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41- 196(d), overconcentration and separation criteria for this <br />store are not applicable to this proposal as the building is <br />larger than 10,000 square feet in size, which is the minimum <br />allowable size for a retail store to have the separation criteria <br />waived. Conditions of approval have been added to ensure <br />the project remains in compliance with all applicable codes <br />and regulations related to alcohol sales to ensure that the <br />use does not impact neighboring properties or create an <br />attractive nuisance. <br />5. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan or any <br />specific plan of the City? <br />The proposed alcohol license will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan. Retail markets and regulated uses such as <br />alcoholic beverage control (ABC) licenses are permitted within <br />the General Commercial (GC) General Plan land use <br />designation. The project is consistent with Goals 2 and 5 of <br />the Land Use Element, which promote land uses that enhance <br />the City's economic and fiscal viability and that mitigate any <br />potential impacts. Specifically, the project supports the <br />following policies of the Land Use Element: <br />• Policy 2.2, providing adequate amounts of goods and <br />services for the City through a local market whose <br />clientele is in the immediate vicinity; <br />Policy 2.4, supporting pedestrian access between the <br />proposed market and the surrounding residential <br />communities in close proximity; <br />Policy 2.8, which promotes the rehabilitation of <br />commercial properties and encourages increase levels <br />of capital investment. The proposed market use will <br />involve both interior and exterior improvements of a <br />vacant tenant space representing increased levels of <br />capital investment in the property. The re- tenanting of <br />this vacant space with a viable business further <br />supports the rehabilitation of this property; <br />• Policy 2.10, supporting a neighborhood serving market <br />that is harmonious in scale and character with the <br />existing development in the area; <br />• Policy 5.1, promoting development with community <br />benefits that enhance the quality of life by allowing <br />residents in the immediate area to shop at a market <br />Resolution No. 2014 -05 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />31A -17 <br />