31A - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2017-10 AT DO LUNCH DELI RESTAURANT

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Conditional Use Permit No. 2017-10 May 22, 2017 Page 2 (t'Int`' Infarrn tibn zoning Code Sections Affected Uses SD -20, § 3. Operational Standards SAMC § 41-196 (g) Project Description The proposed alcoholic beverages will be stored on a rack adjacent to a walk-in cooler at the back of the restaurant within the kitchen area and will consist of less than five percent of the floor area. No display area for alcoholic beverages and no construction or expansions of square footage are proposed at this time. Table 2: Operational Standards Standards, ;Re uired by,SAMC Provided Eatin Establishment T e Bona -Fide Complies Hours of Operation for ABC Sales 8:00 am to 12:00 am 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Dail Window Displace 25% of Window Coverage Complies Live Entertainment Entertainment Permit No Entertainment Proposed Alcohol Stora eand Display 5% of G.F.A. 0.004 % of G.F.A. Exterior Telephone Prohibited None Project Background The subject site, constructed in 1986, contains a multi -tenant office building and a multilevel parking structure. Do Lunch Deli, which opened at the subject location in 2016, serves sandwiches and is located within close proximity to the Civic Center and the Santa Ana Stadium. In 2015, the restaurant owner began construction to reopen Unit 150 as an eating establishment; a prior eating establishment operated in the same unit between 1992 and 2000. As an ancillary component to its food sales, Do Lunch Deli is proposing to sell beer and wine through a Type 41 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license, With no tenant improvements or expansion proposed at this time, the restaurant will continue to have a maximum occupancy of 125 patrons. Project Analysis CUP requests are governed by § 41-638 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), CUPS may be granted when it can be shown that the proposed project will not adversely impact the community. If these findings can be made, then it is appropriate to grant the conditional use permit, Conversely, the inability to make these findings would result in a denial. Staff has prepared the following analysis, which in turn forms the basis for the recommendation contained in this report. The purpose of regulating establishments that sell alcoholic beverages is to set forth operating practices and procedures, and to minimize impacts to surrounding areas. Staff has reviewed the applicant's request to obtain the on -sale beer and wine license. Since the proposed alcohol license is intended to provide an added amenity to the restaurant, and the sale of alcoholic 31A-4