CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of National City will hold a Public Hearing after the hour of 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 1243 National City Blvd., National City, CA., to consider:
DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 1 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 (EXISTING FACILITIES) AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE FOR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION (ABC TYPE-41 LICENSE) AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT (SUSHI N’ GONE) LOCATED AT 1539 EAST 8TH STREET.
CASE FILE NO.: 2025-11 CUP
APN: 557-102-19
The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing at their meeting of July 21, 2025 and voted to recommend approval to the City Council of the Conditional Use Permit, by a vote of 5 to 0, with one member absent. The applicant is proposing to sell on-site beer and wine (ABC Type 41) in conjunction with food sales at the existing restaurant. The restaurant is proposing alcohol sales from 8:00 a.m. to midnight daily. Additionally, the applicant is requesting live entertainment from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday through Saturday. A determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) will also be considered.
Anyone interested in this matter may appear at the above time and place and be heard.
The City Council will also accept written public comments regarding this matter.
Written comments or testimony from the public must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] by 2:00 P.M. on the day of the City Council Meeting. For information on registering to provide public comment via Zoom please visit the City Clerk’s webpage at https://www.nationalcityca.gov/government/cityclerk/public-comments If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice via e-mail, or through written correspondence delivered to the undersigned prior to the Public Hearing.
Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk
Published in the Star News: Friday, August 22, 2025