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Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -47 January 26, 2015 Page 2 necessary kitchen equipment to be considered for a Type 41 ABC license. The dining area contains seating for 66 patrons. The outdoor dining area contains three temporary tables that can accommodate up to 12 patrons. However, as the outdoor dining area does not comply with City or State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control standards, alcoholic beverages will not be served or consumed in the outdoor dining area. The on- premise sale of alcoholic beverages to customers is intended to provide a service that is ancillary to the primary restaurant use. The hours of operation for the restaurant are from 8 :00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. 11:00 p,m. Saturday and Sunday. The storage area for alcoholic beverages will be located in the walk -in cooler and in a wall mounted refrigerator and 'display located behind the service counter. The alcohol storage area will total 73 square feet in size, which is approximately three 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 (Exhibits 4 and 5). Although overconcentration criteria are not applicable to on -sale ABC licenses, a review of the project vicinity indicates that there are currently three ABC licenses located within 500 feet of the project site in addition to the proposed license. These three ABC licenses include two Type 41 licenses (on -sale beer and wine only) and one Type 21 license (off -sale beer, wine and distilled spirits). In addition, one Type 47 ABC license (on -sale 'beer, wine and distilled spirits) was recently approved by the City but is not yet active. However, this information does not affect the analysis or recommendation contained in this report. Project Backaround Tortas Sinaloa is a fast - casual, family oriented restaurant that offers tortes, burritos, tacos and other specialty Mexican food. Tortes Sinaloa is occupying an existing 2,400 square foot tenant space that was previously occupied by Togos Sandwiches. However, because the prior tenant did not offer alcoholic beverages to its customers, approval of a new CUP for Type 41 ABC license is required. General Plan and Zoning Conslsteney 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 the General Commercial land use designation. The site is located within the Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific Plan (SP -2) zoning district in the Transit Node (TN) sub -zone. The SP -2 zoning district allows for eating establishments, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning designation. 31A-4