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Conditional Use Permit No. 201207 May 22, 2012 Page 6 Over~concentration criteria were established by the City Council to maintain a balance between the sale of alcoholic beverages and the health and safety of the surrounding community. Based on those criteria, the project's incompatibility with several polices of the General Plan, and the concurrent application for an after hours conditional use permit at the site, staff recommends the denial of Conditional Use Permit 2012-07. Police Department Analysis The Police Department reviews conditional use permit (CUP) applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages based an studies that show a s#rong correlation between the availability of alcohol and increased crime. It has been determined that the project's location at 1441 West MacArthur Boulevard is in an area with average police incidents, ranking 30~~' out of 102 citywide districts in total number of police_related incidents. The proposed project is subject to Santa Ana Municipal Code {SAMC) Section 41-132{1) which defines over-concentration as any off-sale premises that are within 1,000 feet of another off-sale license. If approved, the site would be over-concentrated due to the other active license within 1,000 feet, Smart & Final, at 3430 South Bristol Street. Next, the proposed location is within 100 feet of high density multi-family dwellings that may see an increase in nuisance types of incidents if this license is approved. Due to over-concentration issues, proximity to multi-family residential developments, and concerns with crime that could result from an over-concentration of licenses, the Police Department's policy is to recommend denial of applications such as these in order to provide consistency of analysis. Public Notifica#ion The project site is nat located within an established Neighborhood Association boundary. However, the presidents of the South Coast and Republic Homes neighborhood associations were notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the district representative from the City's Neighborhood Improvement Division contacted the presidents #o ensure that the presidents were notified of the project and to see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by either Neighborhood Association president, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a meeting of members. The project site itself was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the public.