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CUP No. 2014 -36 September 22, 2014 Page 2 Although overconcentration criteria are not applicable to on -sale ABC licenses, a review of the project vicinity indicates that there are currently four ABC licenses located within 500 feet of the project site in addition to the proposed license. These four ABC licenses include one Type 41 license (on -sale 'beer and wine only) and three Type 41 licenses (on -sale beer and wine). In addition, a fifth ABC license was recently approved for Round 1 Entertainment at the mail, but the license is yet to be activated. However, this information does not affect the analysis or recommendation contained in this report. Project Descriptian Panini Cafe is requesting approval of a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the on- premise consumption of beer and wine as part of the restaurant operations. The restaurant will be operated as a full- service, sit -down eating establishment with an outdoor patio area. The dining area will have approximately 90 seats, with another 70 seats to be located within an outdoor seating area, The restaurant will contain all necessary equipment to be considered for a Type 41 ABC license. The on- premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service ancillary to the primary use, The proposed hours of operation for the facility are from 7 °;00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.; seven days per week. Overall alcohol storage and display areas will be located within a rear storage room and under the front counter in a refrigerator and will consist of approximately 26 square feet, which is less than one percent of the floor area and is consistent with the SAMC requirement of maintaining five percent or less of the gross floor area of the restaurant for alcohol storage and display (Exhibits 4, 5, and 6). Project Backa_round Panini Cafe is a fast casual restaurant that offers fresh and healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner with a modern European taste. The company has several locations in the Southern California area, including facilities in Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Newport Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The Santa Ana MainPlace location would be the company's ninth location and its proposed operations are consistent with those found elsewhere in Southern California. General Plan and Zonina Consistenc The General Plan land use designation for the site is District Center (DC). District Center 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 site is located within the General Commercial (C -2) zoning district. The C -2 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants and ancillary alcoholic beverage control licenses, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. 31 DD -4