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RES-8005 Denying Conditional Use Permit No. 1946-92RESOLUTION NO. 8005 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BILLIARD ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY WITH ASSOCIATED RESTAURANT SERVING BEER AND WINE IN THE CTR DISTRICT UPON PROPERTY SITU- ATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANTIAGO BOULEVARD BETWEEN LINCOLN AVENUE AND ROBINBOOD PLACE. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 1946- 92 APPLICANT: JOHN S. OTTEMAN RECITALS:After report thereon by the Planning Commission and after due public hearings as required by law, and after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission, recommending, by Resolution No. PC-4-92, that Conditional Use Permit 1946-92 be denied to allow a billiard entertainment facility with associated restaurant serving beer and wine in the CTR district upon property situated on the west side of Santiago Boulevard between Lincoln Avenue and Robinhood Place, the City Council considered Conditional Use Permit 1946-92, and determined that the recommendation of the Planning commission should be upheld and Conditional Use Permit 1946-92 be denied. Subject property is more particularly described on Exhibit "A" which is attached.During the public hearing, the City Council found the facts as follows:1. Three irregularly shaped parcels of land creating a nearly rectangular shaped site with a combined area of approximately 28,980 square feet, located on the west side of Santiago Boulevard between Lincoln Avenue and Robinhood Place, addressed 2688 santiago Boulevard.2. Conditional use permit application to allow a billiard entertainment facility with an associated restaurant serving beer and wine in the CTR (Commercial Tustin Redevelopment) district.orange Municipal Code Section 17.43.030 allows the Planning Commission to consider any use which they determine to be similar to other conditionally permitted uses in the CTR zone. The Planning Commission at their December 16, 1991, meeting made such a determination and agreed to consider the applicant's conditional use permit request. Orange Municipal Code section 17.80.030 allows an original on sale restaurant alcoholic beverage license in the CTR zone SUbject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.3. site development consists of 12,297 square foot commercial building constructed in 1963 which is currently vacant. Sixty one 61) off street parking spaces are provided on site. Access is provided from santiago Boulevard by two 25 foot wide driveways located at the north and south of the site revealed that parking lot striping has faded and that the trash enclosure located near the southwest corner of the site has been marked by graffiti. 4. Santiago Boulevard is designated on the City's Master Plan of Streets and Highways as a secondary arterial roadway with an 80 foot right of way. The site is located approximately 120 feet south of the Lincoln Avenue off ramp of the north bound Newport 55) Freeway. 5. Surrounding land use and zoning include: North - a service station, zoned CTR South - a retail commercial center, zoned CTR West - the Newport (55) Freeway East - single family residences across Santiago Boulevard located on a low hill at an elevation approximately 25 feet higher than the project site.6. The applicant is proposing to lease 7,747 square feet of the commercial building for use as a billiard parlor and restaurant with a bar serving beer and wine. The facility will have 31 pool tables with a minimum four foot aisle between tables and a five foot aisle between the table and wall.7. Plans indicate that the bar, kitchen and rest rooms will be located along the south side of the lease space with dining tables and seating located in the southeast corner, along the building perimeter and in the middle of the facility between the pool tables. The