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convenience store offering service past 12:00 midnight, which <br />is consistent with other similar uses in the area. By offering <br />extended hours of operation, 7-Eleven will better serve the <br />community by providing added convenience and a one -stop <br />shopping experience. The project will redevelop a blighted site <br />with a new convenience store with ancillary gas sales. Site <br />improvements include enhanced landscaping, pedestrian <br />access pathways and exterior lighting and security cameras. <br />This will help activate and beautify the street corner. <br />2. That the proposed use will not, under the circumstances of the <br />particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general <br />welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity. <br />The proposed after-hours operation will not be detrimental to <br />the health, safety or welfare of those residing or working in the <br />vicinity. Conditions have been placed in order to mitigate any <br />negative impacts to the surrounding community. 7-Eleven is <br />an established convenience store chain with established <br />policies and procedures, including an employee training <br />program focused on security, which will ensure minimal calls <br />for service. <br />3. That the proposed use will not adversely affect the present economic <br />stability or future economic development of properties surrounding <br />the area. <br />The proposed use will not adversely affect the present <br />economic stability or future economic development of <br />properties surrounding the area. The approval of this <br />application supports Policy 4.5 of the Economic <br />Development Element of the General Plan. This policy <br />encourages making land use decisions based not on purely <br />fiscal considerations and stresses the importance of the <br />qualitative implications that are associated with new uses. <br />The approval of a 24-hour operation for the convenience <br />store at this location will positively influence the present and <br />future economic stability of the property and will diversify the <br />products and services offered within the general area. <br />Further, this will allow 7-Eleven to remain competitive with <br />similar uses in the area which offer similar goods found in <br />convenience stores. <br />4. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and <br />conditions specified in Chapter 41 for such use. <br />The proposed after-hours conditional use permit will be in <br />compliance with all applicable regulations of Chapter 41 of the <br />SAMC regarding establishments that operate on a 24-hour <br />Resolution No. 2019-25 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />