Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for a Private Club (The Pub), Located on the North Side of Virginia Street and Approximately 128 feet East of Church Street
Summary
MEETING DATE: March 24, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Matt Robinson, AICP, Planning Manager
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the April 7, 2015 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit for a Private Club.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: March 6, 2015 (Original Application)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting a specific use permit so that the existing restaurant located at 204 W. Virginia Street (The Pub), can be utilized as a Private Club. The applicant has been operating The Pub restaurant since March 2010 under a Mixed Beverage Permit which allows sales receipts from the sale of alcohol to be a maximum of 50% of overall sales. Due to sales receipts from the sale of alcohol exceeding this threshold, a Private Club license is required in order to continue business in its current form.
A Specific Use Permit for a Private Club allows a larger percentage (65%) of the sales receipts from the sale of alcohol than a typical Mixed Beverage Permit (which allows 50%). If the requested Specific Use Permit is approved and issued to the applicant, the applicant must then apply for and receive the necessary alcohol permits from the City of McKinney and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) before selling any alcohol on the premises.
The McKinney Town Center zoning ordinance requires that a specific use permit be granted in order for a Private Club to be operated on the subject property.