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Conditional. Use Permit No. 2014 -17 July 28, 2014 Page 2 Project Description Bella Marri's Ristorante Italiano is requesting approval of a Type 47 ABC license to allow the on- premise sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits as part of the eating establishment's operations. The restaurant is a full- service, sit -down eating establishment that holds approximately 55 seats within its dining room. An outdoor patio totaling 350 square feet in size is proposed and will accommodate approximately 12 seats. The proposed patio area will be enclosed with a 36 -inch high fence that is in compliance with all applicable City and State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 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 will be from 10:00 a.m. to 9 :00 p.m. Monday through. Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4:00 p.m. to 9 :00 p.m. on Sunday. The storage area for alcoholic beverages will be located on a display behind the service counter and in in two storage areas: one within the walk -in cooler and the other within the administrative office area of the restaurant. The alcohol display and storage areas total 39 square feet in size, which is two percent of the floor area of the restaurant. This percentage of alcohol storage 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). Project Background Bella Marri's Ristorante Italiano will occupy an existing tenant space in a multi -.unit commercial center that previously housed an eating establishment until early 2013. The space was previously used by an eating establishment that did not hold a conditional use permit to allow the on -site sale of alcoholic beverages; therefore, 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 -5) zoning district. The 0-5 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, 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: 31 B -4