HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 2 - Staff Report - Elysian Banquet Hall
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REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
From: Damaris Abraham, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Joey Mendoza, Associate Planner
Date: August 6, 2024
Subject: Planning Application No. 2024-01 (Elysian Banquet Hall) – A Conditional Use
Permit to establish an 8,116 square-foot banquet hall for special events within
Suite 177 of an existing multi-tenant shopping center (Lake Elsinore Outlet)
located at 17600 Collier Avenue
Applicant Name: Marco J. Salcedo
Recommendation
1. Find that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 2024-01 (ELYSIAN
BANQUET HALL) – A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH AN 8,116 SQ. FT.
BANQUET HALL FOR SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN SUITE 177 OF AN EXISTING MULTI-
TENANT SHOPPING CENTER (LAKE ELSINORE OUTLET) LOCATED AT 17600 COLLIER
AVENUE (APN: 389-210-068).
Project Location
The project is located within Suite 177 of an existing multi-tenant shopping center known as the
Lake Elsinore Outlet. The outlet shopping center is zoned Specific Plan (SP) and is within the
Lake Elsinore Outlet Center Specific Plan. The shopping center is located at the northwest
intersection of Collier Avenue and Riverside Drive at 17600 Collier Avenue (Assessor Parcel
Number: 389-210-068).
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Environmental Setting
EXISTING
LAND USE GENERAL PLAN ZONING
Project Site Commercial Specific Plan Specific Plan (SP)
North Commercial Specific Plan Specific Plan (SP)
South Floodway Floodway Floodway (F)
East School Public Institutional Public Institutional (PI)
West Floodway Floodway Floodway (F)
Project Description
The applicant proposes to establish a new 8,116 square-foot banquet hall within an existing suite
for private special events including (but not limited to) weddings, birthdays, Quinceañeras, and
celebrations of life. The applicant has experience in operating existing banquet halls in
surrounding cities including Perris and San Diego and is seeking to expand their business to serve
the Lake Elsinore community.
The proposed banquet hall layout is an open floor plan with a bar and dance floor that can be
repositioned based on the client’s needs. The proposed use will involve minor interior alterations
to create a new 300-square-foot prep and changing room. The banquet hall will host events
throughout the week at different times with all events ending at 12:00 AM. One (1) Guard Card
certified security guard will be provided per 80 guests.
Analysis
The following analysis provides a discussion of the proposed project’s consistency with the
commercial development standards and requirements pursuant to the Lake Elsinore Municipal
Code (LEMC) as well as the General Plan. In addition, the Design Review Committee, including
Staff from Planning, Building and Safety, Fire, and Engineering Departments and the Elsinore
Valley Municipal Water District, has reviewed the project and has included recommended
conditions of approval to ensure compliance with adopted plans, policies, and regulations.
General Plan and Municipal Code Consistency
The project site is within the Community Commercial Planning Area (CCPA) of the Lake Elsinore
Outlet Center Specific Plan. The CCPA provides for the development of high-quality community
commercial uses and permits a variety of compatible retail and commercial uses that support the
community's commercial needs (Lake Elsinore Outlet Center Specific Plan Ch. 7.3.1) including
eating and drinking establishments with and without onsite sale or consumption of alcoholic
beverages. Eating and drinking establishments with onsite consumption of alcoholic beverages
are conditionally permitted uses i.e. subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Lake
Elsinore Outlet Center Specific Plan Chapter 7.3.4). In terms of the parking requirements for said
establishments, one parking space is required for each 45 square feet of customer area and one
(PA 2024 -01, Elysian Banquet Hall)
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parking space for each 200 square feet of noncustomer area i.e. “back-of-the-house” employee
service areas (Lake Elsinore Outlet Center Specific Plan Chapter 7.5.3).
The project proposes to establish a banquet hall for private events that includes eating and
drinking with the onsite consumption of alcoholic beverages. Food will not be prepared at the
banquet hall, instead, catering prepared offsite and paid for by the client prior to the event will be
served in the dining area. The banquet hall will not sell alcoholic beverages during scheduled
events; instead, it will provide a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
licensed bartender to serve alcoholic beverages if requested and paid for by the client prior to the
event. Ownership will also schedule intermittent appointments at the request of prospective clients
to tour the banquet hall during business hours. The proposed project will have sufficient parking
as it has been allocated 175 parking spaces (173 parking spaces required per the Specific Plan).
When an event is scheduled to end at 12:00 AM (midnight), progressive music volume reductions
will begin at 11:00 PM in accordance with noise level restrictions described in LEMC Section
17.176.060.B Table 1. The project has also been conditioned to comply with the exterior noise
limit for General Commercial zones which shall not exceed 55dBA (decibels) between 10:00 PM
and 7:00 AM.
Therefore, the project is consistent with the CCPA of the Lake Elsinore Outlet Center Specific
Plan. The project is also consistent with the General Plan because the Lake Elsinore Outlet Center
Specific Plan was found to be consistent with the General Plan at adoption.
Environmental Determination
The proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res.
Code §§21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 C.C.R. §§ 15000 et seq.) pursuant
to Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities). Class 1 consists of the operation, repair,
maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no
expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The
proposed project will be located within an existing multi-tenant commercial building and will utilize
one of the tenant suites, which is 8,116 sq uare feet in size. The project will involve minor interior
alterations to create a small 300 -square-foot prep and changing room. No other modifications or
expansions to the existing building are proposed.
Attachments
Attachment 1 – MSHCP & CUP Resolution
Attachment 2 – Conditions of Approval
Attachment 3 – GIS Exhibits
Attachment 4 – Floor Plan
Attachment 5 – Parking Exhibit
Attachment 6 – Public Notice Materials