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Approving the issuance of a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license for Paul's Lounge LLC, d/b/a St. Paul Saloon, 1045 Hudson Road.
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WHEREAS, Paul's Lounge LLC d/b/a St. Paul Saloon, located at 1045 Hudson Road in Saint Paul, has requested the issuance of a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license; and
WHEREAS, in relation to the Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license, thirty-six (36) residential properties are within a 300 foot radius of licensee's proposed patio, and licensee went door-to-door and obtained signatures of consent from twenty-three (23) of those properties (64%); and
WHEREAS, licensee was unable to obtain the remaining signatures despite sending out a copy of the petition via certified mail to those addresses from whom he did not obtain consent, but subsequently discovered that those homes were either abandoned or occupied by a renter and was then unable to obtain consent from the property's owner; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that these efforts constitute a good faith effort to fulfill all petition requirements, and that the results of the attempts to obtain signatures showed a generally favorable disposition from the surrounding community toward the proposed licensed activity; and
WHEREAS, the Dayton's Bluff District 4 Community Council passed a resolution in support of licensee's application; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that issuance of the licenses with conditions will not interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring property and residences and will not bear adversely on the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the application is in order and there are no grounds for denial of the licenses and that the failure to issue the license would cause exceptional and unusual hardship to the license applicant; and
WHEREAS, the notice was provided to neighboring properties within three-hundred (300) feet of the licensee's proposed patio and no objections have been received in forty-five (45) days; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, that a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) license be issued to Paul's Lounge LLC d/b/a St. Paul Saloon, located at 1045 Hudson Road in Saint Paul, subject to the agreement stated above and the following license conditions:
1. The license holder shall install and maintain video surveillance cameras inside and outside the establishment. There shall be a minimum of eight (8) cameras, with at least five (5) cameras placed inside the building and three (3) outside the building. The license holder shall ensure that the security cameras are properly aimed and placed to provide surveillance of the premises, and that there is adequate lighting for the cameras to record activities. The video recordings shall be kept by the license holder for at least thirty (30) days and shall be available for viewing by the Saint Paul Police Department immediately upon request. In addition, if the Saint Paul Police Department responds to a call at the licensed premises, and due to the serious nature of the crime, requests that a copy of the surveillance footage be immediately provided, license holder shall have technology available to make the copy at the time of the request and shall have it for the police without delay. In other cases, if the Saint Paul Police Department or the Department of Safety and Inspections requests copies of the surveillance tapes, licensee shall have a 48-hour period in which to provide such copies.
2. The license holder shall provide clearly identifiable security on the premises between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. or until all patrons have left the premises, whichever is later. The license holder or security shall immediately notify police of any individuals engaging in unlawful behavior or suspected unlawful behavior.
3. No patron(s) shall be admitted to the inside of the establishment after 12:30 a.m. Any patron(s) leaving the establishment after 12:30 a.m. shall not be readmitted to the establishment for any reason.
4. Last call shall be given no later than 12:45 a.m., there shall be no sale or service of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 a.m. and the licensee will ensure that all patrons have left the premises no later then 1:30 a.m.
5. The license holder shall make sure that all refuse and trash that is on the surrounding sidewalks is removed on a daily basis.
6. Patio Seating and location of the patio shall be maintained in accordance with the approved site plan on file with Department of Safety and Inspection.