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CUP No. 2025-02 – Ole City Market ABC License (1623 W. Seventeenth Street) March 10, 2025 Page 6 of 8 4 8 6 3 sustainability of the City. Lastly, the sale of alcohol beverages for off-premises consumption at this site will provide an additional location in Santa Ana where residents can purchase alcohol, which will ensure local spending. Public Convenience or Necessity Analysis PCN requests are governed by Section 41-645.5 of the SAMC and Section 23958.4 of the Business and Professions Code. A PCN determination is required for this project because Ole City Market is located in a census tract where the ratio of existing retail off-premises alcohol licenses to population in the census tract exceeds the ratio of retail off-premises alcohol licenses to population in the county, resulting in an over concentration as determined by ABC. Ole City Market is located in Census Tract No. 753.02, which ABC allows a maximum of two off-premises alcohol licenses, while there are currently four active licenses per ABC. Per ABC, an “undue concentration” would occur if more than two off-premises licenses were within this census tract. Table 3 below and Exhibit 5 identify the location of the existing off-premises alcohol licenses. The licensed establishments are located intermittently throughout the census tract, with all four of the licensed premises located approximately less than 0.3 miles from the proposed Ole City Market. Table 3: Off-Premises ABC Licenses within Census Tract No. 753.02 Premises Location License Type Distance (1) Parks Dairy 1927 W. Seventeenth Street Type 20 0.3 miles (2) Target 1441 W. Seventeenth Street Type 21 0.2 miles (3) Smart & Final 1523 W. Seventeenth Street Type 21 0.1 miles (4) CVS 1545 W. Seventeenth Street Type 21 0.1 miles PCN requests are governed by Section 41-645.5 of the SAMC, and certain findings must be made in order to grant the PCN. Conversely, the inability to make these findings would result in a denial. Ole City Market will mitigate any potential detrimental effects, should any arise, by enforcing policies protocols, and alcohol-related training initiatives, to ensure that alcohol sales are handled in a responsible manner to deter crime, loitering, and any other activity that could be detrimental to the surrounding community. The ability to purchase alcoholic beverages with other grocery items will offer customers a more complete shopping experience and will provide a service to Ole City Market customers by eliminating the need for an additional shopping trip to other off-sale alcoholic beverage establishments nearby. The proposed sale of alcoholic beverages for off- premises consumption would improve the overall functions of the business by enhancing the complete grocery store experience. The addition of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption at this Ole City Market location ensures the store will remain economically viable and that it can offer a full selection of items that grocery customers expect. Because of this, staff recommends that the Planning Commission grant a determination of PCN and authorize staff to issue a Letter of PCN to ABC. Police Department Analysis The Police Department has reviewed this request and has no concerns, as the operational standards applicable to off-premises ABC licenses will mitigate any potential impacts to the surrounding community. The Police Department reviews such applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages in order to ensure that the potential crime and nuisance behaviors associated with alcohol consumption are mitigated to the greatest extent possible. For off-premises licenses, the