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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 17, 2019 <br />TITLE <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2019-01 TO AMEND <br />CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) TO ADD A <br />DEFINITION FOR "SCHOOLS" AND TO <br />ALLOW SCHOOLS AS A PERMITTED USE <br />IN THE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT NO. 82 <br />ZONING DISTRICT AT 2601- 2617 WEST <br />FIFTH STREET <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,21 <br />/s/Kristine Ridge <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2019-01. <br />CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on May 7, 2019, and after receiving public testimony on the item, the City <br />Council voted 3:3 on Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2019-01. The tie vote resulted in a non - <br />action by the City Council. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <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 Verino 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). The Commission also encouraged the Vista Heritage <br />Charter School to work with the adjacent owners in an effort to establish a permit parking <br />program for the site. <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 (Exhibit 1). If approved, Vista Heritage Charter School intends to expand their 6-8th grade <br />75D-1 <br />