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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-12 August 15, 2012 Page 2 The storage area for alcoholic beverages is located within the kitchen and bar area and consists 68 square feet, or less than five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant (Exhibit 3). The restaurant will provide alcoholic beverages to customers as a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use and requires a conditional use permit for an ABC license. The location currently holds an on-sale beer and wine ABC license which was issued in 1988 via a Land Use Certificate. Should this CUP be approved, the previous license would be surrendered. There are currently freestanding tables, as well as bar seating. New counter seating with a view to the cooking area will be added. The applicant also proposes a banquet facility and after hours operation. This application is part of a larger project for the Playground restaurant which also includes a CUP for after hours operation {after midnight), and a CUP for a banquet facility. Those two CUP`s will be heard by the Planning Commission at a future meeting. Proiect Backaround The Playground is operated by one of the chefs who was the 2011 winner in the Great Food Truck Race television show, Jason Quinn. Jason and his father, Bob, opened up the Playground that same year. The Playground restaurant has proven to be very successful in the short time since its Grand Opening. It was named Orange County's Best New Restaurant of the Year in 2011. The number of patrons continues to grow, and they have found the need to expand by taking over the adjacent 900 square feet suite immediately south of their existing suite. They specialize in "small plate" meals. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is District Center (DC). District Center land-use districts provide highly visible and accessible commercial development along the City's arterial transportation corridors and provide important neighborhood facilities and services, such as this restaurant. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The parcel is located within the Transit Zoning Code (SD84)IDowntown (DT) zoning district. The DT zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. Proiect Analysis Conditional use permit requests are governed by Section 41-638 of the SAMC. Conditional use permit requests may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established: • That the proposed use will provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood ar community.