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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-14 July 25, 20'12 Page 5 Despite the fact that the City's overconcentration criteria do not regulate this project site because it is over the 20,000 square foot threshold, conditions have been placed on the sale of alcoholic beverages to maintain the health and safety of the surrounding community. Based on these criteria, as well as the projects compatibility with several polices of the General Plan, staff recommends the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-14. Police De artment 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, impact police resources in the area, and aggravate existing conditions. However, conditions have been placed on the project to mitigate or reduce the potential for any of these effects. Several factors were considered when reviewing this application including crime rate, overconcentration and sensitive land uses. The Business and Professions ("B and P") Code defnes above average crime under Section 23958.4 as it pertains to an applicant`s premises for an original or premises-to-premises transfer of any retail license as follows: (1) The applicant premises are located in a crime reporting district that has a 20 percent greater number of reported crimes, as defined in subdivision (c}, than the average number of reported crimes as determined from all crime reporting districts within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency. (c} For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Reporting districts" means geographical areas within the boundaries of a single governmental entity (city or the unincorporated area of a county} that are identified by the local law enforcement agency in the compilation and maintenance of statistical information on reported crimes and arrests. (2} "Reported crimes" means the most recent yearly compilation by the local law enforcement agency of reported offenses of criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft, combined with all arrests for other crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors, except traffic citations. The Police Department has determined that 3300 South Bristol Street is located in reporting district no. 130, which has an average number of reported crimes based on the standards established under B and P Section 23958.4. Moreover, the proposed location is located within 100 feet of multi-