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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-28 April 17, 2013 Page 2 The building contains two tenants: I-a Plaza Market, which is 4,961 square feet in size, and a 1,$04 square foot restaurant. A total of 40 on-site parking spaces are provided for the two uses. The site is surrounded by commercial and residential uses to the north, south, east and west (Exhibits 1 and 2}. Project Description La Plaza Market is requesting approval to upgrade an existing Type 20 ABC license, which permits the off-premise sale of beer and wine, to a Type 21 license to allow the sale of distilled spirits at the marke#. The La Plaza Market serves as amini-supermarket to the surrounding residents and individuals wha work in the community and sells a variety of goods and products such as baked goads, fresh meats, groceries, #resh fruits and household goods. To further enhance the market, the applicant is proposing to upgrade the existing ABC license in an effort to provide distilled spirits to its clientele. The hours of operation for the market are 7:00 a.m. to 11;00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. midnight on Friday and Saturday. The total square footage dedicated to alcoholic beverage storage and display will be approximately 165 square feet, representing approximately 3.5 percent of the total gross floor area of the market. Alcohol will be stored within 11 doors (sections) of a 21-section cooler and within a small display area behind the sales counter. The subject site is considered to be a legal nonconforming site since it does not comply with numerous provisions of the Community Commercial (C-1) zoning district. To address this issue, the applicant is proposing to make improvements to the site that will bring the site into closer compliance with the zoning code. These improvements include the installation of a 15 foot wide landscaped setback along Euclid Street, an eight foot wide landscaped setback along Fifth Street, new landscaped planters in the parking lot, the removal of a 25-foot high pole sign, the removal of two exterior payphones, the removal of unpermitted exterior signage on the building, and the repaving and restriping of the parking lot (Exhibits 3 and 4). Project Back round The subject site has been occupied by several market uses since at least 1964. Approval for the existing Type 20 ABC license, which allowed the sale of beer and wine at this location, was granted in 1983 by Minor Exception No. 1983-48. La Plaza Market received all necessary permits and approvals to operate at this location in April 1992. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is General Commercial (GC). General Commercial districts provide accessible commercial development throughout the City and serve the commercial needs of adjacent residential uses. These districts also provide important neighborhood facilities and services such as this market. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation.