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CUP Nos.. 2014 -21, 2014-22 & 2014 -23 <br />September 8, 2014 <br />Page 3 <br />Prioiect Backaround <br />The Hervey Finley Block Building was constructed in the Italian Renaissance style in 1899 at a time <br />when the use of masonry was popular. The building has been occupied by a variety of retail <br />businesses and office uses on the upper floors and was previously occupied by a beauty salon on <br />the ground floor, The Eat Chow restaurant will be an independently owned restaurant that serves <br />breakfast, lunch, and dinner, There are two existing Eat Chow locations in Newport Beach and <br />Costa Mesa. They feature hot and cold sandwiches, hot entrees, along with salads and desserts. <br />General Plain and Zoning Gansistengy <br />The General Plan land use designation for the site is District Center (DC). District Center areas are <br />designed to serve as anchors for the City's commercial corridors, and to accommodate major <br />development activity. District Centers are to be developed with an urban character including a mix of <br />office, commercial and residential land uses including other restaurants with ABC licenses. The <br />project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. <br />The zoning for the site is the Transit Zoning Code /Specific Development No, 84 (SD -84). The SD- <br />84 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use <br />consistent with the zoning code. <br />Project Analysis <br />Conditional use permit requests are governed by Section 41 -638 of the SAMC. Conditional use permit <br />requests may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established: <br />• That the proposed use will provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well <br />being of the neighborhood or community. <br />• That the proposed use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to <br />the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity, <br />• That the proposed use will not adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic <br />development of properties surrounding the area. <br />• That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41 for <br />such use. <br />• That the proposed use will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City or any specific plan <br />applicable to the area of the proposed use. <br />31A-5 <br />