31B - CUP - 2800 N MAIN ST UNIT 196B

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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -29 October 27, 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 47 licenses (on -sale beer, wine and distilled spirits). Two additional licenses, a Type 47 ABC license and a Type 41 ABC license, were recently approved by the City but are not yet active. However, this information does not affect the analysis or recommendation contained in this report. Protect Description Blaze Pizza restaurant is requesting approval of a Type 41 ABC license to allow the on- premise sale of beer and wine as part of the eating establishment's operations. The restaurant will be maintained as a full- service, sit -down eating establishment with an outdoor patio area. The dining area will contain approximately 38 seats and will have all necessary equipment to be considered for a Type 41 ABC license. The proposed interior patio area will have seating for 24 patrons and the exterior patio area will have seating for about 30 patrons, both of which will be enclosed with a 36 -inch high fence that will be 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 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The storage area for alcoholic beverages will be located in a refrigerator behind the service counter and within a storage room located to the rear of the unit. The alcohol display and storage areas total 51 -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). Protect Backaround Blaze Pizza is a fast casual restaurant that offers specialty pizzas and salads. There are currently eighteen Blaze Pizza restaurants in full operation in the Southern California area, with eighteen more scheduled to open. Blaze Pizza is a nationwide franchise, with 28 restaurants in full operation, with plans to open an additional 49 locations in the continental United States. Blaze Pizza restaurant will occupy a new tenant space on the west side of the mall that is undergoing significant tenant and facade improvements. The space was recently created through reconfiguring of existing retail tenant spaces. As such, there is no conditional use permit to allow the on -site sale of alcoholic beverages at the tenant space. 31 B -4