Chubby Cattle/ZA-2024-2634-CUB

The City of Los Angeles has issued a forecast notice for a Class 2 Conditional Use Permit application under the project title Chubby Cattle/ZA-2024-2634-CUB, seeking approval to allow the on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine at the existing 3,016 square-foot restaurant located at 356 East 2nd Street in the DM2-SH2-51ICX1-FA1ICPIO-O-CDO1 zoning district. The restaurant currently operates with 76 indoor seats, open from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Saturday, and the permit request does not involve any physical expansion or structural changes to the facility. The project has been determined to qualify for a CEQA Class 1 categorical exemption under Section 15301, as it involves the routine operation and maintenance of an established business without significant environmental impact, and the applicant has certified that none of the exceptions to this exemption apply. The permit process is administrative in nature, managed by the Department of City Planning, with no federal contract clauses, procurement terms, pricing data, or FAR requirements involved. The notice was posted on August 27, 2025, and submissions are to be delivered via mail or in person to the City Clerk’s Office or Los Angeles County Clerk/Recorder’s office, with no electronic submission options available. Primary point of contact for the city is Planning Assistant Andres Gutierrez, while Steven Chen of Top-Arc Group serves as the applicant’s representative. The approval is contingent solely on compliance with local zoning regulations and CEQA exemption criteria, with no formal evaluation factors, contract administration structures, payment details, invoicing methods, COR/COTR assignments, or socioeconomic certifications required or applicable.