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CUP No. 2025-08 – Costa Azul On-Sale of Beer, Wine, & Distilled Spirits (800 W. <br />Seventeenth Street) <br />May 12, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />4 <br />9 <br />3 <br />9 <br />The sale of alcoholic beverages for after-hours operations or live entertainment are not <br />being requested at this time. Should the applicant seek to sell alcoholic beverages <br />between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., a separate CUP will be required in accordance with <br />Section 41-196(g)(3) of the SAMC. In addition, Exhibit 1 of the staff report includes a <br />condition requiring the applicant to submit an entertainment permit application for live and <br />amplified music pursuant to Section 11-6 of the SAMC. <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Table 2: Operational Standards <br />Standards Permissible by SAMC Provided <br />Eating Establishment Type Bona-Fide Bona-Fide <br />Hours of Operation for ABC <br />Sales <br />7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. <br />(midnight), unless extended by a <br />separate after-hours CUP <br />Monday through Sunday from <br />10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. <br />(midnight) <br />Window Display 25% of Window Coverage Complies <br />Alcohol Storage and Display 5% of G.F.A.0.4% of G.F.A. <br />Project Background <br />The subject site was developed in 1979 with a 5,390-sqare-foot eating establishment that <br />originally was tenanted by Sizzler. In 2006, the property underwent interior tenant <br />improvements and applied for a certificate of occupancy to accommodate a new eating <br />establishment, Costa Azul. Final inspections for the interior tenant improvement permits <br />and the certificate of occupancy for Costa Azul were completed in 2007. Costa Azul, the <br />current tenant, has continuously occupied the site since 2007. <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward 800 W. Seventeenth Street – Ward 5 <br />Nearest Intersection Seventeenth Street and Flower Street <br />General Plan Designation General Commercial (GC) <br />Zoning Designation Community Commercial (C1) <br />North Retail and Medical Office <br />East Retail, Service Uses, and Medical Office <br />South Multi-Family ResidentialSurrounding Land Uses <br />West Eating Establishment <br />Property Size 0.753 acres (32,807 sq. ft.) <br />Existing Site Development <br />The subject site contains an existing 5,390 sq. ft. <br />commercial building, 52 parking spaces, and 4,566 sq. ft. of <br />landscaped area. <br />Tenant Size 5,390 sq. ft. <br />Use Permissions Allowed with a conditional use permit (CUP) <br />Uses Section 41-196(a) of the SAMCZoning Code Sections Affected Operational Standards Section 41-196(g) of the SAMC <br />Census Tract No.751 <br />Census Tract and ABC License <br />Information <br />No. of Allowed and <br />Existing Licenses (on- <br />sale) <br />13 Allowed & 4 Existing <br />