31A - CUP - 100 E MACARTHUR BLVD

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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -10 June 9, 2014 Page 3 ProiectBackaround The subject site is part of a 9.8 -acre, three parcel development that is located within the former Hutton Center development that was entitled in 2005. The entitlements allowed three 25 -story high -rise towers, a six -story mid -rise residential /office building, and 14,000 square feet of retail and restaurant uses that was modified in 2009 to allow a Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Two of the high- rise towers, the 349 -unit Skyline Towers at 9 and 15 MacArthur Place, were completed in October 2008, The development formerly approved on this site, The Montage by Integral Development, was purchased by Lyon Communities and re- entitled in 2011. Occupancy of the first 70 units of The Marke began in May, 2014. The remaining 230 units were recently released for occupancy, with move -ins scheduled to begin shortly. General Plan and Zonina Consistencv The General Plan land use designation for the site is District Center (DC), which allows for major development sites such as the mufti - family residential development and ancillary uses such as alcoholic sales licenses. District Centers are designed to serve as anchors to the City's commercial corridors, and to accommodate major development activity. The project site and proposed use is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The zoning for the site is Specific Development No. 76 /MacArthur Place South Mixed Use District (SD -76). The SD -76 designation is a mixed use zone that allows office, restaurant, retail, hotel and residential land uses. The zoning designation also allows uses such as alcoholic sales licenses, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. Project 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. • That the proposed use will not adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic development of properties surrounding the area. • That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 for such use, • That the proposed use will not adversely affect the General Plan of the city or any specific plan applicable to the area of the proposed use. 31A-5