Owners propose on-site management and contracts to keep events under 100 people

Owners of 214 Broadway told the board they plan to live on the property and be on-site at events, offering that as a primary enforcement mechanism to keep attendance within a reduced limit. "We will be there for every event," the owner said, adding the intention to require contracts that commit event hosts to stay below the posted limit.

Architect Lee Dobrens showed layouts and seating plans (95 chairs in one configuration; an alternate round-table layout showing about 88 people) and said those plans support a posted, actual occupant load rather than the tabular maximum. Board members said staffing, contract language and an on-site manager could be part of an acceptable safeguard if the board were to approve a reduced occupant load under applicable code procedures; the building official said any reduced-load approval would require clear methods for counting and preventing extra attendees.