75D - DEFINITION OF SCHOOLS AMENDMENT

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ZOA No. 2019-01 February 11, 2019 Page 6 REQUIREMENT ISSUE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT Physical Education Issue: Activity Area Standards Noise resulting from physical education or after -school sports activities can impact adjacent residents or tenants. Proposed Amendment: Physical education activity areas shall be designed so that their use does not disturb the commercial or industrial uses during regular business hours and residential uses between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. As proposed, the physical education activities will be relocated to the inside of the building. Maximum Student Issue: Enrollment Number of students can dictate the level of impact on adjacent uses. More students mean more cars or buses picking up or dropping off students, more children on the playground and more noise Proposed Amendment: Student enrollment for the school shall not exceed the California State Public School maximum class size per teacher. In addition, no elementary school or middle school shall have a student population of more than 1,000 students. High schools are not permitted on the premises Industrial Use Issue: Preservation Santa Ana is one of the few Orange County communities to still contain substantial industrial properties. The City's General Plan includes policies that encourage land use decisions that support the preservation of existing industrial uses. Although a single school will not destroy an industrial district, a number of schools concentrated in an industrial area could reduce the viability of the area for industrial and manufacturing uses. Proposed Amendment: Only one public school shall be permitted on the site. Table 4: CEQA. Strategic Plan Alignment and Public Notification & Community Outreach CEQA, Strategic Plan Alignment and Public Notificadon & Community Outreach CEQA CEQA Type Exempt per Section 15061 b 3 Reason(s) In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the Exempt or Analysis recommended action is exempt from CEQA per Section 15061(b) (3). This exemption applies to projects covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Strategic Plan Alignment Goal(s) and Approval of this item supports the Ctys efforts to meet Goal No. 3 - Economic Policy(s Development, Objective No. 2 create new opportunities for business/job growth 75D-17