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CUP Nos. 2025-18 and 2025-19 for Tacos Los Cholos – ABC License & After-Hours Operation (113 E. Fourth Street) October 13, 2025 Page 6 5 3 3 2 The Project supports several goals and polices of the General Plan. Specifically, it aligns with Land Use Element (LU) Goal LU-2 and Policies LU-2.1, LU-2.2, LU-2.6, and LU-2.8, which aim to provide a balanced mix of land uses that meet the City’s diverse needs, offer a broad range of employment opportunities, capture local spending, encourage re- investment into the City, and promote the City’s image as a significant business-friendly regional activity center. The Project would provide a new dining and gathering opportunity that will serve both Santa Ana residents and visitors, particularly with the proximity of the new OC Streetcar that will provide public transportation and connect Santa Ana to Garden Grove. The Project also aligns with Goal LU-4 and Policy LU-4.1, which supports improvements to the built environment and promotes complete neighborhoods through complementary uses and people-oriented spaces within walkable neighborhoods. The proposed eating establishment is compatible with the surrounding uses, as it will serve as a major anchor for any future commercial tenants and can serve the hundreds of residents living in close proximity within the same mixed-use development. The Project is also consistent with the Economic Prosperity Element (EP) of the General Plan, particularly through Policy EP- 3.11, which seeks to improve the City’s image through creating vibrant and engaging public spaces. The introduction of a new eating establishment will offer an attractive social environment for adults of all ages, improving the City’s identity as a destination for dining and recreation. Its street-facing location along an arterial provides visibility and activity that will support the area’s mixed-use commercial destination serving residents, workers, and visitors alike. Police Department Analysis The Police Department has reviewed this request and has no concerns, as the operational standards applicable to an ABC license and the proposed conditions of approval will mitigate any potential impacts to the surrounding community. The Police Department reviews such applications for the sale and service 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. The Police Department analyzes the crime rate in the area using the standards and definitions contained in the Business and Professions Code Section 23948.4(c)(2), which are also utilized by ABC. This section defines “reported crimes” as criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft, combined with all arrests for other crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors, except traffic citations. The Police Department then compares the number of such crimes in the reporting district as compared to the number of crimes in other reporting districts. In keeping with the standard used by ABC and the Business and Professions Code, should the Police Department determine that the reporting district has a 20 percent greater number of reported crimes than the average number found in all reporting districts, the Police Department will consider this information in making its recommendation. Between the one-year period from August 27, 2024 to August 27, 2025, there have been a total of 952 calls for service within 500 feet of the subject site, of which, 139 have resulted in reports