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Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for MC’s Hog LLC, d/b/a Handsome Hog (License ID# 20240000668), for Liquor On Sale - 101-180 Seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio) licenses, located at 173 Western Avenue North.
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WHEREAS, MC’s Hog LLC, d/b/a Handsome Hog (License ID# 20240000668), located at 173 Western Avenue N, has applied for Class N licenses for Liquor On Sale - 101-180 Seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Liquor-Outdoor Service Area (Patio) Class N licenses; and
WHEREAS, the applicant notified the District 8 Summit-University Planning Council on 4/12/2024, 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 June 4 2024, to June 19, 2024; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, objections were received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on July 8, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the objections were related to noise and parking; and
WHEREAS, in response to the concerns raised, the licensee has agreed to work with the city to comply with the necessary requirements to minimize nuisance activities that would disturb the surrounding residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the hearing and considering the testimonies and evidence, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for MC’s Hog LLC, d/b/a Handsome Hog (License ID# 20240000668), located at 173 Western Avenue N, be approved with the following conditions:
1. Licensee agrees to operate the establishment in compliance with Section 409.02 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code as a "Restaurant".
2. Licensee agrees to close the establishment at 12:00 a.m. midnight. All patron/customers shall vacate the premises by 12:30 a.m. each day of the week as per Section 409.02 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code.
3. Any outdoor activities related to an outdoor seating area shall comply with applicable State and Local rules and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 293 Noise Regulations of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code.
4. Licensee will create a video surveillance camera and lighting placement plan (video surveillance plan) for the parking lot at 401 Selby Ave associated with the licensed premises. License holder will submit the video surveillance plan to the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) liaison with the Department of Safety and Inspection (DSI) for review and approval. In accordance with the approved video surveillance plan, license holder will ensure that video surveillance camera system is in good working order, ensure it is recording 24 hours per day, ensure it can produce recorded surveillance video in a commonly used, up-to-date format, and ensure that accurate date and time of day are visible on all recorded video. License holder will retain surveillance video for a minimum of thirty (30) days. If an incident is deemed serious by SPPD, license holder shall make surveillance video immediately available for viewing by SPPD. If a copy of the surveillance video for a serious incident is requested by SPPD, license holder shall have the technology, materials and staff available to immediately make the copy. In all other cases, license holder shall provide a copy of the surveillance video to the requestor within 48 hours.
5. The outdoor patio seating area shall close by 10:00 p.m. each day of the week.
6. Licensee will retain an acoustic engineer to perform a noise impact analysis and follow all recommendation for mitigation of noise impacts in compliance with state and local rules and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with the aforementioned agreed-upon conditions and finds that the license conditions are reasonable, and the application is in order and there are no grounds to deny the approval of the licenses.
The Conditions Affidavit was signed and submitted on July 15, 2024.