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 4.14 Population and Housing 4.14.1 GPU EIR Findings The GPU EIR concluded that full buildout of the General Plan Update would result in a population of 431,629 and the City's 2045 population growth would be approximately 20 percent greater than the Orange County Council of Government (COG) 2045 population projections for the City. Furthermore, it is anticipated that General Plan Update buildout would result in 115,053 dwelling units, which exceeds the Orange County COG's housing projections for the City by 38 percent. As such, impacts are considered potentially significant. However, there are no feasible mitigation measures to mitigate the population and housing growth anticipated for the buildout of the General Plan Update. Further, the purpose of the General Plan Update is to provide orderly growth in the City through the distribution, location, balance, and extent of land uses, and the General Plan Update would provide more housing opportunities than currently exist during a time when there is a housing crisis. Still, impacts to population and housing were determined to be significant and unavoidable. 4.14.2 Project Analysis The project proposes to remodel and reoccupy a building formerly occupied by an automotive repair use as an office building for Vista Charter Public Schools. Vista Charter Public Schools operates six public charter schools in Los Angeles and Orange County and serves a total of 1,500 students. The proposed project creates an opportunity to have a district office located next to the organization's largest school, Vista Heritage Global Academy. While the headquarters would provide new office and conference space for employees of Vista Charter Public Schools, it is not anticipated that the project would generate new employment opportunities within the existing organization. Additionally, proposed outdoor areas would serve existing students of the adjoining Vista Heritage Global Academy and would not increase existing school capacity. As a result, the proposed project would not directly or indirectly result in substantial unplanned population growth in the area or displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing. Further, as discussed in Section 4.11, Land Use and Planning, the project would meet the design standards of the FLEX-1.5 designation and would be consistent with the applicable General Plan Update Land Use Element goals and policies. Therefore, consistent with the General Plan Update, less than significant impacts to population and housing would occur. 4.14.3 Conclusion As such, the project is consistent with of the General Plan Update. The proposed project would not have any specific effects which are peculiar to the project or the site. There are no project specific impacts or potentially significant off -site or cumulative impacts the GPU EIR failed to analyze, and there are no new significant or substantially more severe impacts to population and housing than anticipated by the GPU EIR. Applicable GPU EIR Regulatory Requirements/Mitigation Measures: No GPU EIR regulatory requirements or mitigation measures apply. 4.15 Public Services 4.15.1 GPU EIR Findings The GPU EIR concluded that introduction of new structures and additional residents and workers to the City would increase the demand for fire and police protection services. However, funding Dec i y ouncil 26 —110 1/16/202 e so