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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -08 May 27, 2014 Page 2 66 seats within its dining room and 45 seats in the outdoor seating area. The proposed patio area is enclosed with 36 -inch high glass screens that are 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 hours of operation for the restaurant are from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days per week. The storage area for alcoholic beverages will be located on a display and within two coolers behind the service counter within the restaurant. The alcohol display and the two coolers total 40.4 square feet in size, which is 1.7 percent of the floor area of the restaurant. This percentage of alcohol storage area is below the Santa Ana Municipal Code's maximum for eating establishments serving alcoholic beverages of five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant (Exhibits 4 and 5). Protect Background Bella Cocina occupies an existing tenant space in a multi -unit commercial center that previously housed an eating establishment until early 2013. Because the space was previously used for an eating establishment that did not hold a conditional use permit to allow the on -site sale of alcoholic beverages, a CUP is required to permit the sale of alcohol at the site. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is General Commercial (GC). General Commercial land -use districts provide highly visible and accessible commercial development along the City's arterial transportation corridors and provide important neighborhood facilities and services, such as this restaurant. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The parcel is located within the General Commercial (C -2) zoning district. The C -2 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. Protect Analysis Conditional Use Permit requests are governed by Section 41 -638 of the SAMC. Conditional Use Permit requests may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established: That the proposed use will provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community. That the proposed use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity. 31A-4