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CUP No. 2025-02 – Ole City Market ABC License (1623 W. Seventeenth Street) April 14, 2025 Page 7 of 9 4 9 6 9 Ole City Market will mitigate any potential detrimental effects, should any arise, by enforcing policies protocols, and alcohol-related training initiatives, to ensure that alcohol sales are handled in a responsible manner to deter crime, loitering, and any other activity that could be detrimental to the surrounding community. The ability to purchase alcoholic beverages with other grocery items will offer customers a more complete shopping experience and will provide a service to Ole City Market customers by eliminating the need for an additional shopping trip to other off-sale alcoholic beverage establishments nearby. The proposed sale of alcoholic beverages for off- premises consumption would improve the overall functions of the business by enhancing the complete grocery store experience. The addition of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption at this Ole City Market location ensures the store will remain economically viable and that it can offer a full selection of items that grocery customers expect. Because of this, staff recommends that the Planning Commission grant a determination of PCN and authorize staff to issue a Letter of PCN to ABC. Police Department Analysis The Police Department has reviewed this request and has no concerns, as the operational standards applicable to off-premises ABC licenses will mitigate any potential impacts to the surrounding community. The Police Department reviews such applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages in order to ensure that the potential crime and nuisance behaviors associated with alcohol consumption are mitigated to the greatest extent possible. For off-premises licenses, the Police Department analyzes the crime rate in the area using the standards and definitions contained in the Business and Professions Code Section 23948.4(c)(2), which are also utilized by ABC. This section defines “reported crimes” as criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft, combined with all arrests for other crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors, except traffic citations. The Police Department then compares the number of such crimes in the reporting district as compared to the number of crimes in other reporting districts. In keeping with the standard used by ABC and Business and Professions Code, should the Police Department determine that the reporting district has a 20 percent greater number of reported crimes than the average number found in all reporting districts, the Police Department will consider this information in making its recommendation. As part of the application process, the application was reviewed by the Police Department. Based on its review, the Police Department has no issues of concern regarding this application. Table 4: Police Department Analysis and Criteria for Recommendation Police Department Analysis and Criteria for Recommendation Police Grid No. and Rank Police Grid No. 124; ranked 69 out of 102 Police Reporting Grids (68th percentile). Threshold for High Crime This reporting district is below the 20 percent threshold established by the State for high crime. Police Department Recommendation As part of the review approval process, this application has been analyzed by the Santa Ana Police Department. Based on our most recent Citywide Incident Ranking Report, the Police Department has no concerns regarding activity in the area, as no significant events have occurred. The Police Department is satisfied with the operational standards applicable for a Type 21 ABC license and conclude that the conditions set forth will mitigate any potential negative impact to the surrounding community, and therefore does not oppose the granting of a CUP modification.