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CUP No. 2015-19-MOD-1 – Benchmark Beer, Wine, & Distilled Spirits (601 E. Santa Ana Boulevard) May 12, 2025 Page 8 4 9 7 2 of domestic violence service calls, missing/found persons calls, and weapon related calls. According to the Police Department, the number of calls for service is commensurate with the 500-foot radius. Based on its review, the Police Department has no issues of concern regarding this application. Table 3: 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 not within the 20 percent threshold established by the State for high crime. Police Department Recommendation As part of the review approval process, this application was analyzed by the Santa Ana Police Department. The Police Department has no issues of concern regarding this application. The Police Department is satisfied with the operational standards applicable to the on-premise Type 47 ABC license. The Police Department concludes that the conditions set forth will mitigate any potential negative impact to the surrounding community and therefore does not oppose the granting of the modification to the existing CUP. Public Notification and Community Outreach Project notifications were posted, published, and mailed in accordance with City and State regulations. Copies of the public notice, including a 1,000-foot notification radius map, and the site posting are provided in Exhibit 6. The site is located within the Lacy Neighborhood Association and located within 1,000 feet of the French Park Neighborhood Association. To ensure thorough community outreach, notices were sent to the Lacy Neighborhood Association to identify any areas of concerns due to the proposed application request. Moreover, staff contacted the Lacy and French Park neighborhood associations, respectively, and at the time this report was printed, no issues of concern were raised regarding the proposed CUP. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is categorically exempt from further review per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities). Class 1 exemption applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project proposes to allow the operation upgrade of an existing alcoholic beverage control license to sell alcoholic