299 Atlantic Boulevard UBEX18-0002 Staff Report CCCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: UBEX18-0002 Public Hearing
Request for a use-by-exception as permitted by Section 3-5, to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in accordance with Chapter 3 of the code at 299 Atlantic
Boulevard Unit 1.
SUBMITTED BY: Derek W. Reeves, AICP, Principal Planner
DATE: December 21, 2018
BACKGROUND: The applicant is Julie Ann Weber, the owner of the proposed business at 299 Atlantic Boulevard, Unit 1. The business will be a men’s apparel, grooming products, and gifts
retail store with a café serving beverages including coffee, tea, beer, and wine. The store will be set up with the retail area in the front and the café/bar area in a back room. This
unit is located within an existing multi-tenant commercial building within the Central Business District zoning district. Section 3-5 requires a use-by-exception for on-premises consumption
of alcoholic beverages within the Central Business District.
The applicant is not proposing any changes to the ingress or egress of the existing building or to the existing parking on site. A central dumpster location is used for the tenant’s
building. The applicant will install signage to code.
Surrounding uses include commercial businesses to the east, west and south of this unit with a commercial parking lot to the north. The nearest existing residential is multi-family approximately
165 feet to the north beyond the parking lot and across Ahern Street from the applicant’s unit. There are no proposed outdoor seating areas as part of this business. Multiple other
businesses in the area sell alcohol for on-premises consumption in the area. Most of those businesses are full service restaurants.
The property is located within the Central Business District Future Land Use designation. Policy A.1.11.1 Central Business District of the City’s Comprehensive Plan states that the CBD
is an area that contains a well-established pattern and character of development, and permitted uses include retail, office, restaurant, and certain entertainment uses, which contribute
to the commercial, civic and cultural vitality of the City. The proposed business is not proposing to alter the character of development and fits the desired uses of retail and café/restaurant.
The Community Development Board considered this item at their December 18, 2018 meeting where they voted unanimously to recommend approval of the use-by-exception.
BUDGET: None.
RECOMMENDATION: (from CDB) To hold a public hearing and approve UBEX18-0002.
ATTACHMENTS: UBEX18-0002 application, CDB staff report.
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ______________________________________________