Waterfront Millville (WM) Restaurants
Proposed Amendment
Gig Harbor Marina Inc., a property owner in the Waterfront Millville zoning district, requested a zoning code amendment to allow Restaurants 2 and Restaurants 3 uses in a portion of the
Waterfront Millville zoning district provided a conditional use permit is granted. Restaurant 1
uses are currently allowed in this zone as a conditional use permit. Restaurant 1 uses are limited in the type of cooking appliances and can serve wine and beer only in establishments no larger than 1,200 square feet. Currently, Restaurant 1 uses must close by 9:00pm. Based on City definitions, Restaurant 2 uses have no cooking appliance limitation but cannot serve alcohol. Restaurant 3 uses have no cooking appliance limitation and can serve wine, beer and spirits.
- Application Materials
- Applicable Codes, Policies, Background Info (Criteria for Approval, Definitions, History)
- Retail Market Report & Marketing Strategies Report - Arnett Muldrow & Associates
Subject Area: The applicant proposes limiting the area that Restaurant 2 and 3 uses are allowed to the portion of Waterfront Millville District southeast of and including Susanne’s Bakery & Deli. The City Council is considering further reducing the portion to only that area southeast of the north property line of the Bayview Building (existing Ship to Shore store).
- Map showing options for where Restaurant 2 and 3 uses would be conditionally allowed
Performance Standards: The City Council is considering imposing the following limitations on restaurant uses in the subject area.
- The maximum hours of operation would be an opening time of 6:00am and a last seating time of 9:30pm. (applicable to all restaurants).
- Bar space could be no more than 40% of the customer area (applicable to Restaurant 1 and 3 uses).
- State of the art equipment would be installed to limit the emission of food smells. (applicable to Restaurant 2 and 3 uses)
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City Council Review
A public hearing in front of the City Council on this application is scheduled for 5:30pm on April 13th, 2015. The agenda and packet for the City Council meeting will be available on April 9th here. The draft ordinance can be found here. Written comments submitted for previous hearings can be found here.
There are several ways that you can provide formal comment to the City Council on this application:
Written Comments -- You can submit a prepared written statement to the City Council at
the public hearing on April 13th. You can also send an email here until 3:00pm on Monday, April 13th. Please state in the subject line “Waterfront Millville Restaurant Comments”
Verbal Comments -- During the City Council meeting on April 13th, there will be a public
hearing where anyone interested in providing comments can speak. Depending on attendance, the Mayor may limit the speaking time, typically to 3 minutes.
After the public hearing ends at the April 13th City Council meeting, the public comment period will close.
If you have questions, please contact Planning Director Jennifer Kester at (253) 853-7631.
Planning Commission Review
The Planning Commission held work-study sessions on this amendment on November 6th, 2014, December 4th, 2014, December 18th, 2014 and January 15th, 2015. A public hearing was held on November 20th, 2014. On January 15th, 2015, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment. The audio recording, minutes and material packets of the City’s Planning Commission can be found here.