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CityCouncil | 2021-03-02 | 15 | Requiring a Distance Separation of 1,000 Feet Between Bars in Alameda, as Recommended by the Planning Board. Introduced. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director gave a brief presentation. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether there are other ways to address the matter without completely getting rid of the 1,000-foot ordinance; expressed support for allowing three bars within the 1,000-foot limit. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded Council can revise the ordinance; stated the 1,000-foot radius can be removed with a reliance on the use permit process; the ordinance can be amended to allow one bar within 1,000 foot of another bar, but not two, which would disallow three bars from coinciding within 1,000 feet; staff recommends a simpler approach of relying on the permit process; the permit process provides Council with the needed discretion in the event many bars try to co- locate; Council has the ability to deny and cite negative impacts; staff considered Alameda as a whole and decided not to spread bars out every 1,000 feet across the Island; there is a desire to concentrate bars on Park Street and Webster Street; limiting the bars to a 1,000-foot distance seems counterintuitive. Expressed support for the change; stated The Hunter has to move and is already located within 1,000 feet of Fireside; business associations are supportive of the change: Former Councilmember Jim Oddie, Alameda. Councilmember Daysog stated that he is not supportive of encouraging any more bars; residents on the West End have been concerned about the proliferation of bars; a number of bars are nice-looking and inviting; however, some bars could use more work; a strategy for Webster Street is needed; there has not been a discussion of co-locating or concentrating bars on Webster Street; that he will not support the recommendation; an alternative should be considered and the approach should be more tailored to the illustrative issue at hand; Webster Street has come a long way; there are many restaurants that make an effort to be a community watering hole inviting to people of all ages; noted a new bar is slated for Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street; expressed concern about opening the floodgates to more bars on Webster Street; stated the recommendation should be tailored to keep the 1,000-foot limit and allow the existing bar to move into a space that used to be a bar is acceptable and will allow for no net increase in the number of bars. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification about whether concerns are strictly for Webster Street. Councilmember Daysog stated the same applies to Park Street. Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of allowing Hunter to move into the space of a prior bar. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 14 March 2, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-03-02.pdf |