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Item 3—Redlined Plan, Part 2 Guidelines, showing the Transitional Area as well as the Central Core Area, and the distinguishing parameters for each. For the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area, amplified indoor entertainment/music is permitted until 9:00 p.m. each day and non-amplified indoor entertainment/music is permitted until 11:00 p.m. each day, subject to certain criteria (i.e., exterior doors remain closed when not being used for ingress/egress, self-closing mechanisms are installed on all exterior doors, the establishments windows remain closed when entertainment activities are taking place, and the use is in compliance with municipal code and other applicable requirements). Outdoor entertainment/music, including amplified music, is allowed until 9:00 p.m. each day. If business operators wish to deviate from these parameters, s/he may request approval with a Conditional or Temporary Use Permit. The Hospitality Guidelines do not address outdoor dining in either the Downtown Hospitality Central Core Area and the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area. Outdoor Dining permits are required when sidewalk dining is proposed. If alcohol is proposed to be served within an outdoor dining area within the public right-of-way, notification to property owners and businesses within 300 feet of the proposed site is required. Generally, the Zoning Administrator reviews a proposal for sidewalk dining inclusive of design related elements (e.g., tables, chairs, umbrellas, etc.), and standards (e.g., outdoor dining in the public right-of-way must maintain a minimum of 48-inches on the sidewalk unobstructed for pedestrians). The municipal code limits hours of operation for sidewalk dining in the public right-of-way between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Outdoor dining on private property is not generally subject to a limitation on hours, although if the use associated with the outdoor dining is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), then oftentimes the CUP will regulate outdoor dining hours. In keeping with the intent of the Hospitality Guidelines to balance the vitality that entertainment, music, and bars in downtown bring with their potential impacts to nearby residents, and the Task Force's desire to allow a broader range of uses than are currently permitted, staff proposes the following for the Mixed Use — Transitional district: (1) restaurants with indoor dining be permitted uses; (2) restaurants with outdoor dining be subject to a Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) as well as the requisite Outdoor Dining permit. This would allow a more detailed evaluation of outdoor dining proposal, and if warranted, allow the Zoning Administrator to impose additional conditions of approval to ensure adequate measures to maintain neighborhood compatibility are in place'; and (3) bars be subject to Conditional Use Permit.2 1 MCUPs are noticed to neighbors within a 300-foot radius of the subject site, and therefore, nearby residences would be notified of an outdoor dining proposal irrespective of whether or not the dining is proposed in the public right-of-way and alcohol will be served. Alternatively, outdoor dining could be allowed subject to certain performance standards (such as size, hours of operation, limitations on noise levels), with exceptions to these standards requiring a MCUP. 2 Conditional Use Permits for bars in the downtown hospitality areas quality for expedited processing if the proposal meets guidelines identified in the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines Prepared for the April 24, 2018 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 9 of 13