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Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-35 November 24, 2008 Page 2 Project Description The Geisha House restaurant will be a sit-down eating establishment that offers Japanese cuisine to its customers in an upscale setting (Exhibits 4 and 5). The restaurant is operated by the Dolce Group, which has two additional Geisha House restaurants in the cities of Hollywood, California and Atlanta, Georgia. The applicant is also proposing to provide amplified music during dinner hours for their customers (Exhibit 6). DJ entertainment will be provided, Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Further, the applicant is not requesting a dance permit as part of the restaurant operations. Similar to their Hollywood and Atlanta restaurant locations, the Dolce Group is also proposing to temporarily host special events within their Santa Ana site. Based on their Geisha House Hollywood location, the Dolce Group conducted 15 special events this year with a maximum of 150 attendees. The events included corporate mixers and dinner parties for companies such as Disney and Ad Monsters (Exhibit 7). These occasional events were invitational only and required the temporary closure of the restaurant. The Dolce Group anticipates similar events will be conducted at their Geisha House Santa Ana restaurant. The proposed events would be ancillary to the primary eating establishment and would be catered by restaurant staff and kitchen. Special events held at the Geisha House will require the closure of certain restaurant sections to the general public. Specifically, the Dolce Group anticipates that the outdoor patio and the restaurant's second floor will be used to host special events. The Geisha House restaurant offers patrons a variety of sitting options, which include bar and lounge seating, indoor and outdoor dining and reservation rooms. The two reservation rooms are located on the first and second floor of the restaurant and are available for group dining. The reservation rooms are both under 160 square feet and are partially enclosed. The second floor reservation room is enclosed by glass doors and walls. A total of 53 tables, 16 booths and 8 lounge sofas are proposed to be distributed throughout the first floor and open patio of the restaurant. Alcohol consumption is proposed within the 1,101 square foot exterior patio area. Additional seating includes 15 tables on the restaurant's second story. On November 5, 2008, the Geisha House restaurant obtained Zoning Administrator approval for Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-32 allowing a Type 47 ABC license for the on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages to 31 A-3