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CUP Nos. 2025-05 and 2025-06 – Little Pan On-Sale of Beer and Wine License and After- Hours Operations (2 E. Hutton Center Drive, Unit 202) April 14, 2025 Page 5 4 9 1 6 Additionally, the proposed project would also be consistent with several goals and policies of the General Plan. Specifically, the project aligns with Land Use Element (LU) Goal LU- 2 and Policies LU-2.2 and LU-2.6, which aim to provide a balance mix of land uses that meet the City’s diverse needs, capture local spending, offer a range of employment opportunities, and promote rehabilitation. The proposed project would provide for a continued dining opportunity in the local area that would include an additional service to Santa Ana residents and visitors, which would promote local spending and offer employment opportunities. The extended hours of operation would also assist with capturing local spending. Furthermore, the applicant’s investment to continue operating with additional services would further encourage business patronizing in the surrounding area, providing further economic benefits not just to the applicant. The project would also be consistent with the Economic Prosperity Element (EP) Goal EP-1 and Policy EP-1.2, which seek to foster a dynamic local economy that provides and creates employment opportunities and expand the City’s efforts in achieving its full employment potential. The proposed request would allow the applicant to continue operating the existing eating establishment and expand on the offerings, resulting in fostering a dynamic local economy with the potential for new employment opportunities. This would in turn promote the fiscal stability and growth of the sales tax of the City as a whole. This would also be consistent with Policy EP-1.8, which promotes fiscal stability and growth of sales tax. Lastly, the granting of the CUPs will provide an additional service to Santa Ana residents and visitors, thereby positively contributing to the economic viability of the area by promoting local spending, offering employment opportunities, and providing a safe workplace. In addition, the eating establishment is located within an existing mixed-use area and its operations will be compatible with the surrounding uses. Police Department Analysis The Police Department has reviewed this request and has no concerns, as the operational standards applicable to on-premises ABC license and the proposed conditions of approval for after-hours operations will mitigate any potential impacts to the surrounding community. The Police Department reviews such applications for the sale and service 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 on-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