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 RR AQ-3 Construction activities will be conducted in compliance with any applicable South Coast Air Quality Management District rules and regulations, including but not limited to: • Rule 403, Fugitive Dust, for controlling fugitive dust and avoiding nuisance. Rule 402, Nuisance, which states that a project shall not "discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material which cause injury, detriment, nuisance, or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or to the public, or which endanger the comfort, repose, health or safety of any such persons or the public, or which cause, or have a natural tendency to cause, injury or damage to business or property." Rule 1113, which limits the volatile organic compound content of architectural coatings. • Rule 1466, Soil Disturbance. Projects that involve earth -moving activities of more than 50 cubic yards of soil with applicable toxic air contaminants are subject to this rule. 4.4 Biological Resources 4.4.1 GPU EIR Findings According to the GPU EIR, the City is built out with primarily industrial, commercial, and residential uses. Wildlife habitats within the City are generally limited to open space/vacant parcels, the Santa Ana River, and the Santiago Creek. While no development or land use changes are proposed in the City's open space areas, sensitive species may still be present in Santa Ana and vegetation removal for redevelopment in the City could adversely impact special status species and/or migratory birds. Thus, Mitigation Measure BI0-1 would require screening by a qualified biologist to determine if a site -specific biological resources report is required for projects that disturb vegetated land or major streams. No land use changes are proposed on parcels identified with riparian habitat, sensitive natural communities, or wetlands. Additionally, the City is not within a Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP) area. Thus, the GPU EIR concluded that the General Plan Update would have no impact in those regards. 4.4.2 Project Analysis The project site is located within the General Plan Update West Santa Ana Boulevard Focus Area, which includes 28 open space designated parcels and zero vacant parcels. The project site is urbanized and fully disturbed/developed. The proposed project would renovate a former automotive repair building as the Vista Charter Public Schools district office and redevelop existing surface parking lots into an outdoor community garden, outdoor play field, and outdoor play yard. The project site does not include any wildlife or riparian habitat, sensitive natural communities, or wildlife corridors. Although the project site contains limited ornamental vegetation, the site does not include attributes that would be capable of supporting special status or sensitive plant species, or native resident or migratory species. Additionally, project compliance with RR B-2 would ensure any potential direct or indirect impacts to common bird species comply with California Fish and Game Code Section 3503, which prohibits the take, possession, or needless destruction of any bird's nest or eggs. Further, all proposed activities would occur within Dec i y ouncil 26 — 80 1/16/202 e 20