Cinema Public House Dual Licence Endorsement
Motion 2 · Standing Committee on City Finance and Services, March 8, 2023
Summary
- Cinema Public House at 901 Granville Street applied to add a Liquor Primary (bar) licence to its existing restaurant licence, creating a "dual licence."
- Under the dual licence, the venue would operate as a restaurant until 10 pm, then transition to a bar until 3 am, seven days a week, without needing to keep the full kitchen open.
- Maximum capacity: 92 persons indoors, 14 on the patio; patio must stop serving liquor and be vacated by 11 pm nightly; no music or entertainment permitted on the patio.
- Conditions include an acoustic report confirming compliance with noise bylaws, a Time-Limited Development Permit, and a Good Neighbour Agreement with the City.
- One speaker appeared in support; the application complies with current Council policy suspending distance rules for existing restaurants seeking dual licences.