Laserfiche WebLink
CUP No. 2025-13 – Evntfull Space Banquet Facility (320 W. Fifth Street) <br />July 14, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />1 <br />6 <br />4 <br />As part of the request, the Applicant proposes minor interior tenant improvements to <br />create a banquet room, as well as modifications to the restrooms, kitchen, office, and <br />storage rooms (Exhibit 4). No outdoor dining or operations are proposed as part of the <br />facility. <br />At this time, the Applicant is not proposing live entertainment. However, if the Applicant <br />decides to provide live entertainment that is open to the general public in the future, <br />Planning Division approval of an Entertainment Permit will be required. The Applicant <br />must comply with all the operational standards for entertainment permits, which are <br />designed to mitigate nuisance and environmental impacts, such as noise. Moreover, the <br />Applicant is not proposing to offer on-site consumption of alcohol through an Alcohol and <br />Beverage Control (ABC) license. However, the Applicant may apply for a Daily License <br />with ABC to serve beer, wine, and distilled spirits for on-premises consumption, as <br />needed. The Applicant will be responsible for obtaining the Daily License (Form ABC- <br />221) and obtaining any required approvals from the Police Department. <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Item Information <br />Project Address 320 W. Fifth Street – Ward 5 <br />Nearest Intersection Broadway and Fifth Street <br />General Plan Designation District Center-Medium High (DC-3) <br />Zoning Designation Specific Development No. 84/Transit Zoning Code (SD- <br />84/TZC) and Urban Center subzone <br />North County Owned Parking Structure No. P-8 <br />East Commercial/restaurants <br />South Commercial/ restaurants and surface parking <br />lot <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />West Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. <br />Courthouse <br />Property Size 0.18-acre <br />Existing Site Development The site is developed with the historic Knights of Pythias <br />Hall, a two-story, 23,567-square-foot building, with no <br />surface parking spaces. <br />Use Permissions Banquet facilities require a conditional use permit. <br />Zoning Code Sections Banquet Facilities Section 41-2007 of the TZC; Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section <br />41-199.1 <br />Background and Context <br />The Project’s site is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Broadway and <br />Fifth Street. The banquet facility is proposed to be located within the Knights of Pythias Hall <br />building, a two-story rectangular building designed in a Baroque-influenced Spanish <br />Colonial Revival style built in 1926. The 23,567-square-foot building occupies the entire <br />