applicant indicates that food items and beer and wine will be served throughout the facility. As indicated on the floor plan, the large round tables will be primarily for dining, seating four persons. The smaller round tables will seat two persons for patrons consuming food and/ or beer and wine. The rectangular tables will be taller bar tables with two bar stools each, used primarily by patrons consuming beer and wine.8. Proposed hours of operation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. seven days per week.9. The applicant indicates that the primary function of the facility will be billiard entertainment, with the restaurant and bar provided as an incidental service for the billiard customers.Staff has identified a number of land use issues for this project requiring evaluation by the Planning Commission including:compatibility of the proposed facility with existing and planned adjacent commercial uses, potential impact to nearby residential uses, adequacy of off street parking and circulation, and potential pOlice and public safetyimpactsinherentinpoolhalls.10. The applicant is proposing to operate the facility from 10:00 a.m. to 2: 00 a.m. nightly. Adjacent commercial property south of the site should not be affected by the hours of operation because the adjacent parking areas are separated by landscaping and reciprocal access is not provided. The adjacent service station north of the site does have reciprocal access with the project Reso No_ 8005 2- site, but no significant negative impact is anticipated with increased traffic generated by the proposed billiard facility. Increased use of the currently vacant commercial site may benefit adjacent commercial uses by increasing the number of potential customers in the area. Economic Development Division staff indicated that an infusion of high quality recreational and evening activities is needed in the Tustin street Redevelopment Project Area. If the Commission determines that this use will provide such an amenity, then Redevelopment staff would support the project as one which is consistent with the Redevelopment project area goals. 11. Residences east of the project site are located approximately 110 feet from the parking area and more than 175 feet from the facility building, at a 25 foot higher elevation. Consequently, staff does not anticipate significant negative impact to nearby residences due to the late hours of operation proposed. Staff anticipates that the Newport Freeway located west of the project site will mask significant traffic and patron noise generated from the project site. The applicant indicates that their busiest hours are typically from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 12. Orange Municipal Code section 17.76.040 requires that pool halls provide off street parking at the ratio of five (5) spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross building floor area, the same ratio as required for commercial uses or a parking total of 61.4 spaces for the 12,297 square foot building. The 61 off street parking spaces provided are in compliance with Code requirements. No significant parking impact is anticipated with the proposed billiard facility or with the subsequent leasing of the adjacent space in the building for commercial use. A condition is being recommended that the parking lot be restriped in compliance with current City standards including the relocation of handicap parking spaces adjacent to the building. 