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Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-27 September 22, 2008 Page 2 The architecture of the building is a contemporary design with a simple massing punctuated by raised architectural features near the building entrance. The building will be finished with plaster and will have cultured stone at the base of the building and on the decorative pilasters. The building will also contain decorative awnings on all four sides with a Spanish the roofing material and a painted foam cornice. The project provides the required 77 parking spaces and meets the commercial and North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan landscape standards (Exhibits 3, 4 and 5) . Rite-Aid is also proposing to obtain a Type 21 alcoholic beverage control (ABC) license to allow the off-premise sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits. A separate public hearing for this conditional use permit is to be held by the Zoning Administrator on September 24, 2008. Analysis of the Issues The North Harbor Specific Plan requires an approved conditional use permit for any drive-through facility, including drive-through window service for drug store pharmacies. As the Rite-Aid at this location is proposing a drive-through window for their pharmacy, a conditional use permit is required. The drive-through window will provide a convenient service to customers by allowing residents of the area the ability to purchase items generally unavailable during the later hours from other retail establishments. Further, drive-through window service is a common component of new stand-alone drug stores operations. The window service will provide a service to the community by making the pharmacy convenient to those customers needing medical supplies. To prevent the site from. becoming an attractive nuisance, the Planning Division is recommending conditions of approval to mitigate potential impacts resulting from the drive-through service. These conditions include the installation of an electronic shopping cart system to maintain shopping carts on the premises and a requirement for low-volume speakers for the drive-through facility to minimize noise impacts to adjacent uses. Several issues related to on-site circulation, traffic access, and architecture were recently resolved between staff and the applicant. As such, these changes are not reflected on the attached plans as shown on Exhibit 3. Conditions of approval have been added to address these recent changes. They include the closure of the First Street driveway, the installation of a driveway on Figueroa Street, the provision of an electronic cart containment system, the relocation and redesign of the trash enclosure and the placement of a new sewer line. 31 B-3