City Council

2. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING TITLE 10,\nCHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 12 OF BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING RESTAURANT USES AND\nTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW RESTAURANT USES WITH ROOFTOP\nOUTDOOR DINING FOR EXISTING LEGALLY NONCONFORMING HOTELS\nLOCATED IN THE R-4 MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL ZONE; AND\nFINDING THE AMENDMENTS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. First Reading - For Introduction\nComment: The proposed Ordinance would amend Section 10-3-1207 of the Beverly\nHills Municipal Code to allow for the expansion of bar and dining areas of an\nexisting ground floor hotel restaurant and the establishment of new restaurant uses\nwith outdoor dining and bar areas that are open to the public on the rooftop of\nexisting legally nonconforming hotels located in the City's R-4, Multiple Residential\nZone with established rooftop uses. The proposed Ordinance is related to a request\nfor amendments to existing Conditional Use Permit, Development Plan Review, and\nExtended Hours Permit approvals to allow continued operation of existing restaurant\nand rooftop uses at the L'Ermitage Hotel, located at 9291 Burton Way, as well as to\nallow the expansion of the dining and bar area within the ground floor restaurant\nand establishment of a new rooftop restaurant with outdoor dining and bar area. The\nPlanning Commission considered this ordinance at its meeting on December 14,\n2023, at which time it recommended that the City Council adopt the amendments.