Friday, January 3, 2014

Civil Citations Issued to Three Downtown Businesses

Civil Citations were issued today to three businesses that were in operation early New Year’s day — Smashboxx, Hi-Fi (formerly known as Munchbar) and El Hefe, according to city officials.

Smashboxx and Hi-Fi opened for business at 3:00 AM MST and El Hefe opened at 6:00 AM MST.

All three were in violation of their Conditional Use Permit (CUP) stipulation regarding hours of operation; all three were in violation of not obtaining a Special Event permit; and the two that opened at 3:00 AM were in violation of not obtaining an After-Hours license.

Fines
CUP stipulation violation: $250.00
No Special Event permit: $250.00
No After-hours license: $500.00

Civil Citation Fine Totals:
Smashboxx: $1000.00
Hi-Fi: $1000.00
El Hefe: $500.00

The responsible parties can either pay the fines or request a hearing. If a hearing is held, the court ultimately determines the fines (they can be lowered, but not raised).

Source: City of Scottsdale