For any proposed Project for a Residential Use for which as of the effective date of this Chapter 116, or any proposed Project for a Hotel Use or Motel Use for which as of the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 161064 amending this Chapter 116, a Project sponsor has applied for a Development Permit, but for which a first construction document, as that term is defined in Section 107A.13.1 of the Building Code, has not been issued, the following provisions shall apply:
(b) As soon as practicable, the Planning Department shall notify the Entertainment Commission and the Project sponsor that the proposed Project is within 300 radial feet of a Place of Entertainment, to provide the Entertainment Commission with an opportunity to determine whether to hold a hearing pursuant to Section 116.7.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, any previously scheduled hearing on a Development Permit application for the proposed Project shall not be delayed by the Entertainment Commission’s consideration of whether to hold a hearing pursuant to Section 116.7, or the Entertainment Commission’s holding of such a hearing.
(d) If the Entertainment Commission holds a hearing pursuant to Section 116.7 on a proposed Project, the Project sponsor shall immediately thereafter provide to the Planning Department and/or Department of Building, as appropriate, any date(s) on which the Entertainment Commission held a hearing and a copy of any comments and/or recommendations provided by the Entertainment Commission regarding the proposed Project.
(e) If the Planning Department or Planning Commission has not received comments or recommendations from the Entertainment Commission about the proposed Project at the time of its review pursuant to Section 314 of the Planning Code, no additional review or rehearing of the proposed Project by the Planning Department or Planning Commission shall be required due to the absence of such comments or recommendations.
(f) This Section 116.11 shall not apply to Hotel or Motel Projects that have received a Planning Commission approval by October 4, 2016.