REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consent: Action on Use Permit for ABC License Type 41 for Tender Greens located at 2532 Augustine Drive
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Use Permit to allow on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine (ABC Type 41 License)
Applicant: The Irvine Company
General Plan: Regional Mixed Use
Zoning: Planned Development (PD)
Site Area: 3,460 square foot tenant space
Existing Site Conditions: Existing tenant space within Santa Clara Square
Surrounding Land Uses
North: U.S. 101 Highway (U.S. 101)
South: Industrial Uses
East: Industrial Uses
West: Commercial Park
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the Use Permit, subject to conditions of approval
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the sale and service of beer and wine in a new restaurant (Tender Greens). The restaurant occupies a 2,850 square foot tenant space with 74 indoor seats and a 610 square foot enclosed patio with 30 outdoor seats in Santa Clara Square, a multi-tenant retail/apartment mixed-use complex at the northeast corner of Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard.
Tender Greens is a corporate owned-and-operated "fast-casual" restaurant chain that offers a fresh and organic menu. The restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and employs approximately 12 persons per shift. Alcohol sales for on-site consumption are proposed daily during food service hours. Tender Greens does not anticipate any entertainment uses at this location other than ambient music.
DISCUSSION
The primary issues for the project are consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Code.
Consistency with the General Plan
The subject property has a General Plan designation of Regional Mixed Use. This classification is a combination of the Regional Commercial and High Density Residential designations and is intended for high-intensity, mixed-use development along major tr...
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