Dance Club Project Clears Last Hurdle
A controversial Koreatown dance club project cleared its final regulatory hurdle Wednesday when a Police Commission review board granted a permit to allow dancing at the venue.
The commission’s Permit Review Panel voted unanimously to grant dancing and live entertainment permits to the Le Prive restaurant, but scheduled a follow-up hearing in six months to check the club’s adherence to 28 conditions specified by their approval.
The conditions are meant to minimize noise and inconvenience to neighbors, as well as to prevent prostitution, drug sales and violence.
The restaurant, which has yet to open, was opposed by competing businesses as well as residents, who complained that yet another club with dancing, late hours and alcohol would draw underage drinkers and encourage violent crime.
City Councilman Nate Holden has supported the project. At the hearing, Holden aide Armen Ross told the review panel the club is a “family restaurant” needed by the community. Ross said he would take his granddaughter there for a meal.
Review panel members warned that if any conditions specified for the permit are not met, the board will revoke the permit in six months.
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