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restaurant will provide additional dining and retail uses within <br />the Downtown, which is a primary commercial area of the <br />city. Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element encourages land <br />uses that accommodate the City's needs for various goods <br />and services, and this facility proposes a new food <br />establishment in the downtown area. Policy 2.9 of the Land <br />Use Element supports developments that create a business <br />environment that is safe and attractive, and the Kiyomizu <br />restaurant proposes to offer a family friendly environment. <br />Operational standards for the proposed Type 41 ABC <br />license are intended to maintain a safe and attractive <br />environment in Santa Ana. Policy 5.5 of the Land Use <br />Element encourages development that is compatible with <br />and supporting of surrounding land uses. The proposed <br />Kiyomizu restaurant will be located in a commercial corridor <br />and is compatible with surrounding land uses. Restaurants <br />with an ancillary alcohol license provide a dining service to <br />the residents of Santa Ana. <br />E. Applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2016-15 to <br />allow after hours operation (midnight to 2:00 a.m.) at the property located at <br />305 East Fourth Street. <br />F. Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 41-2007 (Table 2A) requires a <br />conditional use permit for any eating establishment with hours of operation <br />between 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. On April 11, 2016, the Planning <br />Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on Conditional Use Permit <br />No. 2016-15. <br />G. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana determines that the <br />following findings, which must be established in order to grant this <br />Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) <br />Section 41-2007, have been established for Conditional Use Permit No. <br />2016-15 to allow after hours operation: <br />1. Will the proposed use under the circumstances of the particular case <br />be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons <br />residing or working in the vicinity? <br />The proposed after-hours operation will provide an ancillary <br />service to the restaurant customers by allowing them the <br />ability to offer meals after 12:00 midnight, thereby providing <br />an additional dining option within the downtown area. This <br />will benefit the community by providing a restaurant with an <br />additional and complementary food -related amenity. The <br />after-hours operation is consistent with that of other <br />Resolution No. 2016-14 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />