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Conditional Use Permit No. 2013 -39 November 12, 2013 Page 5 Table 1: Licenses within 1,000 Feet of the Subject Property Type 20 — beer and wine for consumption off -site Type 21 — beer, wine and distilled spirits for consumption off -site At its October 28, 2013 hearing, the Planning Commission received additional information regarding the site and its unique characteristics and directed staff to prepare findings of fact to support approval of the project. These findings are as follows: • The proposed Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license will provide an additional service and convenience to the community by allowing patrons the ability to purchase alcoholic beverages in conjunction with other goods commonly offered at a neighborhood- serving market. Approving an off -sale ABC license at this location allows the market to serve the surrounding communities to the north, west, and south. These areas are physically separated by major thoroughfares such as Bristol Street and MacArthur Boulevard from other retail markets in the area with off -sale licenses. These thoroughfares act as major barriers to pedestrian and local traffic movements in the project's vicinity. Moreover, the ABC license will not negatively affect the surrounding community as conditions of approval have been included to reduce potential impacts and avoid the potential for an attractive nuisance being established. • The proposed ABC license will not be detrimental to persons residing and working in the area. The use, as conditioned, will not create any negative or adverse impacts but will enhance quality of life and safety by offering services oriented to motorists and to the pedestrians who frequent the site from the surrounding multi - family residential communities in the immediate vicinity. An additional off -sale license at this location will enhance the quality of life and public safety of these population groups by offering a shopping destination that is oriented to pedestrian and local traffic, without the need to traverse major nearby thoroughfares to access the other off -sale licensed markets in the vicinity. Conditions of approval have been added to ensure that the project will remain a positive contributor to the surrounding neighborhood and that the site will not become an attractive nuisance. Finally, the current location does not have a history of police - related incidents. The site is located in a reporting district that is not 20 percent higher than the average number of reported crimes in all reporting districts. Further details are provided in the Police Department Analysis section of this report. 31A-7 Applicant Location Type Hours Distance (Based on Property Boundaries 1 Smart and Final 3430 South Bristol Type 21 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 89 feet 2 Big Lots 3321 South Bristol Type 20 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 604 feet 3 Rite Aid 3325 South Bristol Type 21 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 604 feet 4 Trader Joe's 3329 South Bristol Type 21 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 541 feet 5 Crai Liquor 1200 West MacArthur Type 21 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. 714 feet 6 Vons 3650 South Bristol T e 21 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. 114 feet Type 20 — beer and wine for consumption off -site Type 21 — beer, wine and distilled spirits for consumption off -site At its October 28, 2013 hearing, the Planning Commission received additional information regarding the site and its unique characteristics and directed staff to prepare findings of fact to support approval of the project. These findings are as follows: • The proposed Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license will provide an additional service and convenience to the community by allowing patrons the ability to purchase alcoholic beverages in conjunction with other goods commonly offered at a neighborhood- serving market. Approving an off -sale ABC license at this location allows the market to serve the surrounding communities to the north, west, and south. These areas are physically separated by major thoroughfares such as Bristol Street and MacArthur Boulevard from other retail markets in the area with off -sale licenses. These thoroughfares act as major barriers to pedestrian and local traffic movements in the project's vicinity. Moreover, the ABC license will not negatively affect the surrounding community as conditions of approval have been included to reduce potential impacts and avoid the potential for an attractive nuisance being established. • The proposed ABC license will not be detrimental to persons residing and working in the area. The use, as conditioned, will not create any negative or adverse impacts but will enhance quality of life and safety by offering services oriented to motorists and to the pedestrians who frequent the site from the surrounding multi - family residential communities in the immediate vicinity. An additional off -sale license at this location will enhance the quality of life and public safety of these population groups by offering a shopping destination that is oriented to pedestrian and local traffic, without the need to traverse major nearby thoroughfares to access the other off -sale licensed markets in the vicinity. Conditions of approval have been added to ensure that the project will remain a positive contributor to the surrounding neighborhood and that the site will not become an attractive nuisance. Finally, the current location does not have a history of police - related incidents. The site is located in a reporting district that is not 20 percent higher than the average number of reported crimes in all reporting districts. Further details are provided in the Police Department Analysis section of this report. 31A-7