Thursday, May 23, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
Developers of a Harley-Davidson-themed restaurant and lounge have gotten the County Commission's green light to go full throttle on the project planned for the Las Vegas Strip.
The project had stalled after Cloobeck Enterprises appealed an earlier approval by the Clark County Planning Commission because of concerns about the increase of traffic the restaurant could cause on the Strip.
No one from Cloobeck Enterprises, which owns property across from the planned Harley-Davidson Cafe, were present Wednesday to oppose the board's approval of the project.
Chris Kaempfer, representing New York restaurateur Marc Packer, said county planners also had concerns about traffic and he agreed to several conditions to divert traffic from the Strip.
The developers have agreed to a traffic impact study and plan to build an extra drive lane on Las Vegas Boulevard and reserve property for an additional future lane on Harmon Avenue.
The main access will be on Harmon Avenue, with an entrance into a parking garage on Las Vegas Boulevard, zoning consultant Greg Borgel said. Also, there will be an entrance only from the Strip into a parking garage, Borgel said.
Packer plans to build the two-story nightclub on the site of the Tahiti Motel on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon.
Packer said the 1950s-era Tahiti will be demolished to make way for his 17,000-square-foot restaurant and lounge, which he hopes to open by early next year.
It's the second Harley-Davidson Cafe to be built by Packer. The first opened in New York City, and Packer said he is looking at locations in Orlando, Fla., and Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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