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 (1) The project is consistent with: (A) A community plan adopted as part of a general plan, (B) A zoning action which zoned or designated the parcel on which the project would be located to accommodate a particular density of development, or (C) A general plan of a local agency, and (2) An EIR was certified by the lead agency for the zoning action, the community plan, or the general plan. Further, as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15183(e), the 15183 exemption applies when all feasible mitigation measures identified in the applicable general plan are implemented by the public agency with jurisdiction to require such mitigation measures. As demonstrated throughout this memorandum, the project would qualify for streamlining of environmental review as a project consistent with a community plan or zoning under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. 2. Project Description 2.1 Project Location The City is located in central Orange County, generally north of the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405 [1-405]), south of the Garden Grove Freeway (State Route 22 [SR-22]), and west of the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55) and Interstate 5 (1-5). The City is approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles; refer to Exhibit 1, Regional Vicinity. Santa Ana is surrounded by the cities of Orange and Garden Grove to the north, Tustin to the east, Costa Mesa and Irvine to the south, and Fountain Valley and Westminster to the west. The generally north -south trending Santa Ana River traverses the western portion of the City. The approximately 0.9-acre project site is located at 601 and 615 North Fairview Street within the western portion of Santa Ana; refer to Exhibit 2, Site Vicinity. Regional access to the project site is provided via SR-22 and 1-5. Local access to the site is provided via North Fairview Street and West 5th Street. 2.2 Existing Conditions The project site is located within the Fairview Business Park, a highly developed and urbanized area of Santa Ana. The Fairview Business Park is occupied by institutional uses (i.e., Vista Heritage Global Academy and Templo Calvario Church) as well as various commercial and office uses (i.e., Echo Entertainment Inc., Small Wonders Children Center, IPW Industries Inc, A-1 Automotive Core Supplier, La Perla Spice Co., Inc., and Thai Eats). As shown on Exhibit 2, the northern portion of the site consists of one existing approximately 5,837-square foot vacant building formerly occupied by auto repair businesses and associated surface parking along North Fairview Street. The southern portion of the site consists of a surface parking lot shared between Vista Heritage Global Academy and Templo Calvario Church. Minimal landscaping is present on -site; no trees are present within the project boundaries. The site is accessible from North Fairview Street via two driveways to the west, and two alleys connecting to West 5th Street to the south and southeast. Dec i y ounci1 26 — 62 1/16/20 ge 2