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Conditional Use Permit No. 2013 -25 <br />October 14, 2013 <br />Page 2 <br />Project Description <br />Ritter's Steam Kettle Cooking Restaurant is requesting approval for a new Type 41 ABC license to <br />allow the on- premise sale of beer and wine at the existing eating establishment. Specializing in Cajun <br />cuisine, the restaurant offers approximately 46 seats within its 2,448 square foot space. The on- <br />premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the <br />primary restaurant use. The proposed hours of operation for the restaurant are seven days per week, <br />11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) Monday through Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on <br />Sundays. <br />The storage and display of alcoholic beverage will be located in two areas; within the barldining <br />portion of the restaurant and an employee -only area. The storage area adjacent to the dining area is <br />approximately nine square feet, and intended primarily for the display of wines. In addition, 25 square <br />feet of enclosed cooler adjacent to the kitchen will be set aside for the storage of beer. The total <br />square footage dedicated to alcoholic beverage storage and display will be approximately 46 square <br />feet, representing less than two percent of the total gross floor area of the market. This percentage of <br />alcohol storage area is below the Santa Ana Municipal Code's maximum for eating establishments <br />serving alcoholic beverage; not to exceed five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant <br />(Exhibits 4 and 5). <br />Proiect Backaround <br />Opening its doors for business in Santa Ana June 2013, Ritter's SKC Restaurant is a full- service, sit - <br />down eating establishment that specializes in 'live action eating experience' where the chef cooks in <br />front of customers in a steam kettle. Ritter's SKC occupies an existing tenant space that once <br />housed another restaurant, Pat A Chou, which opened in July 2011 as part of the commercial center <br />remodel and expansion. <br />General Plan and Zoning Consistency <br />The General Plan land use designation for the site is General Commercial (GC). General <br />Commercial districts provide accessible commercial development throughout the City and serve the <br />commercial needs of adjacent residential uses. These districts also provide important neighborhood <br />facilities and services such as this restaurant. The project site is consistent with this General Plan <br />land use designation. <br />The zoning for the site is Arterial Commercial (C -2). The General Commercial zoning district <br />allows for retail and service uses such as the existing restaurant, making the proposed use <br />consistent with the zoning code. <br />31 B -4 <br />