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CUP No. 2025-07 – Santa Ana River Brewing Company (501 N. French Street) April 28, 2025 Page 3 4 9 6 1 Item Information Census Tract No.744.05 Census Tract and ABC License Information No. of Allowed and Existing Licenses Eight (8) on-premises licenses are allowed and currently there are five (5) while three (3) off-premises licenses are allowed and currently there are two (2). However, Type-23 ABC licenses are not subject to ABC’s concentration limits. Table 2: Operational Standards Standards Permissible by SAMC Provided Eating Establishment Type Bona-Fide Bona-Fide Hours of Operation for ABC Sales 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight), unless extended by a separate after-hours CUP Monday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 12:00 a.m. (midnight). Outdoor patio cover be conditioned to only be operational Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Window Display 25% of Window Coverage Will comply Alcohol Storage and Display 5% of G.F.A.Will comply Project Background The commercial building and associated surface parking were constructed in 1981. Over the years the building has been occupied by various businesses and is currently being occupied as an office by the Property Owner. In 2019, CUP Nos. 2019-26, -27, and -28 were approved by the Planning Commission to allow the operation of a micro-brewery with on-premises and off-premises sale of beer and after-hours operations for Nobel Ale Works. However, Nobel Ale Works never moved forward with the micro-brewery improvements, and the entitlements expired in 2022. In 2022, AB 2307 was signed into state law and increased the number of authorized branch office locations for a licensed beer manufacturer from six to eight. In addition, it increased the number of branch office locations that are authorized to be a bona fide eating establishment owned by the beer manufacturer from two to four. Beer manufacturing is classified under two ABC categories, small and large beer manufacturers. The Type-23 license is issued to small beer manufacturers, which produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually. These establishments are also granted the privilege to sell beer produced to consumers for on-sale and off-sale consumption at the licensed premises of production or at location holding duplicate licenses (known as a “satellite” location). These satellite locations can be used for self-distribution, warehousing, tastings, and direct-to-consumer sales of their beer.