13. The City's crime Prevention Bureau has a number of concerns with the proposed use as follows: a. Other billiard parlors in the City have proven to be an attraction for juveniles, including runaway and missing teens. One billiard parlor in West Orange became a "hangout" for juveniles, and the police were called on a frequent basis as a result of fights, loitering and speeding/joyriding complaints. Therefore, the Crime Prevention Bureau is concerned that the use of this facility by juveniles be regulated, particularly to minimize the opportunity for use during school hours and alcohol consumption by minors. b. state law prohibits the admission of juveniles under the age of 18 from the premises between the hours of B:OO a.m. and 3:DO p.m., Monday through Friday when school is in session Compulsory Education - Code section 48264) and Orange Municipal Code section 9.28.010 prohibits juveniles from remaining on site after the hour of 10:00 p.m. unless accom-panied by a parent or legal guardian. Past experience indicated that billiard parlors and arcades have been lax in their control of under age patrons creating enforcement Reso No. 8005 3- problems for the City's Police Department. c. The Crime Prevention Bureau is concerned that there is no physical separation between the bar/restaurant area and the billiard area of the facility, allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages in proximity to minors (persons under 21 years of age) and creating a situation where minors may be able to obtain alcoholic beverages from persons bringing the beverages from the bar area to the pool tables. The Crime Prevention Bureau recommends a number of conditions to address this issue: 1. Revise the floor plan to move all dining and bar tables from the game area, and erect a permanent barrier, such as a low wall or railing, to separate the bar/restaurant area from the game area. (Condition #4) 2. Prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in all areas outside the bar/restaurant area. (Condition #4) 3. Require the applicant to contact the Orange Police Department Vice Intelligence unit concerning the enforce- ment of ABC door policy regulations. (Condition #5) d. Based on past experience, the Crime Prevention Bureau notes that in general, a greater level of police service is required for billiard faculties and arcades than that required for other commercial uses. As a general measure to provide on-site control, and to deter crime within the parking area,the Crime Prevention Bureau recommends a condition that a licensed uniformed security guard be provided in the evening when building occupancy exceeds more than 25 customers. They further recommend monitoring of the number of police service calls to determine if the billiard parlor has generated a significant increase in the demand for police services. If the Crime Prevention Bureau determines that significant increase in police service calls has occurred, then the conditional use permit shall be brought back to the Planning Commission for review and possible revocation of the permit.14. Billiards are not a use which is specifically called out in the C-TR zone, however, within the C-2 zone, billiard parlors are a permitted use. Pool or billiard tables are also permitted by conditional use permit in the C-2 district as an incidental use in establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold, provided that an unobstructed area of not less than 7 feet is maintained surrounding each table. In the proposed establishment within the C-TR district, billiards are a primary activity and therefore the C-2 requirement is not directly applicable. Additionally, the City's Building and Fire Department representatives on the Environmental Review Board examined the proposed floor plans at the December 11,1991 Environmental Review Board meeting and determined that the proposed four foot wide aisles between pool tables is in the conformance with Building and Fire Code requirements. Uniform Building Code seismic safety requirements state that moveable Reso objects over 400 pounds (such as pool tables) must be secured against moving in the event of an earthquake. A condition is being recommended requiring the applicant to submit plans to the Building Department showing compliance with seismic safety standards prior to building occupancy. 