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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 7, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2019-01 TO PERMIT THE <br />EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING ELEMENTARY <br />SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN SPECIFIC <br />DEVELOPMENT NO. 82 ZONING DISTRICT BY <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) TO ADD A <br />DEFINITION FOR "SCHOOLS" AND TO ALLOW <br />SCHOOLS AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE <br />SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT <br />LOCATED AT 2601- 2617 WEST FIFTH STREET <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,21 <br />CITY IaANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2019-01. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />r_l»CAI9C9 <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />At its regular meeting on February 11, 2019, and after receiving public testimony on the item, the <br />Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve Zoning Ordinance <br />Amendment No. 2019-01 by a vote of 5:0 (Alderete and Vedno absent). The Planning <br />Commission added language to the Specific Development No. 82 zoning document (SD -82) to <br />require the submittal and approval of a traffic plan and a safety plan prior to issuance of any <br />building permits for a school use (Exhibit 2). <br />DISCUSSION <br />Red Hook Capital Partners III, LLC, representing Vista Heritage Charter Schools, submitted an <br />application to amend the Permitted Uses and Operational Standards sections of the Specific <br />Development No. 82 (SD -82) zoning district to specify "schools" as a permitted use and to add <br />operational standards for a school use. In conjunction with the request, staff is proposing an <br />amendment to Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to add a "school' <br />definition. If approved, Vista Heritage Charter School intends to expand their 6-8t' grade operation <br />located at 2609 West Fifth Street to include Kindergarten through 5t' grades within the spaces <br />located at 2601 through 2617 West Fifth Street. <br />75A-1 <br />