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CUP No. 2025-13 – Evntfull Space Banquet Facility (320 W. Fifth Street) July 14, 2025 Page 4 5 1 6 4 schools, daycare centers, hospitals) are located in the immediate vicinity of the site. Therefore, the proposed banquet use will not generate land use conflicts or disrupt surrounding uses. Noise and Operational Impacts The proposed banquet facility is not expected to operate contrary to the SAMC noise ordinance requirements, and will not unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or cause discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity. Specifically, there are no adjacent residential or noise-sensitive uses near the site. The surrounding area is primarily commercial and institutional in nature. In addition, the proposed hours (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays; 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) weekends) are consistent with permitted business hours and do not extend afterhours when noise impacts are more acute. The facility is also limited to a maximum occupancy of forty-nine (49) people, which significantly reduces the potential for high-volume gatherings that might generate excessive noise. Moreover, all operations will occur indoors. No outdoor dining, entertainment, or amplification of sound is proposed, which further minimizes the potential for noise spillover. While future live entertainment may be contemplated, it would require a separate entertainment permit, which includes noise mitigation standards and operational controls to protect the surrounding community. Lastly, the facility’s compact size and focus on small, private gatherings such as meetings and ceremonies inherently limit potential noise levels compared to larger-scale venues. Therefore, the proposal satisfies the intent of the City’s noise ordinance and other operational standards required for CUP approval, particularly as articulated in SAMC Section 41-199.1. Parking As proposed, the Applicant is not providing any off-street parking stalls for the proposed banquet facility. As permitted by the Urban Center subzone in the TZC, conversion of building area of a historically designated building to a new use does not trigger any new parking requirements, as long as the building envelope is not increased in size. Moreover, in September 2022, Assembly Bill 2097 (AB 2097) was signed into law by Governor Newsom and became effective on January 1, 2023. The primary objective of this legislation is to restrict local governments from imposing parking regulations on commercial and residential projects that are located within 0.5 miles of a major transit stop. The subject site is located within 0.5 miles of a major transit stop. Therefore, off- street parking would not be required for this proposed Project. Although no off-street parking is required, the surrounding parking structures contain a total of 1,837 parking spaces in the five surrounding parking structures that would provide sufficient parking for the proposed use. The three closest public parking structures are located at 405 W. Fifth Street (Orange County owned parking structure “P-8”), 310 N. Birch Street (Garage C – temporarily closed), and 420 N. Main Street (Garage D).