15. Orange Municipal Code section 17.92.020 lists the following criteria for review of conditional use permit applications: 1. A conditional use permit should be granted upon sound principles of land use and in response to services required by the community. 2. A conditional use permit should not be granted if it will cause deterioration of bordering land uses or create special problems for the area in which it is located. 3. A conditional use permit must be considered in relation- ship to its effect on the community or neighborhood plans for the area in which it is to be located. 4. A conditional use permit, if granted, should be made subject to those conditions necessary to preserve the general welfare, not the individual welfare of any particular applicant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of orange that Conditional Use Permit 1946-92 be denied for the following reasons:1. The proposed billiard entertainment facility will generate late night noise and activity which will have a detrimental effect on the adjacent neighborhood.2. The commercial zoning in this area is intended to permit commercial support for the adjacent neighborhood. The proposed use is not a neighborhood support, but rather a draw or destination for a wider area, and therefore should be located in an employment or entertainment center, rather than a residential area.ADOPTED this 12th May 1992. ATTEST:4 ...,-,~-..try'citClerkofheC' of range 5- Reso No. 8005 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the city council of the city of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th of May, 1992, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, SPURGEON COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCILWOMAN COONTZ city Clerk th~Cit of Orange SSH/dg 6-Reso No. 8005 iI,; r.o:T->?"t~:':':::' '. ~ 1_,-- f:!";;:_ 1 WI. ' e 1"-~~';;-' ,,_ r;.- h....'- OR. U9' 2, O 58-480169 JJ( O aARBARA r. HIL1. XAN', HUSBAND AND W!FE, R1:CORCEt' . r~ RUAAY 7, 1961 IN BOOK ~62Q, PAGE 420 OF OFf!CIAL PEC~^DS; RECORDED FldRUAXY 1, 1.61 IN 800K 5620, P,\CE 420 or OffICIAL RECORDS: AND IN 7HE OEtOFROttEUZABEnf8. Me MAKARA, ALSO !Q:OW'N AS ELIZABETIf H:::LI.HANHeNkKA.RA,RECORDED FEBRUARY', 1961 INBOO~ ~,=o, PA~E .26 OF OffICI~L RECORDS.ALSO EXCEPTING TReK A. Pi'R1'IOlf OF SAID lAND, J.LI.. MIN' 1.:'RALS, OIL. CASES AND OTIU::R HYOR.OCAR&oN: BY WHATSOEVER NJ.XElOlaWN, t;crOTHI:RwlSERESERVED. THAT MAY BE WITHIN OR UNDER ~ PArtCIL OF LAND HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED, WITHOUT. HOWEVER, THE P.1GHT TO tkILL, Ole OR MINE THROUGH rUESURFACEORTHEOP.PER 100 FEi:T TflT.RI:OF. ASREst);.J'EO IN THE OtEo MOM THE STATE OF ~FORNIA, UCO~E:DJ).JlUAP.i 9, 1970 :N BOOX 9186,PACE '8' Of OffICIAL RECORDS.ALSO EXCI:PI'IN~ ALL THE JU:KAINIHGMIKEJO.LS, OlL, CASES AND OTHER H'iOROCARROHS BY WHATSOE'/'Ek N1JorE ~OWN, !lOT OTHERWl!;;!:: RESERVEC, '!'"".''r K.\YBEW:'rHIN CR UNDER THE PAPCEL OF UJ.ID HEiU:INAOOVE DESCRIB":O,WITHOUT, HvtofEVER, THE RIGHT TC' ::>RILL, DIG ORKIll"..: TIfR(I')GHTHE .3URFACE OR THE UPPER 500 FEET rHEREOF, AS RESERVED BYLUSz{-HOHL COMPANY, ACORPORATIONPARTNLRSHIP, IN nns DEED RI:CCP.D!:D H.M<CH 9, 1982 AS INSTR~NT NO. 82-080111 OF orrIC:AL RECORDS.PARCEL B:AM EAS~NT POR INGRESS ANO ECRESS OVER THAT POR.~ ION oF" PoUtCEL 2 AS SHOWll ON A )\A,p FItzD 1M 90011: 1 J 5. PACE50OFPA.Y.ctL MAPS IN THE OFTICE or TH% cnUNT'Y nCOJI.DEllor &AIO COt!NTY, DESCRIsrc1.5 Fvu.oWS:BEGINNING ATA POINT IN THE SOUTIIERLY PROLONCATION OFTHE: t..\Sl' FRLY LIla OF THE IA.'4D OESOI8ro IN PARCEL 1 OF THE DEEDOFLt:5Y.-l.0HL COKPANY, RECORDED MARCIl 6, 19(,.1 IN BOOK 6953 PA':E )). 0," OffICIAL RECORDS, ~,''''4l i'OINT DElHG DISTANT SO{;Th 0DEr.Ri:ES40' 051" WEST150.00 FEET, h.:J.SURED AT..oNe THE l:A5TEPLY LINE ANO THESOU'TIif.P.L1 PROWNGA'l ION THEREOF. FROM THE MORTHEAS~ CORNER ~F SAIO PARcrL 1 ^SOFSCRIPEO'INSAIDOLEO, SAIO?OtHT 8EING A POlw~ IN TP ~S~~RLY ^Ir.