4) The Palms Restaurant Renovation
Planner: Brian Banks
Project 24-2303-DP/CDP
Address: 701 Linden Avenue
Applicant: Laurel Perez, agent for 701 Linden LLC
Hearing at the request of 701 Linden LLC to consider Project 24-2303-DP/CDP (application filed July 15, 2024) for a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit to allow an interior and exterior renovation of the existing restaurant ("The Palms") and conversion of a portion of the roof to a partially covered patio and bar area resulting in a restaurant and market/café/retail area on the ground floor, a banquet/event space on the second floor, and a covered bar and uncovered dining area on the roof under the provisions of the Carpinteria Municipal Code (CMC) §14.22 - Central Business District and §14.44 - Visitor-Serving Overlay; and to grant Modifications to: 1.) allow a covered patio dining area within the required front setback; and 2.) to allow the rooftop bar structure to exceed the 30-foot height limit by 1 foot-eight inches; and to accept a categorical Exemption pursuant to §15301, 15302, 15303, 15305 and 15332 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.