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Conditional Use Permit No.2014 -16 May 9, 2016 Page 2 The parcel is located within the Planned Shopping Center (C -4) zoning district. The C -4 designation is a commercial zone that allows retail, service and restaurant uses. Therefore, the proposed use is consistent with the zoning designation. Project Description El Cortez Restaurant is requesting approval of an ABC license to allow the on- premise sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits as part of the eating establishment. The restaurant is a full service, sit -down establishment that has approximately 180 seats. 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 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., seven days per week. A conditional use permit for after -hours operation is not required pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41- 412,5(d) because the request is not located within 150 feet of a residential use. The storage and display of alcoholic beverages will be inside of an existing refrigerator located in the kitchen, a dry storage and bar area. The overall storage and display of alcohol consists of approximately 82 square feet, which is 1.5 percent of the floor area and is less than five percent of the gross floor area of the restaurant. This falls below the Planning Division Standards for establishments serving alcoholic beverages (Exhibits 4 and 5). Proiect background El Cortez restaurant is a locally -owned and operated restaurant that specializes in Mexican cuisine. The restaurant will occupy an existing space that has been used by various eating establishments since 1969, This business operated at a different location on Grand Avenue in Santa Ana from 1990 to 2012. There was no previous conditional use permit issued for this location to allow the on -site sale of alcoholic beverages. Project Analvsis Staff has reviewed the applicant's request to allow an ABC license for the on- premise sale and consumption of beer, wine and distilled spirits at this location. In analyzing the conditional use permit request, staff believes that the following analysis warrants staff's recommendation of approval for the conditional use permit. The proposed alcohol beverage license will provide an ancillary service to the restaurant customers by allowing them the ability to purchase beer, wine and distilled spirits with their food throughout the establishment. This will thereby benefit the community by providing a restaurant with an additional and complementary food - related amenity. Standards are applicable to the alcoholic beverage control license which will mitigate any potential impacts created by the use and ensure that the use will not negatively affect the surrounding community. 31 B -4