~l or ~A1 or SANTI,.r;o ~Ul..EVARO, 110.00 TEET "'I:lE: 11-I'"~NCENURT11o~ uiCPT.[S 19'51- WEST ATRICHT ANCtzSTO SAID ~O~~ERLY PR~LOHCArlON. 50.00 r~ET'THENCE NORTH 71 DECREES 22' ~4. EAST 52.S? FEET ~uAPo!NT IN SAID SOtmiEIl'LY PROLDNCATIOH, _,'SAID pt)lNT BEING DISTANT HOPTHt:RLY THER!Olt~_17.50 nET OlOM ~fE POINT or BEcrmnN(:; niENCE soun; 99DEGRILS19'''-51- EAST 15.00 tzET TO ~ POINT IN TP.L WESTERLY RIGHT or WAY LJNE or SANTIACO 8':lot.ZV.\JtD, Ib'.oo FEET \oiIDE. SAID "''''ESTERLY LINE8f.INCTHE l:ASTtr...Lt LIKE or THE lAND DE5CRIB".O IN P~.RCELZOFTHATCERT.'.lH RESOWTION HO. 3:35 OF THE (:ITY COUNCIL vr TH!: CITY orOF...\NCE.ORDERING THE VACATICK AND A.BJ..J1DC!i'KI:UT CorApORTIONOF. SANTIAGO-BOULF.VARn. ACERTIFIED COPYOFWHICH WAS RECOR~ED OCTOBER 15, 1~71 IN"BOOK '84', PACE '~4 or SAID orrICI~L F~COROS; THLNCE SOUTH0DLOREESO' O~. \ltST A.LO}lG SAte UST KENTIOKEO wES'IERLY RICH";' OF' WAf LINt.11.50FEET: THENCE NORTH 19 DECRZES19' 51- WEST 15.00FEETTOT~!pc:);':- ttF BI.~-nnflNG.h RESO 8005 I I I fi~ f; L r~,f.~, "!~'''i" r " U8-~BOIU OR-14912! lO DESCRIPTION THE lAND UFERJU:O TO IS Sl nJATEO IN THESTATE (":'CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, CITY OF ORANGE, "lW IS DESCRIBEDJ feLLOWS:P..-.JlCEL A: PARCEL 1, AS SHOWN ON A MAr FILEe IN BOOX 135, P~~f 50 OF PAF~EL MAP5INTHEOFFIcEOFTHECv~iY RFCORDER OF SAID ~C~NTI. EXCEPTING FROM A PORTIOlf OF SAID L..AND, AN Ull~l VID!::D ONE-H}.L1' INTERES'r OF ~LL OIL, GASA.\fO OTHER HYCPOCAABOH SUBSTA.NCES UNDERLYINGORCO~TAINED IN OR THAT ~~y BE DEVELOpro IN O~ Ur0N SAID LAND, WITH~UT I'H!: RIGHT OIP FhTP.Y' f AS J'lI:SERVEO DY ",O'i"XA.H: BIXBY COMPANY. Ur~NTHETI.RMS. COVTNAwrs. CONDITIONS ANC RESTr.~CT:;r..m~ 7HEPIIN. !NDEEDECORDEO ~":PTEH8E:\ 23. 1941 IN C;)Q){' 1:'08. PACE '21 OFOfFICIAL RLCORDS.A.LSO EXCEPl'l!olG nOK A PORTION Of SA~,:, UJ.lO, ....L1.- OIL, NAPHTHA. G.\S.rETROLEt~ AND OTHER MINERAL SUb~rkNCBS (nTa~p 7~~q W'TEx), Uf?OSIT~DIN, LYING UNDER, FLOWING THROUGH, OR THAT MhY BE PR0~UCED fRCM THEPROPERTYHEREINCONVEYED; PROVIDED. Hcwr/ER, THAT NO FIGHT l~R.I:SERVED TO TEE CRANTORS. TliEIR 5t:CCESSOP5 OR ASSIGN5, To ENTER THF.St.J'RFACE: Of 5.; iD ?RO:'~RTY c!t SUBSURFACE TP.!?.F.oF A: AN'! POINT ABC"i. "-DEPTHOF500fEFiTROKTHESL~FACE THEREOF (~EASURrO VEH7ZC\LLY rRC~THESURFACETHEREOF), AS RLSER~D IN THE Dr ED FROM LOUIS E. NOHL M.D CARLTILI:OTT HOHL. RECORDED SEPT~SER 1~. ~960 1~ ~~~K 5416, P^~E 424OFOFFICIALRL'ORDS~ALSO ExctnING Ft::~:~ A P0RTION or ~"ro LAND, ALL 0I~" ~lL P'!CH':Z,l:IN'E'AAL, MINERAL ~It;HT, NATUP.AL CAS RI~HT, 1.1-/0 OT!i!:R HYDROCAA8CUZ f.y WHATSOEVERNAMEIQl'OWN THAT KAY BE WITH::nORtrnOEP THE: PARCEL OF UNo HEREIH.\80VEDESCRIBED, TOCtTH1::R "'lTP. T:IE PfF.PET'JALRIGKT OF DRILLING,MINING, E;.h",'.JKING AND OPERATINC THEREfOR, Nst: RtM0vrNC THE SAX!: nH'lP'!SAIDUNOOR .a.NY OnIER UNO, INCU:OH:G THE RIC;;:' TO \OlHPSTOCK Cr OIREC'I'IOJ~AU y O~lLL AND KINt nOM tAN:'sonrER THA:l -rlc; ~~prI'lIl.'V:"."T'DESCRIBED, OIL CR GAS WELLS. T..;m..L.!.S A.m.. ~HA}-1'S :,.;...... TIPO....GH (;j..ACP.OSS THE SCnSURFACE OF THE UND HF.Pl1N"OOVl: P!:SCP.I!H::O, A."-I=: or,:BO'M'O'iSUCH WHIPSTOCnO on. 01R.E:7IONAU'V ::lP!u.EO WEf LS. 'I'1.nlNELSA.lH"SHAFTStJNOERANDerNEATHORBEYONDTHEIXTtJUORLIM.IT~ TPERf.Of. AND TOI..lORIL!., RE1'UN'NEL, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, R!:?A.IR. DEEPEN AN'O OPERATE ANY SUC1fWELlSORtUNES, WITHOUT. HO"'E\"I"':, THE RIGHT TO DP' u., "'lINE,EXPLOREANi) OPERATE THROUGH THE SURFACr OR T}:E U}'?ER 500 rrF.T OF THE StJBSv"RFACEOF THE L.\ND HEREINABCVE nrSCRIBEO, OR OTIiERWISE :S SU~H KANNERASTOL"lOANGERTlf!: SA.FrTY OF A'-I"! flIGy'fiAY THAT KAY aE C<JHS'l'RUC'TEOON SAID LAND, AS R.....:;rRVID IN ~E t'lIEu ~ FCM SA.HTI^c~ UJ.l'O CO'f A CORPORATION, kECOROEO DEC~9ER 2~, 19~O IN BOOK S~6), ~AGE Z2~OFOffICIALRECORDS. AJ:O ~ P~$EP.'.LO I!: ':"hL crEl> FROM JUD~ON HILlJol...\N j;:': H 1.-; ~ ........RESO 8005 lW y.