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Conditional Use Permit No. 201 1-1 8 August 31,201 1 Page 4 The proposed use will not adversely affect the General Plan. Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element encourages land uses that accommodate the City's needs for goods and services. Check cashing facilities provide an additional service to residents of neighboring areas who have a need for a local establishment which can provide these types of financial transactions. Police Department Analvsis The Police Department has evaluated the applicant's request and is recommending conditional approval of the check cashing service at this location. As a result, appropriate conditions have been added to ensure the business continues to operate within the guidelines established by the City of Santa Ana and State of California related to check cashing businesses. Public Notification The project site is located within the Thornton Park neighborhood and near the boundaries of the Sunwood Central and Rosewood Baker neighborhoods. The presidents of these 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 to ensure that they were notified of the project and to see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the Neighborhood Association presidents, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a meeting of their 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. CEQA Compliance In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act the recommended action is exempt for further review per Section 15061 (b)(3), which is a general rule exemption applying to projects that have no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. Categorical Exen-~ption Environmental Review No. 201 0-89 will be filed for this project.