31C - CUP -THE BARREL ROOM - 324 W FOURTH ST

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Conditional Use Permit No. 2013 -50 Conditional Use Permit No. 2013 -51 January 13, 2014 Page 2 The proposed restaurant will occupy two tenant suites: a currently vacant space in Suite A and an office use in Suite D. The building, known as the West End Theater, is located within the Downtown National Register District. The building is individually listed on the Santa Register of Historical Properties as "Landmark" due to its distinctive architecture and significance to the City's history, as well as being a contributor on the National Register and California Register. Lastly, this property has a fagade easement with Heritage Orange County that will preserve its historical character. No exterior fagade changes, other than signage, are proposed at this time. Project Description The Barrel Room proposes to occupy a 1,671 square foot vacant tenant space on the first (ground) floor of the West End Theater that was previously occupied by a retail and office use in order to open a new restaurant. In conjunction with the new restaurant, the applicant is requesting approval of a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the on- premise consumption of beer and wine to patrons at the restaurant. Lastly, the Barrel Room restaurant is requesting approval to operate until 2:00 a.m. The restaurant will be a full service, sit -down eating establishment that will hold approximately 59 seats within its dining room and 24 seats on an outdoor patio facing Fourth Street. The outdoor portion will require a separate Public Works outdoor dining permit. The proposed patio areas will be enclosed with a 36 -inch high wrought iron fence in compliance with all applicable City and State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's standards. The on- premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The display and storage areas for the alcoholic beverages will be located within the kitchen and dining room areas. The overall storage and display areas for alcoholic beverages will be 76 square feet, which is less than five percent of the floor area and is consistent with the SAMC requirement of maintaining five percent or less of the gross floor area of the restaurant for alcohol storage and display (Exhibits 4 and 5). The proposed hours of operation for the restaurant are 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. seven days per week. The proposed "wine centric" cafe and restaurant proposes to serve lunch and dinner. The restaurant will be serving freshly prepared sandwiches, salads, and appetizer items. Project Background The Barrel Room is proposing to open its first establishment in Santa Ana within the historic West End Theater building, which was constructed in 1915. The applicant wishes to establish a new concept of food and wine pairings not readily available in the immediate area. The menu will consist of many food items such as panini, tapas, soups and salads (Exhibit 6). The proposed menu is intended to address the culinary needs of lunch patrons who typically do not order wine, as well as the dinner clientele that may order alcoholic beverages with their meals. This new concept meets all code requirements as required by the city to qualify for a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control License (ABC). 31 C -4