Other city departments also commented on the application. With the amount of alcohol related activity already going on in and around the parking lot and the increased potential for violence posed when subjects consume alcohol, our department feels that by granting a license to the Breakzone to serve alcohol would only add to this problem." fn. On April 4, 1997, the police department filed its response in which it objected to the application, stating in the final paragraph of its comments: "Although our department realizes that the Breakzone is a legitimate business geared towards offering entertainment for young people and families alike, based on our activity there, it appears to remain a draw for subjects who wish to involve themselves in illegal activity and, it appears, the Breakzone has not taken a responsible position to curtail this illegal and criminal activity. 2Īs was its practice, the planning department sent requests for comments to various city departments, including the Torrance Police Department. 1 BreakZone sought permission to sell alcoholic beverages at the new location for its business, which we shall refer to as a billiard parlor, and otherwise expand its operation. On February 3, 1997, BreakZone applied to the Planning Department of the City of Torrance for a modification to its previously issued conditional use permit (CUP). Since 1994, BreakZone has operated a billiard parlor, oriented to youth, in Rolling Hills Plaza, a retail development zoned C-3 and C-4 near the Torrance airport. Diane Boyd (Boyd) and David Chartier (Chartier). We will conclude that the council member was not barred from participation and there was substantial evidence to support the council's quasi-judicial action.īreakZone Billiards (BreakZone) is a partnership, the partners of which are J. We also review for any substantial evidence the denial by that city council of an application for a conditional use permit that would permit the sale of alcoholic beverages at an existing business and thus alter the nature of the business's clientele and potentially affect adversely adjacent businesses. In this case we consider de novo whether a member of the Torrance City Council may appeal the decision of that city's planning commission to grant a conditional use permit, participate in the public hearing and city council deliberations on the appeal, and vote on that appeal. Sullivan, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent. Fellows III, City Attorney, and Patrick Q. Grossblatt & Booth and Hillary Arrow Booth for Plaintiffs and Appellants. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. CITY OF TORRANCE, Defendant and Respondent. BREAKZONE BILLIARDS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v.
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