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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -28 July 28, 2014 Page 2 Surrounding land uses include both industrial and commercial development to the north, various office and commercial uses to the south, the Newport -Costa Mesa (SR -55) Freeway to the east, and a mixture of office and assembly uses to the west (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). Project Description Best Wines is requesting approval of a Type 20 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the off- premise sale of beer and wine at the establishment. In conjunction with their ABC application, Best Wines is intending to make tenant improvements to the building to accommodate walk -in customers. Improvements such as new storefront glass and interior walls to separate the retail areas from the warehouse and storage areas are proposed. Operating hours for the business are from Monday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 12:00 p.m, to 5:00 p.m. The sales and storage areas for alcoholic beverages will encompass approximately 10,000 square feet of the existing 11,902 square foot building, or approximately 85 percent of the building. However, as the building exceeds 10,000 square feet in size, the maximum allowable area for the storage and display for alcohol beverages of five percent is not applicable to this proposal (Exhibits 4 and 5). Project Background Best Wines is an online retailer and wholesaler of wine that has been operating at this location since October 2012. The existing facility currently has a Type 17 (Wholesale beer and wine) ABC license, which allows them to sell and ship wine via mail order, phone, internet and wholesale (business to business). Best Wines is seeking to expand their operations and allow retail customers the ability to enter the premises to purchase wine during their operating hours. As the applicant is applying for an off - premise ABC license (Type 20), a CUP is required. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is Professional and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows for office development and support commercial businesses such as those found within the Brookhollow Office Park. Professional and Administrative Office areas are designed to serve as anchors for the City's office uses. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The zoning for the site is Specific Development District No. 8 ( Brookhollow Office Park). The SD -8 designation is a mixed -use zone that allows office, restaurant, retail, hotel and industrial land uses such as the existing Best Wines business, including ancillary ABC licenses. Therefore, the proposed use is consistent with the zoning designation. 31 D -4