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alcohol storage and display area set forth in Section 41- 196(g). Operation standards will ensure the project remains in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations related to alcohol sales to ensure that the use does not impact neighboring properties or create an attractive nuisance. The facility will be maintained as a full- service, bona -fide eating establishment, having suitable kitchen facilities and supplying an assortment of foods commonly ordered at various hours of the day. Additionally, the restaurant will utilize less than five (5) percent of the gross floor area for the display and storage of alcoholic beverages, which is the maximum threshold established by the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 5. That the proposed use not adversely affects the General Plan or any specific plan of the City. The proposed sale of alcoholic beverages will not adversely affect the General Plan. Restaurants that offer food and alcoholic beverages are permitted within the District Center (DC) General Plan land use designation. The project is consistent with several goals and policies of the General Plan, including Goal 2 of the Land Use Element, which promotes land uses that enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability and that mitigate any potential impacts such as loitering, disturbing the peace, graffiti and other crimes that impact surrounding businesses. Furthermore, the project is consistent with Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element, which encourages land uses that accommodate the City's needs for goods and services. The granting of this application is also consistent with Policy 5.5 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan, which encourages projects that are compatible with and supporting of surrounding land uses. The Pizza Press Restaurant is located in a commercial area and its operations will be compatible with the surrounding commercial businesses in the Downtown. E. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the recommended action is exempt from CEQA per Section 15061(b)(3). This exemption applies to projects where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The project proposes to allow the on- premise sale of beer and wine at a full- service restaurant within an existing structure. No expansion of square footage or interior reconfigurations of square footages are proposed as part of the project. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2017 -17 will be filed for this project. Resolution No. 2017 -14 Page 3 of 5 31 B -15