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Conditional Use Permit No. 2013 -49 January 27, 2014 Page 5 proposal as the building is larger than 10,000 square feet in size, which is the minimum allowable size for a retail store to have the separation criteria waived. Conditions of approval have been added to ensure the project remains in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations related to alcohol sales to ensure that the use does not impact neighboring properties or create an attractive nuisance. The proposed alcohol license will not adversely affect the General Plan. Retail markets and regulated uses such as alcoholic beverage control (ABC) licenses are permitted within the General Commercial (GC) General Plan land use designation. The project is consistent with Goals 2 and 5 of the Land Use Element, which promote land uses that enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability and that mitigate any potential impacts. Specifically, the project supports the following policies of the Land Use Element: • Policy 2.2, providing adequate amounts of goods and services for the City through a local market whose clientele is in the immediate vicinity; • Policy 2.4, supporting pedestrian access between the proposed market and the surrounding residential communities in close proximity; • Policy 2.8, which promotes the rehabilitation of commercial properties and encourages increase levels of capital investment. The proposed market use will involve both interior and exterior improvements of a vacant tenant space representing increased levels of capital investment in the property. The re- tenanting of this vacant space with a viable business further supports the rehabilitation of this property; • Policy 2.10, supporting a neighborhood serving market that is harmonious in scale and character with the existing development in the area; • Policy 5,1, promoting development with community benefits that enhance the quality of life by allowing residents in the immediate area to shop at a market with a full range of goods, including beer, wine and distilled spirits; • Policy 5.2, protecting the community from incompatible land uses through conditions of approval that will protect the surrounding community from potential adverse impacts or from the market developing into an attractive nuisance; and • Policy 5.4, which supports land uses which are consistent with the Land Use Plan of the Land Use Element. The Planned Shopping Center (C4) zoning district allows markets by right and alcohol licenses subject to a conditional use permit, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning and the Land Use Element. 31A-7