To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Allen, Senior Planner
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Ace & Vine (Polvora) Card Table Expansion
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
(1) Adopt an ordinance amending Napa Municipal Code Section 5.16.140 (Limitations on Authorized Tables) to increase the number of card tables permitted to be in operation at one time in a card room from nine to 11 and determining that the actions authorized by this ordinance are exempt from CEQA.
(2) Adopt a Resolution approving a Use Permit to increase the number of card tables permitted to be in operation at one time from nine to 11 at the Ace & Vine Card Room at 505 Lincoln Avenue and determining the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Applicant, Polvora (operating as "Ace & Vine"), seeks approval of a Use Permit and an amendment to Napa Municipal Code (NMC) Section 5.16.140 (Limitations on Authorized Tables) to increase the number of card tables permitted to be in operation at one time from nine to 11 at Ace & Vine's card room at 505 Lincoln Avenue. Ace & Vine's existing Use Permit (R2020-088) and NMC Section 5.16.140 allows the Applicant to have a total of 12 tables with no more than nine tables in operation at any one time.
The Applicant has submitted the request in accordance with Assembly Bill 341 ("AB 341"), which added Section 19961.07 to the California Business and Professions Code. Under Section 19961.07, effective January 1, 2024, a city may amend its card room ordinance to allow an existing card room with fewer than 20 tables to increase the number of card tables operated at the card room by up to two additional tables within the first year after the ordinance takes effect, and up to two additional tables every four years thereafter, not to exceed ten additional tables above the number of tables operated at the card room on January 1, 202...
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