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Mr. Paul Yen June 19, 1995 Page 2 Street. E1 Camino Real (State Route 82) is a major thoroughfare traversing the City in a generally northerly/southerly direction, which intersects approximately three blocks northerly from the Property with Woodside Road (State Route 84) another major thoroughfare traversing the City in a generally easterly/westerly direction. 4. Appellant applied for a modification to the existing use permit to allow entertainment, in the form of dancing accompanied by amplified music, in conjunction with which the operating hours of Appellant's establishment would be extended to 2:30 a.m. Appellant's application was heard by the Zoning Administrator at a public hearing on March 15, 1995, subsequent to which, on April 5, 1995, the Zoning Administrator denied the application upon stated findings (Determination of Zoning Administrator, April 5, 1995). Timely appeal was taken by Appellant (Letter of Appeal dated April 12, 1995). 5. On appeal, Appellant proposed to modify the operating hours pertaining to the entertainment/dancing use by providing for a closing time of i a.m. instead of 2:30 a.m. (Letter of Appeal dated April 12, 1995). Further, Appellant proffered a proposed plan of operation which would provide for varying types of entertainment relating to style of music and/or patronage (viz., "Senior Night," "Country and Western," "Top-Forty"; see, plan of operation entitled, "R.C. Savoy's House of Buffet," page 3). Appellant's proposed operation contemplates use of valet parking to allow for more intensive use of Appellant's existing on-site parking lot (id. at page 4). 6. The Property is located in an area which, in the past, has been notorious for its acti~r~ties involving prostitution and drug trafficking. A neighborhood association comprised of residen%s and business operators in the vicinity of the Property has worked in conjunction with City personnel, including the Police Department, to improve living conditions relating to the residential areas surrounding the Property. Such efforts have included the establishment of a drug-free zone in a neighborhood park in the vicinity of the Property, and aggressive prosecution of offenses relating to drug trafficking, and alcohol abuse. 7. In or about 1988, when the Property was owned by a predecessor in interest to Appellant, a dance permit had been issued by the Police Department for use in conjunction with a then-existing restaurant. During the one-year period involved, the Police Department received some twenty-nine calls for service relating solely to the Property including offenses involving drugs, alcohol, disturbance of the peace, and prostitution.