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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-25 November 28, 2012 Page 2 approximately 48 seats. The on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The hours of operation for the restaurant are six days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m, The storage for alcoholic beverages will be located in the kitchen within an existing refrigerator. The overall storage of alcohol consists of approximately 12 square feet, which is one percent of the #laor area and is less than five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant. This falls below the Planning Division Guidelines for establishments serving alcoholic beverages (Exhibits 3 and 4}. Proiect Background Los Carafes Seafood restaurant is a locally-owned and operated restaurant that specializes in Mexican seafood cuisine. This business has been operating at the present location since March, 2006. Los Corales Seafood restaurant occupies an existing free standing building that has been used for various eating establishment since 2004. As part of the site plan approval, a new equipment screen is required to be provided to screen all the existing equipment on the roof. The screen will be opaque and compatible with the building design and material. New landscaping material will be added to the landscape planter adjacent to the driveway entrance on Westminster Avenue. Additionally, the Public Works Agency is requiring a new truncated dome on the curb ramp at the northeast corner of Sydney Street and Westminster Avenue per City Standard. A conditional use permit (CUP No. 2004-22) was approved in 2004 for La Cascada restaurant to allow a Type 41 on~sale beer and wine license. The ABC license was revoked by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control due to non-renewal on January 13, 2011. As a result, a new CUP is required to permit the sale of alcohol at the site. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is General Commercial (GC}, General Commercial land-use districts are key components in the economic development of the City. They 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 Community Commercial (C-1 } zoning district. The C-1 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation.