Santa Ana River Brewing Company is set to open a new brewpub in Downtown Santa Ana, city permits reveal. The business is working on a project at 501 N. French Street, preparing to turn the long-vacant property into an eating and drinking establishment.
This week, the company’s co-founder Geoff Brand applied for a Conditional Use Permit requesting approval to sell beer and filed a notice of exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Leasing documents show the location has onsite surface parking and is adjacent to a city-owned parking garage with 700 spaces. It is a 2,024-square-foot standalone building that used to house a call center…