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Amendment to CUP No. 2011-07 October 31, 2012 Page 5 Police Departmen# Anal sis The Police Department reviews conditional use permit applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages because there is a strong correlation between the availability of alcohol and crime. Studies have shown that alcohol is a contributing factor in crimes, such as drunk driving, fatal traffic collisions, homicide, assaults, rape, domestic violence, drunk in public and other nuisance type of offenses. Without stringent controls to address the location of alcohol outlets, there is a strong likelihood that an overconcentration will create blight and adversely impact the community. The approval of a license in an area deemed over concentrated and high in crime may affect the quality of life and police resources in the area, and aggravate existing conditions. Since the City's overconcentration standards do not apply to on-sale establishments, the Police Department considered two #actors when reviewing this application, crime rate and sensitive land uses. The Police Department has determined that this establishment is located in an area that is above average in police-related incidents. This site is located within Reporting District No. 186, which ranks 1st out of 102 citywide districts in total number of police-related incidents. 1n terms of land uses, no residences or sensitive land uses were #ound that might be impacted by this action. Since the approvals for the three conditional use permits for the restaurant were granted last year, the Police Department has not received any significant calls far service to the establishment, most likely due to the applicant currently not selling alcohol at the restaurant or operating after hours. However, the Police Department is confident that the conditions imposed on the project will not result in any adverse impacts to the community. Therefore, based on the above average crime rate, the Police Department recommends approval of the CUP provided that the attached conditions are imposed to ensure that this location continues to operate as a bona fide eating establishment and does not aggravate existing conditions or negatively impact adjacent land uses. Public No#ifica#ion The project site is located within the boundaries of the Downtown and Lacy Neighborhood Associations. The presidents of these Neighborhood Associations were notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, City staff contacted the presidents to ensure that they were notified of the project and to see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the Neighborhood Association presidents, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a meeting of their members. The project site itself was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the public.