar area, and a waiting area.
The restaurant, to be called The George, would offer limited live entertainment within an area of 75 square feet within the proposed dining area. While the applicant proposes to operate between 7 a.m. and 12 midnight daily, no off-site sales of alcohol is proposed.
According to the Planning Department’s staff report, on-site sale and consumption of alcohol shall not have any significant adverse impact on adjacent or nearby parks, playgrounds, religious facilities, or schools.
The subject site on East Washington Blvd. is surrounded by various commercial, residential, service, and restaurant land uses, with the nearest public park, McDonald Park, about 3,500 feet southwest of the site. The nearest private school is William Carey International University, about 800 feet north of the site and the nearest public school is Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, about 2,300 feet southeast of the site, the report said.
A single-family residential zoning district is located across the alley, approximately 20 feet to the north of the proposed site, but the Planning Department said it does not anticipate any adverse impact to the neighborhood related to the restaurant use and proposed on-site sale and consumption of alcohol. The restaurant does not propose any outdoor seating or outdoor consumption of alcohol and all activities would occur indoors.
To access the public hearing, go to www.zoom.us/j/95467943726 or join by telephone, (669) 900-6833, and use the meeting ID 954 6794 3726
All interested persons may submit comments by 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting for the Hearing Officer’s consideration. Comments must be sent to awalker@cityofpasadena.net.
