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Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the application submitted by The University Club of St Paul (License ID# 43940), d/b/a The Commodore, for a Class B Entertainment license and to modify existing license conditions to permit the establishment to provide entertainment events to their customers for a business with the following existing licenses: Liquor On Sale - 181-290 Seats and Liquor On Sale - Sunday license.
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WHEREAS, The University Club of St Paul (License ID# 43940), d/b/a The Commodore, located at 79 Western Avenue N, has applied for Class N licenses for a Class B Entertainment license and to modify existing license conditions to permit the establishment to provide entertainment events to their customers for a business with the following existing licenses: Liquor On Sale - 181-290 Seats and Liquor On Sale - Sunday license; and
WHEREAS, the applicant notified the Summit-University Planning Council prior to submitting their application; and
WHEREAS, a notification regarding the license application was sent from the Department of Safety and Inspections to the affected neighborhood for the period of July 18, 2025, to August 2, 2025; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, objections were received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on August 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the objections was related to parking, traffic, noise, lighting, and nuisance activity; and
WHEREAS, during the hearing, the applicant admitted to multiple license condition violations; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) conducted an investigation in November 2025 into the violations following a referral which substantiated ongoing compliance concerns raised by neighbor accounts; and DSI recommended Condition 14 is further supported by these concerns and serves as an appropriate response to the violations identified during the November 5, 2025 inspection; and
WHEREAS, DSI further advised the Saint Paul City Att...
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