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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -18 July 14, 2014 Page 2 Project Description Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice restaurant is requesting approval of a Type 47 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the on- premise sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits as park of the existing eating establishment's operations. The restaurant is a full - service; 3,225- square foot sit -down eating establishment that holds approximately 99 seats within its dining room. The on- premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The proposed hours of operation for the restaurant are Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 10 :00 p.m., and Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. The storage area for alcoholic beverages will be located near the rear of the restaurant in an area that is approximately 40 square feet in size. The restaurant will also contain a display area nearthe front of the restaurant that is approximately 15 square feet in size. Combined, the alcohol storage and display areas will occupy less than two percent of the floor area, which is less than the five - percent maximum allowed by the SAMC (Exhibits 4 and 5). Project Background Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice has been in operation since November 2013. Before then, the commercial building on the site has had a variety of restaurant and prior retail tenants, In 1994, the restaurant received approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 1994 -01, which allowed the on- premise sale of beer and wine at a prior eating establishment. The State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducts an annual drawing for a limited number of new Type 47 (on -sale general) liquor licenses. Having been selected as part of this drawing, the applicant is now seeking to upgrade the license to allow the sale of distilled spirits in addition to beer and wine. If approved, the action will also entail the voiding of the above- referenced CUP, The project site at 819 South Main Street has been developed since at least 1921 with the current structures. The use history on the site is mixed: the original structure that currently contains the restaurant use was converted to a residential structure for a period of time, after which it reverted to commercial uses. The rear structure that currently contains the residential use was constructed as a detached garage and converted to a legal residence in 1953. Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice is a locally -owned and operated establishment specializing in Mexican cuisine and seafood. in order to display and sell distilled spirits in addition to beer and wine, a new conditional use permit is required. 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. 31A-4