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Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) licenses for Augustine’s Inc. (I.D. #20160002116), d/b/a Augustine’s at 1668 Selby Avenue.
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WHEREAS, Augustine’s Inc. ("Licensee"), d/b/a Augustine’s at 1668 Selby Avenue in Saint Paul, has applied for a class N license for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) licenses; and
WHEREAS, Augustine’s residential properties are within a 350 foot radius of licensee’s proposed Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license; and licensee must seek consent of neighboring residential properties and demonstrate that s/he were able to obtain 90% approval or, in the lesser case, 60% or more approval; and
WHEREAS, licensee sought support from a list of property owners provided by the Department of Safety and Inspection by mailing out letters with a self-addressed, stamped postcard to all property owners requesting they sign and return the postcard indicating support of their application; and
WHEREAS, licensee was unable to obtain the ninety percent (90%) consent or, in the lesser case, sixty percent (60%) or more consent because mail was returned as undeliverable as addressed; and
WHEREAS, licensee, per City of Saint Paul Legislative Code 409.06(g) (2) (c), was able to receive positive consent from seventy percent (70%) of residential owners, including support from the Union Park District Council; 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 Council finds that issuance of the license will not interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neig...
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