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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -18 July 14, 2014 Page 4 mitigate any potential negative or adverse impacts created by the use. These standards will ensure that the sale of alcoholic beverages will remain an ancillary use to the main restaurant operation on the site. Moreover, the restaurant's operations and sale of alcoholic beverages are, and will remain, limited to no later than 12:00 midnight, In addition; the use will occur only within the interior of the premises and is Incidental to the restaurant use. The proposed use will not adversely affect the economic stability of the area but will instead allow the restaurant to compete with other nearby restaurants that also offer a full selection of alcoholic beverages for sale to their guests and other visitors. Moreover, the offering of alcoholic beverages allows Madscos El Cangrejo Nice, a locally -owned small business, to remain economically viable and contributes to the overall success of the South Main Street commercial district, helping to decrease the number of vacant spaces that may affect the economic viability of this unique commercial area, The proposed project will be in compliance with all applicable regulations and conditions imposed on a restaurant selling beer, wine, and distilled spirits pursuant to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The facility will be maintained as a full - service, bona -fide eating establishment, having suitable kitchen facilities and supplying an assortment of foods commonly ordered at various hours of the day. Additionally, the restaurant will utilize less than two percent of the gross floor area for the display and storage of alcoholic beverages, which is below the maximum threshold established by the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The proposed use will not adversely affect the General Plan. Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element encourages land uses that accommodate the City's needs for goods and services. A restaurant with an ancillary alcohol license provides a dining service to the residents of Santa Ana and strengthens the economic vitality of the South Main Street commercial district. Moreover, Policy 5.5 of the Land Use Element encourages development that is compatible with and supporting of surrounding land uses. The proposed alcoholic beverage service will be located entirely within an enclosed building and its operations will be compatible with the surrounding mix of uses. Mariscos El Cangrejo Nice has been in operation at the subject location since November 2013, with the commercial building on the project site occupied by restaurants since the 1960s. The site is in compliance with all standards of SAMC Section 41- 196(8) for the on -site sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages (Exhibit 6), In addition to these 25 operational standards, additional conditions of approval are proposed to mitigate potential impacts on the adjacent residential use on the property and ensure the use does not becorne an attractive nuisance to the community. 31A-6