Item 26 - Public Hearing Vista Heritage Charter School (601 North Fairview Street)

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Vista Charter Public Schools District Office and Outdoor Space Project CEQA Exemption 15183 Table 5 [cont'd] General Plan Update Land Use Element Project Consistency Analysis Applicable General Plan Land Use Policies Project Consistency Analysis Policy LU-1.3: Promote the creation of new open space Consistent. According to the GPU EIR, the project site is located and community -serving amenities in park -deficient within an EJ community. The project would redevelop the shared areas that keeps pace with the increase in multi -unit surface parking lot in the southern portion of the site into an outdoor housing development, with priority given to those that area consisting of an approximately 2,297-square-foot community are also within environmental justice area boundaries. garden, an approximately 7,372-square-foot play field, and an approximately 4,640-square-foot play yard. The outdoor areas would serve existing students of the adjoining Vista Heritage Global Academy. Policy LU-1.8: Ensure that new development projects Consistent. Refer to responses to Policies LU-1.1 and LU-1.3 above. provide a net community benefit. The project would renovate a currently vacant building into a school district office and redevelop a surface parking lot into community and student -serving open space areas. Policy LU-1.9: Evaluate individual new development Consistent. The proposed project would remodel and reoccupy an proposals to determine if the proposals are consistent existing building for use as school district office and include outdoor with the General Plan and to ensure that they do not recreation areas and parking. The intent of the evaluation throughout compound existing public facility and service this document is to minimize adverse physical effects on the deficiencies. environment due to project implementation, including potential inconsistencies with the General Plan and/or increased demand on public services and facilities. Potential adverse effects on the environment related to the development of the proposed project have been evaluated in this document, and specifically throughout this table and in Section 4.15, Public Services. Goal LU-2: Provide a balance of land uses that meet Santa Ana's diverse needs. Policy LU-2.3: Provide a diversity of land uses that Consistent. The project would redevelop an existing surface parking support residents, visitors, and businesses, such as lot into a community garden. Additionally, the project would construct open space, areas for community gatherings, and a play field and play yard for students at Vista Heritage Global outdoor entertainment venues. Academy to use for open sace/recreational activities. Policy LU-2.6: Promote rehabilitation of properties and Consistent. Under existing conditions, the project site is developed encourage increased levels of capital investment to with a former automobile repair business and shares surface parking create a safe and attractive environment. with a neighboring school and church. The project proposes to redevelop the site and renovate the existing building into the Vista Charter Public Schools district office, inclusive of a community garden, play field, play yard, additional parking, and landscaping. Policy LU-2.9: Establish and maintain public open space Consistent. Refer to response to Policies LU-1.3, LU-1.8, and LU- and recreation requirements for new residential and 2.3 above. nonresidential uses to provide sufficient open space and recreational opportunities for Santa Ana residents and visitors. Goal LU-3: Preserve and improve the character and i tegrity of existing neighborhoods and districts. Policy LU-3.1: Support new development which Consistent. Refer to response to Policy LU-1.8 above. provides a net community benefit and contributes to neighborhood character and identity. Policy LU-3.4: Ensure that the scale and massing of Consistent. The project would redevelop an existing building; the new development is compatible and harmonious with project footprint and building height would be similar to existing the surrounding built environment. conditions and would comply with the design standards of the FLEX- 1.5 land use designation. Thus, the project would be compatible with other existing buildings in the Fairview Business Park. Dec i y ounci1 26 — 100 1/16/202 e4o