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REQu~sT FoR <br />Zoning Administrator Action <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING -- FILED BY JERRY HELGUERO <br />FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2092-26 TO <br />ALLOW A TYPE 41 ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL <br />LICENSE AT THE ENSENADA GRILL RESTAURANT <br />LOCATED AT 2501 NORTH GRAND AVENUE <br />Prepared by Vince Fregoso <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Set Public Hearing Far <br />DENIED <br />^ Applicant's Request <br />^ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />~i.a@ <br />Planning Man er <br />Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-26 as conditioned. <br />Request of Applicant <br />Jerry Helguero, representing the Ensenada Grill Restaurant, is requesting approval of a conditional <br />use permit for a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control {ABC) license and allow the on-premise sale <br />and consumption of beer and wine at an existing restaurant. Establishments that sell alcoholic <br />beverages require a conditional use permit pursuant to Section 41-196 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code {SAMC). <br />Protect Location and Site Description <br />The Ensenada Grill Restaurant is currently operating within the Grand Avenue Plaza, a retail center <br />located on North Grand Avenue, south of Fairhaven Avenue. The site is 2.7 acres in size and <br />contains three single-story buildings that are approximately 36,000 square feet in size. The three <br />buildings were constructed in phases between 1976 and 1978. The Ensenada Grill is located within <br />a 1,634 square foot building that fronts on Grand Avenue. Seating for 60 customers is found within <br />the interior of the restaurant. The site has 230 on-site parking spaces to accommodate all of the <br />tenants of the plaza. The site is surrounded by multi-family residential and commercial uses to the <br />north, commercial and office uses to the south, single-family residential to the east, and commercial <br />developments to the west {Exhibits 1 and 2). <br />Protect Description <br />Ensenada Grill is requesting approval of a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Cantrol (ABC) license to allow <br />the on-premise sale of beer and wine at the existing restaurant. Specifically, the applicant is seeking <br />this license in order #o serve alcoholic beverages to patrons ofi the restaurant. The Ensenada Grill is a <br />sit down, full service eating establishment that accommodates 60 patrons within its1,634 square <br />