75A - PH - ORDINANCE REGULATING ALCOHOL SALE

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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2012-03 July 15, 2013 Page 6 A review of other cities that offer after hours entertainment reveals that many of these locations have larger police forces than Santa Ana does. After hours entertainment often equates to increased call volumes within establishments as well as in the surrounding neighborhoods. The Police Department maintains the least amount of staff between the hours of 2:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. daily. Larger cities can run leaner staffs and in cases of increased call volumes, those cities can shift resources quickly to address fluctuating needs. The proposal to allow bars Citywide, even taking into account the 500 foot separation criteria from schools and parks, does not address the impact on adjacent residential properties. The Police Department will most likely experience an increase in calls for service such as noise complaints, litter, traffic, loitering, parking problems, graffiti, DUI's, various attractive nuisance calls and area vandalism. These problems intensify because of the natural conflict between late night establishments and residential property. Whereas schools and parks are not typically occupied in the late evening hours, when bars are open, residents are generally in their homes at this time. Most public premises and entertainment establishments will have a critical-intensity period that begins approximately thirty minutes before closing time. During this time frame numerous patrons will exit into the parking lot or street, and this is often the point when residents are affected. These offsite problems can intensify when premise owners fail to control loitering in adjacent parking lots or areas. Finally, the Public Safety Committee's recommended revisions to the ordinance eliminate the requirement that restaurants serving alcohol be required to offer food to their patrons during all hours of operation. By eliminating this condition of approval, there would be no distinction between restaurants and bars. In addition, during the recommended extended hours of entertainment, patrons would not necessarily be able to order food. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this ordinance. M. Trevino Executive Director Planning & Building Agency KH:rb KH/ZOA12-03 ABC Entertainment.071513.cc lam' Carlos Rojas Acting Chief of Police Santa Ana Police Department Exhibit: A. Planning Commission Staff Report B. Comparison Chart of Other Cities' After-Hours and Entertainment Practice C. Extent of the Alcohol-Violence Association Studies Reference D. Data to Support Hours & Personnel Devoted to Entertainment Establishments 75A-6