299 Atlantic Boulevard UBEX18-0002 Staff Report CDB (2)
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM 4.A
CASE NO. UBEX18-0002
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.
LOCATION 299 Atlantic Boulevard, Unit 1
APPLICANT Julie Ann Weber
DATE December 10, 2018
STAFF Derek W. Reeves, AICP, Principal Planner
STAFF COMMENTS
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.
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SUGGESTED ACTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
The Community Development Board may consider a motion to recommend approval to the City
Commission of a requested Use-by-Exception (File No. UBEX18-0002) to allow on-premises
consumption of alcoholic beverages in accordance with Chapter 3 of the code within the Central
Business District (CBD) Zoning District and located at 299 Atlantic Boulevard, Unit 1 provided:
1. Approval of this Use-by-Exception is consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Approval of this Use-by-Exception is in compliance with the requirements of Section 24-63, Zoning,
Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
3. The requested use is consistent with Section 24-114(b) in that the proposed use is found to be
consistent with the uses permitted in the CBD zoning district with respect to intensity of use, traffic
impacts and compatibility with existing industrial uses, commercial uses and any nearby residential
uses.
SUGGESTED ACTION TO RECOMMEND DENIAL
The Community Development Board may consider a motion to recommend denial to the City
Commission of a requested Use-by-(File No. UBEX18-0002) to allow on-premises consumption of
alcoholic beverages in accordance with Chapter 3 of the code within the Central Business District
(CBD) Zoning District and located at 299 Atlantic Boulevard, Unit 1 provided:
1. Approval of this Use-by-Exception is not consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Approval of this Use-by-Exception is not in compliance with the requirements of Section 24-63,
Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
3. The requested use is not consistent with Section 24-114(b) in that the proposed use is found to be
inconsistent with the uses permitted in the CBD zoning districts with respect to intensity of use,
traffic impacts and compatibility with existing industrial uses, commercial uses and any nearby
residential uses.