LAKEPORT, Calif. – With new noise reduction measures in place, Full Throttle Tavern will return to the Lakeport Planning Commission this week to get its zoning permit for live entertainment restored.
The meeting will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The commission held a Dec. 8 hearing on the operations of the tavern, located at 650 S. Main St., and decided at that time to suspend the bar's zoning permit, as Lake County News has reported.
The suspension was based on concerns of city staff and the Lakeport Police Department, with the latter reporting a large number of complaints since the bar's reopening under new management last spring. Neighbors complaining about the bar and supporters also weighed in at the Dec. 8 meeting.
The bar's management appealed, and a hearing was set to take place at the Lakeport City Council's Jan. 26 meeting, at which time city staff reported working with the bar to address the operational concerns, and asked to bring the matter back on Feb. 15.
At that time acting Police Chief Brad Rasmussen told the council, “The calls for police service have been virtually nonexistent since the action was originally proposed against Full Throttle Tavern.”
Then on Jan. 31 the bar withdrew its appeal, said Lakeport Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton.
Britton said city staff also had worked with Full Throttle Tavern's management to draft additional conditions of approval for operation.
Bar manager and co-owner Sean Lyon told Lake County News that “quite a few changes” have been implemented at the bar over the past month.
Based on Britton's report to the commission, since December the floor and several of the walls have been sound-proofed, a sign has been posted near a rear door – that also has been insulated – alerting customers that the door remains closed after 10 p.m.
Also under way are plans to install thick tempered glass in the bar's windows, creation of a new entrance and modifications to the existing entry door on Main Street, Britton said.
Britton stated in his report, “In summary, I think the effective noise reduction in the neighborhood will be significant, and from a Building Codes perspective, the recently added measures have reduced combustible surface area, and the proposed changes will continue to do so as well as bring the building into greater compliance with disabled access laws and provide for increased exiting and safety.”
He reported that the improvements that have been completed to date did not require a building permit.
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