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CUP Nos. 2011-07, 2011-15 & 2011-16 July 11, 2011 Page 2 building. The second floor is currently vacant but was formerly used as office space. The site has no on-site parking but utilizes the public parking garages at the Fiesta Marketplace and at Fifth and Main Streets. The site is surrounded by commercial and office uses to the north, south, east and west (Exhibits 1 and 2). Proiect Description Karmina is requesting approval of three conditional use permits for the restaurant: A Type 47 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the on-premise sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits at the existing restaurant, approval to allow a banquet facility, and the ability to operate the business between 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Specifically, the applicant is seeking the approvals in order to serve alcoholic beverages to patrons of the restaurant and to allow large, private functions within the restaurant. Karmina is a quick serve eating establishment that accommodates approximately eight patrons within its 1,200 square foot ground floor space. The applicant is proposing to expand the restaurant into the vacant second floor by constructing an interior stairway that will provide direct access to the new dining area. After the expansion, approximately 136 patrons will be able to be accommodated on both floors of the restaurant. The on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The current hours of operation for the restaurant are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. However, if the ABC license is approved, the applicant intends to operate from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m., seven days a week. The storage area for the alcoholic beverages will be located on the second floor. A 155 square foot liquor storage room will be constructed as well as an additional 63 square feet of storage area behind the bar will be provided. The overall storage of alcoholic beverage consists of approximately 218 square feet, which is approximately four percent of the floor area and is less than five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant (Exhibits 3 and 4). Proiect Background Karmina Restaurant is an independently owned restaurant specializing in Mexican casual cuisine. This business has been operating at this location since February 2008. Several restaurant tenants have occupied the space over the years; however, none have had an ABC license. The project was presented to the Zoning Administrator for action on three occasions, the most recent in June 2011. At the conclusion of this hearing, the Zoning Administrator remanded the applicant's request for an ABC license to the Planning Commission as the applicant expressed an interest in obtaining approval to operate the restaurant after midnight and to allow a banquet facility. Both of these applications are not reviewed by the Zoning Administrator but require action by the Planning Commission. 31A-4