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CUP Nos. 2016-10 and 2016-11 April 11, 2016 Page 4 the off -premise sale of alcoholic beverages (Exhibit 6). Finally, the proposed ABC license will be consistent with several goals and policies of the General Plan, including Goals 2 and 5 of the Land Use Element, which encourages [and uses that enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability, that mitigate any potential impacts, and are compatible with and supporting of surrounding land uses. 7 Eleven is proposing to locate within an existing commercial shopping center, with its operations and proposed ABC license compatible with the surrounding uses. Police Department Analysis The Police Department reviews conditional use permit applications for the after-hours operations of retail markets and for the sale and service of alcoholic beverages in order to ensure that the potential crime and nuisance behaviors associated with such uses are mitigated to the greatest extent possible. For after-hours operations and for off -sale licenses, the Police Department analyzes the crime rate in the area by matching the location of the business' census tract to the corresponding Police Grid. The City of Santa Ana is broken up into 102 police reporting grids. The Police Department generates an annual report, the Citywide Incident Rankings report, which ranks these reporting grids based on police activity. Those grids in the top 20 percent of activity are considered high crime and are further scrutinized for issues of over concentration. The Police Department then compares the number of such crimes in the reporting district as compared to the number of crimes in other reporting districts. In keeping with the standard used by State ABC and Business and Professions Code, should the Police Department determine that the reporting district has a 20 percent greater number of reported crimes than the average number found in all reporting districts, the Police Department will consider this information in making its recommendation. The project at 3960 South Main Street, Unit A, is located in Reporting District No. 171, Reporting District No. 171 ranks 82"d out of 102 reporting districts in the number of police related calls for service. This reporting district is below the average for criminal activity threshold established by the State for high crime. The Police Department contends that the conditions of approval and operational standards applicable to after-hours operations and to off -sale ABC licenses will mitigate any potential negative impacts to the surrounding community. The Police Department also reviews the number of ABC licenses within the census tract in which the site is located for potential over -concentration issues. A review of the local census tract has determined that this site is located in Census Tract 740.04. The ABC Department has determined that nine on -sale and four off -sale licenses are permitted within this census tract to service the local community. Currently, there are two on -sale licenses and four off -sale licenses active in the census tract, including the license that 7 -Eleven has acquired, which means the census tract is not over concentrated with ABC licenses. 31 C-6