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Approving a waiver of the 45-day waiting period in order to issue a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license with conditions to Monkey Boys, Inc., d/b/a Dixie’s Bar & Smokehouse Grill/Saji Ya (License ID #20020001517) at 695 Grand Avenue.
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WHEREAS, Monkey Boys, Inc. d/b/a Dixie’s Bar & Smokehouse Grill/Saji Ya (License ID #20020001517) applied for a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license for the premises located at 695 Grand Avenue in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the licensee currently holds a Liquor On Sale - 291 or more Seats; a Liquor On Sale - Sunday; a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio) and an Entertainment A license; and
WHEREAS, the licensee submitted a “Good Faith” letter indicating an effort to obtain the required number of petition signatures; and
WHEREAS, the licensee was able to obtain sixty-six (66) out of a possible one-hundred sixteen (116) petition signatures for fifty-seven percent (57%) support of the issuance of a Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license; and
WHEREAS, DSI received a letter from Summit Hill Association indicating no objection to waiving the 45-day waiting period in order to issue a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections received no other objections to the issuance of the license; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the application is in order and there are no grounds for denial of the license; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, a Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Sidewalk) license is hereby granted with the following additional conditions to Monkey Boys, Inc. d/b/a Dixie’s Bar & Smokehouse Grill/Saji Ya (License ID #20020001517) for the premises located at 695 Grand Avenue in Saint Paul:
2. Sidewalk seating approved for a maximum of eight (8) seats.
3. Each year prior to the placement of table(s) and/or chair(s) in the public right-of-way (i.e. sidewalk) the licensee agrees to obtain a new Obstruction Permit from the Department of Public Works. Licensee agrees to maintain the sidewalk café in accordance with the conditions placed on an approved Obstruction Permit, acknowledges that an Obstruction Permit is effective April 1 and expires on October 31 of each year, that table(s) and/or chair(s) may not be placed in the public right-of-way before or after the effective/expiration dates, and that failure to comply with this condition will result in adverse action being taken against all of their licenses.