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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-15 ,July 25, 2012 Page 2 Project Description Saigon de Pho restaurant is requesting approval of a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the an-premise sale of beer and wine as part of the eating establishment fallowing its completion. The restaurant is a full service, approximately 2,750-square foot sit-down eating establishment with 2,075 square feet of interior restaurant space and 675 square feet of exterior patio area that holds approximately 78 seats. The on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The proposed hours of operation for the restaurant are seven days per week from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The storage for alcoholic beverages will be located within two merchandiser areas near the kitchen that measure approximately 2.5 feel by 6.5 feet and 2.5 feet by 3.5 feet. There will be no display of alcoholic beverages. The overall storage of alcohol consists of approximately 25 square feet, which is less than one percent of the floor 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). Project Background Saigon de Pha restaurant occupies an existing tenant space in Westfield MainPlace that once housed another retail operation until 2011. Because the previous space was used for retail and did not hold a conditional use permit to allow the on-site sale of alcoholic beverages, a new CUP is required to permit the sale of alcohol at the site. Saigon de Pho is a locally-owned and operated restaurant that specializes in Vietnamese cuisine. This business has been operating at the present location since June, 2012. Before occupying the present location, the tenants carried out extensive tenant improvements that involved modernizing the exterior facade of the restaurant with more contemporary architecture. In order to stare and sell alcohol, a conditional use permit is required. General Plan and Zonin Consistenc 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 General Commercial (C-2} zoning district. The C-2 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation.