31A - CUP - 305 E 4TH ST SUITE 105

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CUP Nos. 2016-05 and 2016-15 April 11, 2016 Page 2 Project Description and Backaround The Kiyomizu restaurant proposes to occupy a 785 square foot suite on the ground floor of 305 East Fourth Street. The building has traditionally contained a mixture of commercial uses, including retail, office and service uses. In conjunction with the new restaurant, the applicant is requesting approval of a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license to allow the on -premise consumption of beer and wine for patrons of the restaurant. The restaurant will be a sit-down eating establishment that will hold approximately 26 seats within its 785 square foot dining room although the proprietor states that they will likely have less seating due to the small size of the dining room. Various sushi rolls will be handmade in front of the patrons for their consumption. Overall alcohol storage and display areas will contain approximately 30 square feet, which is less than four percent of the floor area and is consistent with the SAW requirement of maintaining five percent or less of the gross floor area of the restaurant for alcohol storage and display (Exhibit 4). The proposed hours of operation for the restaurant are from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. seven days per week. Operations past 12:00 midnight in the Transit Zoning Code (SD -84) require approval of a separate CUP. The Kiyomizu restaurant will be a privately owned restaurant that serves lunch and dinner. The restaurant will feature handmade sushi and vegetable rolls. General Plan and Zoninct Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is District Center (DC). District Center areas are designed to serve as anchors for the City's commercial corridors, and to accommodate major development activity, District Centers are to be developed with an urban character including a mix of office, commercial and residential land uses including other restaurants with ABC licenses. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The zoning for the site is the Transit Zoning Code/Specific Development No. 84 (SD -84). The SD -84 zoning district allows for retail and service uses such as restaurants, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning code. Project Analysis Conditional use permit requests are governed by Section 41-638 of the SAMC. Conditional use permit requests may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established: • That the proposed use will provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community. 31A-4